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2-15-08

1. Update: Final list of Initiates [Alex]                  

  •  Vishnu is not initiating
  • two grad students potentially
  • tentatively 22 initiates
2. Update: ECE Alumni Break Room Volunteering [Man Ling]               
  • First time this semester
  • IEEE to help out next semester
  • Next year, reserve room in the Union
  • Few alumni showed up to event this year
3. Discussion: Current state of the Budget & Flyer Concerns [Feifei]                           
  • So far positive
  • Alex, Emily, and Man Ling need to submit budget to Feifei
  • Alex will continue collecting initiate fees; Feifei is concerned (with strong language) about extra fliers, next time notify and delegate to others if unable to post fliers
  • Possibly cheap quality fliers for next time
4. Update: EWI Results [Frank]               
  • EWI speaker and banquet full
  • Info sessions not as well attended
  • Overall positive
  • Budget expected to be positive;
  • For next year,
    • Put break room up front
    • Advertise info sessions as separate
    • Possibly move either banquet room or info sessions
5. Discuss: PURE Budget Proposal [Kuang]               
  • Kuang not present; however, sent budget proposal
  • Seems well advertised
  • Lower to 10 pizzas
6. Update: Status of Initiate Committees [Janis]               
  • Janis not present
  • Janis has assigned all committees, members to advisers, advisers are to e-mail initiates
  • Janis will email all involved with any pertinent information
7. Discussion: New HKN Website? [Kaoru]               
  • Currently lacks content
  • Waiting on graphics from Elaine
  • Few problems arising from font and lines in tables (in linux, works, but not windows)
  • Request assistance from IEEE
  • Request some people to technology committee
  • Delegate tasks to board members to have content up within one week
  • Officially launch site in two weeks (February 29th); has been difficult to code Joomla
  • Kaoru will list changes, while other board members edit content
  • ETS - Kaoru will work with John Dietrick, David Jun, Joe Ekstrom, and previous Tech Chair
  • Whoever needs to create events will receive "adviser" status on ETS

 8. Discussion HKN Awards / Board Vote: ???? as Awards Chair                

  • Tom Comberiate, as Awards Chair, will, if approved by vote, oversee process and criteria for selection for awards
  • Professor Carney would like to see Tom Comberiate opt out so that he can be nominated for award for Outstanding Senior Award
  • Chair would be not allowed to be nominated
  • Professor Carney would like to head a committee to set the criteria for awards
  • Due date for nominations not for awhile
  • Delay voting for next week
Present: All officers unless otherwise started, plus David H. and Rahul Y.
Absent: Janis, David

 

 

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