Minutes of the SIPB Meeting of 03/10/2003


The meeting was called to order at 7:32 by ctl.

In attendance were
	Voting members: jenselby jtu kenta ssen keithw ctl
        Associate members: jhawk gschmidt marc oschwar alex_c
        	dbj
        Prospectives: kareid mwp kilroi
        Guests:

Treasurer's Report:
                                '()

Chairman's Report:
                                '()

Office Report:
        kenta: I would like to allocate $50 for a CD binder to collect
        all of the CDs that float around the office
        jhawk: where will you put it?
        kenta: on the bookshelf
        <white ballot>
	[kenta allocation: $50 for CD Binder]

Office Cleaning Report:
         '()

MIT Computing Report:
        jhawk: NE43 fell off the net due to fiber cut.  Fixed in record time,
        25 minutes.
        (discussion of how long this would usually take)

Computer Services:
        '()

SIPB Backup Report:
        '()

Publications Report:
         jtu: I got IZephyr and SIPB Debian
         ctl: Looks like we have everything else.

Orientation Report:
        '()

IAP Report:
        '()

CokeComm Report:
        '()

Other:
   keithw: MIT announced new tuition.  $29,600, 4.9% increase,
   $1,270 increase, 2% above inflation
   (some discussion about MIT expenditures)

Other Other:
   ctl: Mixed up a 6.033 student today.  If someone comes in asking
   why all traceroutes have even numbers of entries, it's my fault.
   (tells longer story)
   omri: if you have no lantern, and you stick your head in the hole
   in the ceiling, you will get eaten by a grue.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:40


        Minutes taken and submitted by jenselby.