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Minutes of the meeting of 5/16/77.

In attendance:  DCH, CRD, MJH, KHG, MLK, LAL, RMP, CBF, DLW, RK, GMR, GMP, DAS, and archy.
RDM, OTA, LFL, LSP, and CWH came in late.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved with corrections.

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Treasurer's report:  For April we spent $7,700, totalling $50,000 for the
year so far.  Current estimates are $16 - $20 K short of our budget.
Coke has arrived.  We are making almost nil on our Coke and really
nil on Dr.  Pepper.  A decision on whether or not to raise the prices
will be made next week.

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Chairman's report:  DCH went to visit Wes Burner.  We will not have our actual budget
until August, but we have the "OK to run" for the new fiscal year.
WJB seems to think that we are doing well, spending-wise.  He said that
we should talk to Charles Libby about our 4013, etc.  DCH will start in
on the annual report at the end of this week.

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Office report:  Office is crufty.  Motion by DLW to get a copy of Winston's
book for the office.  No objection.

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370/168 & TSO:  Still up...  Some library routine disappeared, but we found
it again.

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WATFIV & PLUTO:  ()

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ECS:  Zamenhoff came in inquiring about the ECS routine that he submitted
to us for installation a year ago.  We will back it up off tape and
look at it.

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CS_:  Why aren't we working on it?

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Multics report:  ()

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APL report:  It is getting used...

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Telecommunications:  (RDM and OTA walked in) archy brought up the
fact that we should get a terminal, APL option, or modem.  We will
see what we can do after the term ends.  Phone bills for calls made
with the 4-line account number have come in.  It is important to
pay up.  Write checks to SIPB, treasurer will write check to the Bursar's
office.

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PDP-8 report:  8 is dying...

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Applications:  $600 autoed, $250 given, $850 total.

W1MX:  $100 for mailing lists to help fight FCC brain-damage.

KGWallace:  $100 to learn COBOL.

Garges:  $50 to continue Multics graphics projects.

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Meeting going to sleep pending a wakeup from LSP.

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CWH came in at this point.

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LSP finally came in.

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Elections:  Richard Kovalcik was up for election.  He needed 11 votes
to get membership.  Vote:  10 for, 3 against, 2 abstain.  Meeting went into
closed session for a few minutes.  Membership elections were put to sleep
until LFL could come down.

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Officer Elections:  

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Chairman:  Nominees:  DCH, archy

vote 1:		DCH:  11		archy:  4

Vice Chairman:  Nominees:  CRD, archy, OTA

vote 1:		CRD:  6		archy:  3	OTA:  6
vote 2:		CRD:  9		OTA:  5

Secretary:  Nominees:  archy, KHG, OTA

vote 1:		archy:  8	KHG:  3		OTA:  4

Treasurer:  Nominees:  KHG, OTA, RMP

vote 1:		KHG:  5		OTA:  6		RMP 5
	Total vote:  16, voting members:  15.  Vote declared void.
vote 2:		KHG:  6		OTA:  5		RMP:  4
vote 3:		KHG:  8		OTA:  7


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Executive Committee elections:

Member		Votes		Elected

CWH		2
DAS		1
JLF		12		yes
LAL		8
LFL		3
LSP		12		yes
MLK		12		yes
OTA		16		yes
RDM		3
RMP		11		yes

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New EC:  DCH, CRD, archy, KHG, OTA, JLF, MLK, LSP, and RMP.

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Membership Elections II:  With the addition of an additional voting
member (LFL) Richard Kovalcik was voted upon again.  Vote:  11 for, 3 against,
2 abstentions.

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Congratulations to all!

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Meeting was adjourned at 21:10.

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