The first official meeting held for the 2017-18 committee.
Present
Qais Patankar, Elena LapinskaitÄ, Joe, Cameron Sharp, Harry Reeder, Craig Snowden, Angus Shaw
General Agenda
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Making the âCompSoc Membersâ Facebook group public
- Currently a closed group - no tagging/interaction with those outside the group
- Fast joining - multiple admins approve new additions quickly
- Public group means anyone can post which will give greater exposure
- Itâs already easy to join and post, there is very little screening except turning down obviously fake accounts
- Closed is easier to protect privacy of post-event photos
- Voted all in favour of keeping the group closed
- Issue closed
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Events for older students
- Most events and advertising geared towards first and second years
- Contact other groups and ask for ideas - EdIntelligence, for example
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Sponsorship decks
- Need a new one to replace the one from 2016-2017
- Possibility of more informally contacting non-tech companies - e.g. La Favorita or other pizza companies and requesting discounts in exchange for displaying their logos
- Probably best saved for a specific meeting
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Block Bookings
- We wonât need to use this as we donât plan regular use of EUSA venues
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SlyRC
- TechSec working on it - crossover between IRC and Slack
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Ambiguities in the constitution
- Constitution is open to all
- Anyone can request changes on Github
- We can address these at the EGM in September/October where the 1st year rep is elected
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CompSoc merchandise
- Hoodies/t-shirts?
- Expensive
- Especially since most people donât even pay for membership
- Possibly give tshirts out for free with membership (good draw for signing up at freshers week stall)
- Committee hoodies/tshirts
- General âCommitteeâ printings on hoodies
- Useful for events, especially fresherâs week
- New Flag
- Asked previous committee how the old flag was obtained
- Framing old flag
- Or just the logo if we cut it out
- Where would we put it?
- Framed in Appleton Tower
- Stickers
- Good to have at the start of the year
- New logo
- Bring back old logos?
- â100 Years of Turing/Geek Prideâ a possibility (but updated)
- Cat with sunglasses logo (doesnât really embody CompSoc though)
- Possibly bringing back Appleton Tower AT-AT given weâll be moving back there
- Card
- Updated with new logo
- Possibly bringing back Appleton Tower AT-AT given weâll be moving back theree
- Possibly upgrading design of card, although this can get expensive
Fresher's Week
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Scavenger Hunt
- First (and last) one done in 2015
- Good daytime event for meeting people
- Requires only minimal preparation
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Pub crawl
- Tradition, easy to organise
- Probably no need to contact pubs in advance to let them know of our coming
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Night of Games
- Will need a fair amount of equipment
- We have some older equipment (e.g. Xbox 360) already
- Individual members needed to bring most of the equipment
- Possibly request some equipment from members
- Vice-President met with Neil Heatley and asked him about booking Appleton Tower, will probably be okay but dependent on the contractor - unlikely possibility of it not being ready
- Old photos at tbrb.imgur.com
- Collaboration with GameSoc - their secretary has asked us to contact her
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Activities Fair
- Need a few people to informally hang around the stall
- Have membership cards ready for the day - allow cards
- Have (cheap) tshirts ready, with printing, if possible
- Possibly give tshirts out for free with membership (good draw for freshers)
Potential Future Events
Community submitted issues