Minutes 14/10/2010

Present:

SigmaD, MrWilson, Demo, Azurit, dangerman, Cranman, Connorhd, Sinjo, Fyorl, Trip, Dirtus, Kuros

Minutes:

Gaming:

• Agaeki updated the list of games on the website
• Minecraft is working.
• Gaming was slow.
• Due to Backus reboot, the script wasn’t working.
• This will be fixed for gaming this week.

Bloomberg:

• There will be a conference call on Monday 3:30 to discuss academic talk topics and the ProgComp.
• ProgComp would be best on a Saturday in weeks 2-4 term 2
• DCS computers may be ideal. (Bring laptops if you want)
  Action: MrWilson to speak to Roger.

Room Booking:

• LIB2 has been booked for all LANs. (Warwick Skills Certificate problem solved.)
• Azurit suggests keeping the contact information for skills.
• Engineering have not booked a single hour during the BFL this year.

Academic Talks:

• Sinjo’s talk will be in week 3.
• Advertising: Screens in DCS, e-mails, etc.
  Action: Sinjo to e-mail details of the talk to MrWilson.
• IBM will do talks on the 27th November and 29th October on Cloud computing and High performance computing.
• There should be food(pizza) available at talks.

Atrium gaming event:

• Ask TeamDoherty about gaming in the Atrium.

Purchases for the year:

• Ksplice - a piece of software to update kernels without downtime. $4 per server per month.
• Maybe get this software for Backus as well as Codd.
• “How does it work?” -Azurit
• “Fucking Hax.” -Sinjo

Football:

• 2.50 entrance fee to Warwick Sport.
• Alternatively, man up and play outside.

Christmas meal:

• Decided on Wing Wahs Friday week 8.
  Action: Dirtus to book this.
• Dirtus didn’t go to the meal in his first year because it was on a Wednesday.
• “How does a meal turn into an all weekend event?”
• “You’re not drinking enough.”

Misc:

• An appointed position for publicity officer was suggested.
• “Wasn’t there that one guy who did website work?” - Fyorl
• “That could mean they know how to open Frontpage.” - Connorhd