Meeting minutes
2019-09-16
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