Minutes of the SIPB Meeting of 04/11/2005 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 by jbarnold. In attendance were Voting members: kenta paigep jbarnold keithw arolfe jtwang merolish Associate members: jhawk ike rjbarbal asedeno Prospectives: janetryu zoz woz rayhe wdaher tabbott presbrey danjared Guests: Treasurer's Report: arolfe: Last week we allocated about $500. We have about $1500 left. Chairman's Report: jbarnold: Last week I went to visit Harvard. They might drop by. Try not to be too nasty. Office Report: rayhe: Do we want to have an Athena 9.4 machine? A user was asking about building something for it. ike: No, it's not really available yet. Office Cleaning Report: ike: The office rock showed up? jbarnold: It showed up a couple months ago. I think it relost itself. MIT Computing Report: SIPB Projects Report: rayhe: I need people to help me test a script (WebAdmin) tabbott: Jeff and I have been discussing offering a 6-unit course in the fall about Athena, mostly for freshmen. Send us mail if you're interested. kenta: I finally got the latest version of gcc compiled. it's in the gcc-3.4 locker. jbarnold: Our scripts server will be purchased soon. kenta: There's a bittorrent client in the outland locker now. Computer Services: Publications Report: jbarnold: They look okay. Orientation/IAP Report: jbarnold: We distributed 65 cans of coke at the midway and got some email addresses. CokeComm Report: jbarnold: A run is occurring... now, I think. Other: jbarnold: In the words of jmorzins, the CPW account "antimaterialized". Network security and others didn't like the idea of it. Other Other: rjbarbal: There's a blood drive this week in La Sala. wdaher: The US government has my birthdate wrong. rayhe: I need a semiformal date for Saturday. jhawk: You could take milquetoast. jbarnold: Anyone else need a date? janetryu: Well, Alpha Phi is having a "Find a Mister for your Sister" event... The meeting was adjourned at 7:38. Minutes taken and submitted by paigep.