Meeting minutes

2019-09-16

Last modified 10/21/2024

Present

  • Kyle Cotton (KC)
  • Lars Thalian Morstand (LTM)
  • Elspeth Smith (FS)
  • Dee Yeum (DY)
  • Lorenzo Baldini (LB)
  • Valentine Dragan (VD)
  • Yannik Nelson (YN)
  • Patrick Kage (PK)
  • Vivek Raja (VR)

Sponsorship

  • Summary:
    • Paid: Microsoft, Google
    • Unpaid: G-Research, Facebook
    • Possible/Interested: HSBC, Modulr
  • Target budget: as much as possible

InfPALS

  • Many ideas are already done by other groups within the uni (such as programming club): Python workshop, Interview prep etc
    • Action: DY will ping Samuel, the head of SigWeb, to talk to VD regarding a web project workshop
  • Socials with InfPALS
    • Action: LB to consider organising a joint social with InfPals

Hack the Burgh

  • Generally under budget
  • CompSoc to consider funding HTB
    • Action: FS will have a look at HTB budget and to reduce the number of participants accordingly

Upcoming event summary

  • STMUs -- on track in general
  • SIG events
    • Action: DY to ask SIGs regarding what they are planning
  • G-Research Coding Challenge
    • On track in general
    • Action: DY to ask G-Research what needs to be done on our end (other than the venue booking)
  • GMS Pub Quiz
    • Action: FS to introduce Lorenzo to GMS so he can organise the event
  • UKIEPC
    • Action: LTM to register and to keep Pavlos, the responsible person for the event, in loop
  • Future event planning - InfBall, Hoppers Ceilidh
    • Action: LB to look into InfBall venue booking
    • Action: LB to contact Hoppers to show we intend to co-organise Ceilidh on Burns Night 2020
  • More social events: Karaoke, Ice skating, screening, pub, games night with GameSoc
    • Start thinking about it but no immediate actions required.

Publicising events

  • List of methods to publicise events:
    • Facebook group chat for each year group
    • Member mailing list and News section on CompSoc website
    • Google Calendar
    • informatics mailing list where relevant
    • Discord

Member management

  • Action: DY to ask head of EconSoc about how they do the member management
  • Action: LTH to manage the previous member list to be associate member

Constitutional Amendment

  • New position: Graphics designer is to be voted in STMU
  • InfBall committee to be voted
  • Associate members
    • Action: FS to make a full pull request in the constitution repo
  • UnSIG the HackSIG: HackSIG has a different function from other SIGs. The details will be discussed in the next email.

Merch

  • Hoodies need to be redesigned
    • Action: FS to chase up Mo to get the design done before sign-up from members
  • Other merch is to be considered after the hoodie, as well as re-ordering some of the merches CompSoc previously ordered.

Taking Photos in events

  • Shared responsibility -- no new committee position required

Slack/Discord/IRC/etc bridge

  • No Slack bridge required -- Slack is used only for internal matters
  • Action: Kyle talks to Qais about bridging the rest.

CompSoc Hackathon

  • Action: DY will form a Facebook group to share Hackathon information for those in UoE
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