UCC Committee Meeting Minutes 2012-04-24 Committee Present: [TPG] [SLX] [EDO] [SZM] [*OX] [M12] [ASH] [JAB] Others Present: [SAS] [TJB] [GOZ] [BGR] Meeting opened at 16:02 President's Report ------------------ - We had a cleanup, thanks everyone who turned up - Creative excuses were provided by those who didn't turn up - Managed to fix Kalashnikov - Procrastinating - Created list of accounts to lock, sorted membership forms [TJB] arrives 16:04 - Everyone who hasn't paid should have got an email - Pay or we will lock your account at the end of the month - Heat sink for Heathred arrived; it is 0.5cm too tall for the case Vice-President's Report ----------------------- - We had a cleanup, this was very good - We got a lot done - Working computers in the corridor - Nautilus is our newest (recovered) gaming machine - Coke machine has broken, it is replaced with a fridge - Thanks to [TPG] for providing the fridge - Quiz Night tickets are on sale; people should buy them - Visited ComSSA with [EDO] - They are interested in the Camp - They will probably create an "ambassador" who reads our emails for them - Red is being fixed, slowly Treasurer's Report ------------------ - We have money - Does not have a computer, so cannot tell us exact amounts - We owe a large amount to club members; didn't have enough available funds to reimburse people - We should be amble to reimburse people now that a cheque has cleared - People are paying Heathred pledges; thanks to all who pledged and paid - If you haven't paid yet, please do so ASAP - If you don't want your account locked, give us the money for this year - This is a threat Secretary's Report ------------------ - The clubroom cleanup was last Saturday (2012-04-21) - Thanks to everyone who attended for their mammoth efforts - We started at 10:00am and finished by about 5:00pm (!) - Committee convened and decided to buy everyone pizza - Apologies should be sent well in advance of the cleanup date - Not three hours after it was supposed to start - UCC::Progcomp Preliminary Round 1 is this Saturday (2012-04-28) - Email matches@ or join #progcomp on irc.ucc.asn.au if you want to enter - Do it. Don't be lazy. - The Cameron Hall Quiz Night is Thursday next week (2012-05-03) - We have only sold 1 table so far! People need to buy tickets! - See email or http://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/events/ for prices - I have been fixing annoying bugs in all my scripts - I seem to be good at writing broken software Fresher Rep's Report -------------------- - One might think the Freshers are happy - One would be right - They are drawn like flies to the derelict macbook in the corridor (Nautilus) - People threaten Nautilus - It is better than Napoli - Second "Meet the Fresher" CUE TF2 MUSIC - Sam Turnbull - [TJB] cries out in anguish - [EDO] utters expletives (at the number of Sams in the club) - [JAB] reports on Sam Turnbull - He likes Tetris - Committee members threaten the Freshers [BGR] arrives 16:15 - [JAB] asks [SAS] if he is happy with the new setup - Yes - Freshers are happy OCM Reports -------------------- [M12]'s report - Camp Leshenaultia have not gotten back to him yet - Quiz Night is going well - Have got bucketloads of sponsorship - Have new sponsors this time - He missed the meeting last week due to this - Wants to postpone the "Uncharity Vigil" - The timing would clash with other club events this semester [ASH]'s report - Has not accomplished anything - Has been sick (acute liver failure) [*OX]'s report - Tech Talks - Last one went well, very educational - Next talk is [*OX]'s (2012/05/03 at 5:00pm) - Considered emailing CSSC about Tech Talks - Put into ECM Newsletter - [SLX] suggests the UCC Events Page (TM) http://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/events2012.ucc - Discussion about Facebook .vs. The UCC Events Page Someone arrives to buy two tables of Quiz Night tickets 16:25 Machine Technical Reports ------------------------- Servers - [EDO] We have all the parts for Heathred now - [*OX] no we don't - [EDO] we have all the parts we ordered - [SLX] The heatsink is not the correct size - People are thinking of ways to fix this - [TPG] Camwhore crashed today, and was rebooted Network - We have network - UWA had some downtime on Thursday - [MRD] is setting up Asphalt (CISCO 3750) and Bitumen (CISCO 4507R) - Previously they had no names Desktops - They have all been moved around and stuff - [EDO] says people keep asking him if linux machines (now near the safe) can run games - [SLX] They probably can't - [TPG] some people can't read signs (re: Red) - Kalashnikov now works (it is being used for minuting) - Red is apparently being fixed - There are machines in the corridor now (Nautilus, thinterm, dumbterm, Persephone, another thinterm) - At the cleanup we threw out a lot of old Macs, CRTs, (and servers too) New equipment - [SLX] we have a lost property box - It is outside, on the couch (or it was last time we looked) Appliances - We have a fridge - [*OX] wants a staple gun Drinks and Snacks ----------------- - [BOB] did a coke run, with Nic Marshall's help - [SLX] wants to note that [EDO]'s hair is more impressive than Nic's - The coke machine subsequently broke (issue with fridge fan) - [BOB] is trying to fix the coke machine - It will take a few weeks, since [BOB] actually has to study - [M12] looks forward to the swearing - [TPG] reports that we are low on chocolate - However, a snack run is not yet required Mail, Guild and SOC ------------------- - We have mail - It is an advertisement about advertising (free addwords from google; already expired) - Also we recieved Heathred parts - [SZM] and [EDO] attended SOC Meeting - We will be moving sometime next year - There was a minor panic attack about our constitution - [BOB] cleared up the confusion [GOZ] arrives 16:37 Action Items -------------------- - [DJA] to set up snort for VMs - Not done ([DJA] says he will start this week) - [SLX] and [EDO] to visit ComSSA on Friday - Done, successful mission - [SLX] and [TPG] to fix Kalashnikov and Red - [TPG] fixed Kalashnikov - [SLX] says Red is fixed (if you know the root password) - X will be working by the end of today - [EDO] to attend some form of Treasurer training - Not done - [M12] says "Guild" and rolls eyes - *Should* happen this week - [*OX] to continue organising UCC Tech Talks - In progress - For purposes of streamlining meetings, [*OX] wants this to be removed - [SZM] to remove this action item from the list of action items - [M12] and [SZM] to organise Quiz Night with UniSFA and Unigames - In progress - We are having another meeting soon - [M12] and [TPG] to organise Uncharity Vigil with UniSFA and Unigames - Deferred, since it is hard to fit it in with other events this semester - [M12] suggests we do it during the end of year break - [EDO] to reimburse people for things - Not done, will be done ASAP now that we have liquid funds - [EDO] to email [MSH] about renewing the secure.ucc ssl certificate, and sort out the details of reimbursements - Done, but no response recieved - [SLX] and [EDO] to represent UCC for the Charity Vigil; [BOB] to assist - Done - [BOB] to spend up to $350 on fixing the coke machine - Deferred, due to [BOB]'s thesis - Some progress was made during the cleanup (removed fan, etc) - Someone should probably look at Catfish too - [GOZ] and [SLX] looked at Catfish - There wasn't anything wrong with it - They fixed it anyway by removing and reinstalling all games - [BOB] to email the email lists about mutilating the machine room - Not done - Someone who cares to do a Coke Run - Done by [BOB] and Nick Marshall - [SZM] to organise cleanup for week after the Easter LAN - Done - [TJB] to continue organising the MegaLAN - In progress - [TJB] requests someone design a poster - Discussion about organisation of MegaLAN General Shouting ---------------- [GOZ] : Suggest the purchase and integration of a Vivid Wireless (or other) wireless internet connection to provide backup - [ASH] says [GOZ] should email wheel@ - [TPG] says it was brought up on IRC - Wheel members seem to think the UWA network is reliable (enough) - [EDO] agrees - [TPG] suggests we connect to WA freenet - [SLX] suggests we defer this until UWA's internet goes down again - [TJB] seconds this - It is not actually a motion, so there is no vote [*OX] : Can we get a staple gun - [TPG] inserts obligatory reference - [*OX] We like building things. If you want to attach it to something, a staple gun is very convenient. - [ASH] asks how much it costs? - [*OX] less than $60 - [TPG] asks if we need one - [EDO] opens toolcupboard, holds hammer aloft, and says that "we could use one of these" - Also, [*OX] needs one for a University project - [TPG] points out that we need a heavy duty staple gun (but not a nail gun) - [TPG] suggests we price one up, and see if we have enough money - We have some large expenses coming up [ASH] : Has an Idea (TM) - We have a new games server - Everyone knows that games servers are shit unless there are more than 2 people in the game - [TJB] disagrees (half the time) - [EDO] thinks 6 is the minimum for a good game - [ASH] The colleges are thinking of getting some kind of gaming infrastructure - Suggests we get the college people involved with the admin of Heathred - [TPG] says since we know where they live, we can trust them - [ASH] points out that many are UCC members - [SLX] so we will allow arbitrary people to connect to our games servers? - Yes - [ASH] says that the colleges will advertise our servers - [M12] asks if there are any downsides - [*OX] is opposed; does it give us extra responsibility (to keep Heathred working) - [M12] quotes [DAA] on the SLA - [ASH] says there is no expectation (speaking as a college person) - [TPG] sounds like a politician - Something about it being good for public relations - [ASH] will liase - [TPG] "working families" [TJB] : Where is the blind? - It has been dispatched (thanks [MRD]) [*OX] : The charity vigil needs suggestions for charities - Email charityvigil@ucc - We can actually make a big difference to a charity - Charities should be Perth Active and includes Youth [JAB] : Facebook page (does it actually exist) - It's kind of concerning that you can never find UCC's page on Facebook by searching "UCC" - [SZM] to link to the Facebook page on our main website [JAB] : Committee members should put photos on the website - [SLX] has a camera; we will do it after the meeting Meeting closed at 17:10 Photos are taken Current Action Items -------------------- - [DJA] to set up snort for VMs - [SLX] to fix Red - [EDO] to attend some form of Treasurer training - [SZM] to remove [*OX]'s Tech Talks action item from the list of action items - [M12] and [SZM] to organise Quiz Night with UniSFA and Unigames - [EDO] to reimburse people for things - [BOB] to spend up to $350 on fixing the coke machine - [TJB] to continue organising the MegaLAN - [SZM] to link to the Facebook page on our main website - [SLX] and/or [SZM] to upload new photos of committee members to website - [ASH] to liase with colleges and UCC about gaming server Minutes uploaded by [SZM] at 17:29 on 2012-04-24