RBOnly:Minutes-1997-11-06

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MINUTES OF DCU NETWORKING SOCIETY COMMITTEE MEETING 6/11/97

AGENDA:

1. ROLL CALL

2. JOLLY BEGGARMAN HALLOWEEN EVENT

3. NEXT EVENT - BREAK FOR THE BORDER

4. FUTURE EVENTS

5. NEW SERVER

6. SPONSORSHIP

7. EDUCATION OFFICERS

8. OTHER BUSINESS

9. MEETING CONCLUDED

1. ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Jonathan Lundberg, Aoibhe McGoveran, Dermot Hanley, Daire Mc Kenna, James Raftery, Kachun Leung, Kevin O Donovan, Shane O hUid, Andy Lawless

APOLOGIES: Dave Murphy

2. JOLLY BEGGARMAN HALLOWEEN EVENT

* We lost 160 pounds
* Implications, financial or otherwise
  - Good event, losses were expected.


3. NEXT EVENT - BREAK FOR THE BORDER

* November 26th
* Costing each society 350 pounds
* Prices decided at
  - 3 pounds per member
  - 4 pounds non members
  - 1 pound extra for coach

4. FUTURE EVENTS

* Ideas include.......
   - RedBox 1998
   - Table Quiz in The Bar
* Xmas 1997 Event
   - Leisureplex Blachardstown (Kevin will look into)
   - Gingerman (?)

5. NEW SERVER

* Hub will arrive on Monday
* Chip, Fan, and courier paid for
* N213 is the room (James' Brother)
* Installation on Sat/Sun 15th November
* New passwords mailed out
* Need money for 9Gig Hard Drive
* Need to make appointment with someone in CS dept.

6. SPONSORSHIP

* Books Unlimited have given 500 pounds
* S3 Holding off until committee problems resolved
* Andy Lawless has ideas about Microsoft sponsorship
* Write to ISP's etc asking for sponsorship

7. EDUCATION OFFICERS

* Tutorials begin on Monday, 6pm - 8pm
* Teaching the basics - flin, mail, chat etc.


8. OTHER BUSINESS

* SPC are aware of our president (Dr. Mike Scott, CA Dept.)
* Vote taken, decided to register "Redbrick.Org".
* Membership cards - No
* Start hassling SU etc for room in Student Centre
* Strange Things have Playstation back - possible games event
* Committee business
   - Dave O Flynn, formally resigned, no longer a committee member
   - Jonathan, as he said, calls for resignation of anyone not at this important meeting, they include Dave Murphy
   - Committee needs restructuring? Vote - Yes
* Free Event for members?
   - Not without Sponsorship.
* Give membership with event tickets?
   - No.

9. MEETING CONCLUDED