RBOnly:Minutes 2002 12 16

Minutes of Meeting, 16th December 2002.

Present:

• Nikki Kenny, Cillian Sharkey, Dermot Duffy, Declan O'Neill, Eoin Campbell, Elaine Bannon, Shane Tallon, David Johnston, Grainne Sheerin, Mark Dunne

Redbrick Room

• Nikki talked to Richie Kelly.
• We need work invoices and room occupation can go ahead.
• we need to get talking to contractor.
• Eoin expressed pessimism about the room (it sounds too good to be true).
• Cillian says we don't need a UPS; this should save us money.
• Nikki and Cillian to meet Richie Kelly tomorrow.
• SPC has money earmarked.
• We need to get sponsorhsip. Eoin said his father could look into it. Cillian suggested APC.
• Elaine says that companies are making accounts soon so sponsorship should be sought.

Tristo's Racist Post

• We'll write a subtle mail to Tristo about this and don't make a huge issue of it.
• Tell singer that the matter has been dealt with.

EGM Part 3

• Nikki will print out slips.
• Proxy voting allowed with valid reason.
• Eoin almost has slides done.
• Talk to Donal about getting a login for QG15.
• Cillian asked is there a point in putting guidelines in the consitution.
• Check box (ballot box).

Ents Ideas

• Table quiz will go ahead (second week semester 2).
• Kevin Warwick event in Venue? Possibly in Helix?
• HEAnet will give us free webstreaming.
• Should push the Kevin Warwick event.
• Possibly give him a donation? Charge in?
• Quiz; David to do questions. Sponsorship?
• Make it attractive.
• Lots of sponsorship ideas.
• DAY TRIP??
• Midweek/weekend?
• Where should we go? England? NI?
• Flights? Boats?
• Alton Towers. Paintballing. Go-karting.
• WHAT ACTIVITIES SHOULD WE PUSH?
• alt.rag.ball - should we do it?
• Eoin thinks there's a lot of event work and hassle for semester 2.
• Should we have an event in week 1?
• Bands: Jilted/Penfold?
• Discussed Delphi/Blessington/Carlingford activity centres.

Amendments

• Backing Dermot and Eoin on amendments.
• Rana out of order.

AOB

• Will talk to Cillian about vhosts.
• Anything with DCU in it to be passed on.
• Should maximum-vhosts issue be an admin policy.
• /var/tmp delete files on sight, no need to be automatic.
• Batteries; Cillian went to DCC returns to take batteries.
• We need to clarify how we'll get rid of them. Get through ReturnBatt anyway.
• Nikki will bring at least 1 battery over to see if they can take it.
• Remove stuff in skip; Nikki and David have done this a bit already.
• Grainne asked Cillian about renewing stimpy's account.
• redbrick.pun.