Meeting Notes 22/09/2020

Tue 22 Sep Meeting Minutes

Present: Toby, Amelie, Dan, John, Ryan, Thomas, Scott

Late:
Absent: Rolf

Welcome Week
- Lightning Tuesday 7pm (109 signups as of now)
  - Discord limits of 50 people on a stream.
  - Teams is a good solution, cross-stream to Discord for spare
  - Exec should introduce quickly
  - Adam from ITS overhauling postal system
  - Michael talking about Functional
  - Amelie karaoke
- Gaming Friday 6pm
  - Make an effort to splinter the exec into the splinters
- Linux101/’Introduction to Computing’ with the DCS
  - Tue, Wed, Thur Mornings
  - 3(or 6) people needed per day
  - Slides need updating in prep
  - In person, all labs booked out, 45 min sessions
  - Make a doodle to see if we can get TA's to help.
Budget
- Not strapped for cash, can be relaxed
- Roomba
  - It's very cool, but it's a tripping hazard and not particularly effective :(
- Cleaning supplies, supplementary masks
  - Should be cheap enough, and even if lockdown 2; depression boogaloo happens i doubt the SU would say no.
- PS5/New Xbox
  - Possibly minor issues with discs, but probably fine
- A new computer
  - We don’t need one now, but why not ask.
  - Need to check over current hardware first
#computer-science
- People seem confused about which channel is for what
- Is #computer-science for the subject, or the degree?
- As a student society, it's more than fine for #general
- #academia as an addition perhaps?
- #undergraduate could be a good melting pot for asking other years about things
Talks
- Git good - Tuesday(1pm)/Wednesday(3pm) Week 1 (Sam is onboard)
- Maths Ada Lovelace Day - Wednesday Week 2
- Optiver - 1pm Tuesday Week 4
- LSEG - 3pm Wednesday Week 5
- Provisional ideas for later in term
  - Another set of lightning
  - 3D printing (will ask Alex/David)
Hoffbot
- Not needed or all that useful
- Remove - Kill that and the other webhook
Something social to replace the pub?
- Gather worth testing
- Weekly coffee afternoons?
  - Just push the idea that sitting and chilling in the lobby is chill
- Another quiz would be great
- Additional attempts at films could be a good idea
Any Other Bees
- WAN
  - Week 3? Weekend time - Come up with a nice name, send them to Ryan
  - Week 8 if a second
- Gently take over Amphi, reimburse Alex for his server costs so far
- Website will get updated soon, more than a week
- Newsletter at beginning of Week 1
  
  Quotes:
  "you will have to use your entire budget to buy enough drugs to get me to watch furry anime" - Sam