Minutes 2019-01-16

The minutes for our meeting on the 16th of January 2019.

- Present :: David I, David II, Sam, Dan, Amelie, Ed

• A Little Bit Late :: Ryan

• In Bicester :: Toby

• Absent :: Rob

WASD

• Have bought many things.

• Streaming PC has been upgraded with extra PCIe slots.

• Dijkstra is dead. Long live Kernigan.

• We can't think of a name for our new computer. Can someone with a surname beginning with O please become a famous computer scientist, preferably rather soon?

• We've been sent some swag for WASD.

  • SpecialEffect have sent some really nice stuff.

  • RoG have gone a bit quiet, trying to chase that up.

• Need to check status of Twitch front page.

• DCS don't have any lighting, we're going to ask Warwick AV.

• We have some more externals running at WASD. Alex Dixon has helped with communicating with some unis to get the word out.

• Stickers should arrive next week.

LAN

• Should go ahead as planned.

• LAN is a bit quiet. We're not totally sure how to fix this.

• Need to rethink plans for next year and see how we make it more consistent.

  • The first LAN is extremely important and needs to be handled well.

• We're removing Table 3 this LAN and running the Vive instead.

Socials

• We want to do a bit more than Pub and Pop!

• Considering a "hat" theme for Week 7 Pop!

• Real Ale is going to be sorted out this term, as will the end of term meal.

• David I proposed going to Jump In, the trampolining place in Leamington.

• The Room is week 5, and we're going to see that.

  • Need to work out how we do Gaming that week.

• Going to Creams in Leamington (or similar) may also be great.

AOB

Publicity

• Tasteful video / good posters and things for next year need to be made.

• Could start filming things soon so that the next Exec have material to use.

  • At Gaming, LAN, etc. Need to obtain consent as per GDPR.

Treasurer

• Ed is stepping down as Treasurer due to workload. We're thankful for his service and wish him well.

  • Because he has done this with under 10 weeks remaining until the handover, we do not have to (per SU regulations) run an EGM to decide who our interim treasurer.

  • In fact, we can determine this with a simple vote at an Exec meeting.

  • Amelie was proposed as interim Treasurer, and a vote was held with 7 exec present.

  • The vote passed unanimously. Amelie will be our treasurer until the handover period.

Quotes

Amelie - "I don't know where Bismuth is."