Minutes of the SIPB Meeting of 02/14/2005 The meeting was called to order at 19:30 and 19:41 by jbarnold In attendance were Voting members: jmorzins jtu arolfe paigep jbarnold kchen golem Associate members: hartmans oschwar lnemzer tlyu deberg | int18 Prospectives: awozniak jtwang janetryu rayhe tabbott bgelb Guests: Treasurer's Report: arolfe: I don't think we've spent any significant amount of money since the last time I reported. Chairman's Report: jbarnold: wants to increase number of projects and members - he's going to make a valiant effort even if he ends up being unsuccessful; wants to start a project report. Asks for opinions. ctl: just do it, don't ask for opinions. jbarnold: secretary, take appropriate action! also, do we want to help other student groups as a service? Office Report: Pit! deberg: $50 for "Programming Ruby"? [white ballot] deberg: is there any interest in iwork? (no response) Office Cleaning Report: ctl: the overly pitly nature of the office might be scaring off the prospectives. Don't blame it all on jhawk. jbarnold: proposes to violently purge the office of random junk - is giving people a week to declare what shouldn't be thrown out, even if it looks like junk. jbarnold: when should this happen? Should we just pick a date - Saturday at noon or something? jtu: Yes! Saturday at noon! arolfe: why don't we get rid of old documents? jmorzins: give it to MITSFS! (many people): Reuse! MIT Computing Report: jbarnold: new quickstations in W20 lobby jmorzins: new Microsoft patch is on the servers Computer Services: jtu: mumbles something about increasing bandwidth to off-campus ILGs Publications Report: jbarnold: It looks okay to me. jmorzins: I just gave awozniak bits on igraphics. If anyone wants to work on publications, talk to someone who can give you bits. Orientation Report: IAP Report: CokeComm Report: Other: hartmans: I seem to have become a manager. Not sure if I like this or not. jtu: I hear a 6.033 recitation instructor was serenaded in class today. kchen: We should end the meeting by putting the gavel in the appropriate place. (jbarnold refuses to comment) Other Other: jtu: Apparently there is a...I don't want to talk about it. A fling party. This hurts my head. deberg: This party is at my house, and I'm here. jtu: I went to Peru, Maine this weekend and ran into a giant concrete pole while skiing. The meeting was adjourned at 19:45, 19:46. Minutes taken and submitted by paigep.