UCC Committee Meeting Minutes 2018-09-26 ======================================== Attendance: =========== ## Present: - [GOZ] Andrew Gozzard [President] - [CFE] Zack Wong [Treasurer] - [FVP] Felix von Perger [Secretary] - [GIR] Caira Bayman [Fresher Rep] - [CHB] Alden Bong [OCM] - [LCY] Chien Yi Lo [OCM] **Not on committee:** - [TAY] ## Late: - [THA] Tom Hill Almeida [OCM] ## Apologies: - [JWB] William Chesnutt [Vice President] ## Mentioned: - [NTU], [TPG], [BOB], [LLL], [thedom102] - Hayden of the Tavern - PCS, CSSC, UEC ---- *Meeting opened at "oh for f\*ck's sake Windows..." [sic] (14:17:33)* ## Confirmation of minutes from 2018-09-19 Committee Reports ================= ## President's Report - I'm on holiday for a week for the first time since 2015 and I had to come to this meeting. - Discussed the regs with people, details below. ## Vice President's Report - Absent. ## Secretary's Report - Sent (email about charity vigil)[https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/ucc-announce/2018-September/000611.html], waaaay too late. - "Fixed" the DNS issue causing LMS etc to be inaccessible - and accidentally caused an entire long weekend of catastrophic downtime :3 - Thanks to [NTU], [TPG] and [CFE] for sorting that out - Charity vigil was fun, spent most of it trying to unbreak the UCCDOMAYNE. - *[THA] arrives at 14:26:23.* - I like the way Square sends us occasional emails, it reminds us that we still have it set up. - Checked the mail. ## Treasurer's Report - Accounts: - Guild: $2970.26 - Mastercard: $81.23 - Cheque: $4856.59 - Haven't done much this week, have 2 projects to work on. - Plus domain stuff broke. ## Fresher Rep's Report - Made the poster last night. - Not sure if I am going to run Vive Night tonight, [JWB] might not be coming. - Also it's study break. ## OCM Reports - [LCY] I'll go over what I've done in events. - [CHB] I'm considering setting up a cron to do my job. - [LCY] I appreciate the reminders from [CHB]. - [THA] I am increasingly disappointed with modern software, it's all bloated and sh\*t. - My action items kept getting stolen by [FVP]. - *Technical discussion about Steam on Linux ensues.* - TODO: [THA] Talk to [GOZ] about how best to install Steam on Linux desktops. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine Technical Reports ========================= ## Servers - New maltair has been racked and firmware upgraded. - Set up on Monday by [BOB], it's up and running now. - [FVP] is making a virtual copy of UCC on VMs running inside a VM on Maltair. - [FVP] Nested virtualisation is fun. ## Network - Everything. Broke. Again. - See Secretary's report. - Mussel and mooneye now use only AD for logins! Yay? - AD replication went gaga, samurai was wiped and cleanly rejoined to the domain. - That didn't work either, so samson was restored from backup and is now our only domain controller. - Webcam scripts are buggy and vulnerable to exploitation, needs fixing. ## Desktops - Surprisingly functional. - The mouse on christmas is occasionally unreliable, might be an issue with the USB ports / drivers / BIOS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New equipment ============= - Replacement "hardware" for Maltair - [FVP] Please reimburse me AU $369.65. - Budget of $550 was approved earlier, payment will be made shortly. - [FVP] has donated a Dell wireless mouse, thanks to Guild Student Center. - Our old aircon has been returned, it is now in a bag on the table in the machine room. Drinks and Snacks ================= - Nothing to report. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- External Entities ================= ## Mail - No mail. ## Guild/SOC - No Guild (if only...) ## Other Affairs - Electrolux has returned our aircon, it has not been tested and we have not yet been invoiced for the delivery / pickup. Events ====== ## Vive Nights - Not being run tonight. ## Charity Vigil - UCC was part of the event and did contribute... somewhat. - [GOZ] Between not giving availability informations and not attending meetings, I feel that [JWB] has failed his responsibilities as a subcommittee rep. - [FVP] Could be better marketed/attended by UCC. - [TAY] UCC needs to plan its activities and monetisation strategies in advance, otherwise people don't have an incentive to come. - [FVP] I ended up taking care of the Vive later in the event, that was fine but I didn't really know what was going on. - [TAY] It would be a good idea that if a rep can't make it to an event that they delegate their responsibilities to another committee member. - Also important to have other committee members involved in the organisation of the event. - [GOZ] The way that UCC used to motivate members was with LANs, those have been dead for a while now. - I'd be keen to run an Artemis LAN at some point, in the future, not right now. ## Artemis LAN - Problem for the holidays. ## Cameron Hall-oween - Date is confirmed: Saturday 27th October. - [FVP] needs to contact Hayden and ask about alcohol pricing. - [TAY] Try to set up a meeting before the Tav opens. - Volunteer assistants for First Aid / RSA during the event: - [GOZ] can do First Aid and RSA - [CHB] can also do both - Decorations: - [GOZ] can bring the most terrifying thing he can think of: Printouts of the UCC constitution. - [TAY] can bring garden gnomes, if we want to do a themed room... ## Relay for Life - Emails were sent out, in the same email as the cleanup. - No news from [LLL], there are not very many people "interested" in the Facebook event. ## 44th Anniversary Dinner (2018-10-20) - Attendance estimate is 20 people. - Will be confirmed with the Tav closer to the event so we can get a more accurate estimate based on ticket sales. - Tav costs $350 to hire, we shouldn't have to pay for security if the Tav can trust our record. - Ticket price of $40 per person should be fine. - Suggested budget is $20 per person for food, menu to be confirmed with Guild Catering. - [GIR] has made a poster, is a good poster. ## Study Events for all CITS units - Probably want to form a subcommittee if we want to stay "above board" - PCS committee is keen to be involved, but has not had a meeting since last discussed at UCC. - PCS vice president is happy to do the EMP. - Anna of UEC has replied to email. - No further news from CSSC but they are presumably still keen. - TODO: [GOZ] Facilitate a meaningful connection between the different clubs involved in the event. ## Tech talks - [Tue 2018-10-02 1700--1900](https://www.facebook.com/events/238987390126178) [*OX] Workshop: Contributing to Open Source - [Tue 2018-10-09 1700--1900](https://www.facebook.com/events/1852078034888302) [DAA] Tech Talk: Dragging Shells into the 90s - See the [email to ucc-announce](https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/ucc-announce/2018-September/000613.html). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Action Items from 2018-09-19 ============================ #### [GOZ] - Book camp at Camp Leschenaultia for 19th to 22nd July 2019 - *not done*. - Ask Camp Lesch to install some eyelets. #### [CFE] - Implement committee handover documentation archive - *in progress*. - Continue writing camp network documentation - *almost done*. #### [FVP] - Confirm booking of the Tav for 20th October & Tav catering - *in progress*. - Add Relay for Life to Cerberus - *not done*. - Halloween subcommittee: - Ask about halloween decorations - See above. - Ask if people with alcohol certifications can help with the Halloween party - See above. - Contact CSSC, PCS and UEC for study event - *ongoing*. - Organise language week stall - *in progress* - Guild hasn't sent out minutes from the recent SOC meeting which might or might not actually include contact information. #### [GIR] - Coordinate with [JWB] about running CITS first year unit study sessions - *stolen by [FVP]* - TODO: [GIR] Make a poster for CITS study session. - Make a poster for Anniversary Dinner - makes quite the impression - *done*. #### [LCY] - Send email for busybee on 29th September, starting at 11am - *done*. - Send email about Relay for Life - *done*. #### [CHB] - Facilitate discussions about machine room renovations - *ongoing* - Submit EMP for Anniversary Dinner (pending Tav booking confirmation) - *ongoing* see above Events entry. - It _was_ submitted, then the Guild website was restored from backup... #### [THA] - Finish inventorying and make spec cards for machines - *in progress*. - Will occur once I don't have assignment. - Make Facebook events for tech talks and send emails to ucc@ucc.asn.au - *done*. General Business ================ - Doorings: - [thedom102] Ben Zhao - Soft drink was spilled on the desk and floor, it was cleaned but the keyboard was found sticky the day later. - TODO: [LCY] Talk to [thedom102] about repeated doorings. - The dooring lapses. - [FVP] Buy a USB C charger - [PLE has one](https://www.ple.com.au/Products/632283/ALOGIC-60W-USB-C-Wall-Charger-w-USB-C-Charging-Cable) for $89 - [Storm computers has one](https://www.stormcomputers.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=85_347&products_id=7496) for $45 - [Officeworks has one](https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/comsol-usb-type-c-universal-laptop-charger-60w-coucpd60) $18 on clearance - [GOZ] We can have multiple chargers and put them in the corners of the room. - [LCY] Motion to budget $60 to acquire 3 Comsol USB Type C chargers. - [THA] seconds. - Motion passes unanimously. - [CFE] Shipping is free for orders over $55, need to buy something else which is cheap. - TODO: [CFE] Buy Comsol chargers from Officeworks. - Review of feedback and instatement of the [proposed new regulations](https://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/minutes/2018/2018-09-19.ucc#new_regulations). - [NTU]: Incremental replacement/refactor of https://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/policies.ucc as separate to Step 1: update as https://www.ucc.asn.au/infobase/procedures.ucc or similar. - [GOZ] That would cause unnecessary confusion and generally be far more complicated than is necessary. - [THA] There has not been a clear suggestion as to how these should be best rolled out in stages. - [BOB] raised issues with the clause "The Committee in consultation with existing Wheel members may appoint Wheel members" - [GOZ] The previous (and current) incarnation of the Group Admission Guidelines state that committee alread had this power. - That document is purportedly older than everyone on committee except for [GOZ] and [LCY]. - The constitution grants Committee absolute power over Wheel anyway. - [NTU] pointed out that the ITPA Code of Ethics is perhaps not suitable for Wheel group as all members are volunteers, not professionals. - [FVP] I've read through the ITPA code and I haven't seen anything that could be remotely considered problematic in the context of a volunteer organisation. - [GOZ] I consider them equivalent but I have added the UCC Wheel Group Ethical Guidelines as an appendix to the proposed regulations to replace the ITPA ones. - *[GOZ] reads out the Wheel Group Ethical Guidelines.* - [NTU] also suggested the idea of "rough consensus" for the appointment of Wheel Members. - *Committee meeting adjourned for a number of minutes at 16:34:41 to renew parking and for various other reasons.* - *Meeting resumes at 16:40:21, [GIR] has not yet returned.* - [GOZ] has received a parking ticket. - *[GIR] returns at 16:42:10.* - Following discussion, wording is changed require an "absolute majority" to appoint Door and Wheel Members. - [GOZ] Motion to replace all existing regulations with the regulations found [here](https://github.com/ucc/regulations/blob/master/README.md). - [THA] seconds. - Motion passes unanimously. - TODO: [FVP] Update UCC website "Policies and Procedures" page. *Meeting closed at 16:58:29.* Current Action Items ==================== #### [GOZ] - Book camp at Camp Leschenaultia for 19th to 22nd July 2019. - Ask Camp Lesch to install some eyelets. - Facilitate a meaningful connection between the different clubs involved in the study event. #### [CFE] - Implement committee handover documentation archive. - Continue writing camp network documentation. - Buy Comsol chargers from Officeworks. #### [FVP] - Confirm booking of the Tav for 20th October & Tav catering. - Add Relay for Life to Cerberus. - Halloween subcommittee: - Send email about halloween decorations & volunteer assistants (RSA / First Aid / Event Managers) - Organise study event with UCC, PCS, CSSC and UEC. - Organise language week stall. - Update UCC website "Policies and Procedures" page. #### [GIR] - Make a poster for CITS study session. #### [LCY] - Talk to [thedom102] about repeated doorings. #### [CHB] - Facilitate discussions about machine room renovations. - Submit EMP for Anniversary Dinner in person as hardcopy (pending Tav booking confirmation). #### [THA] - Finish inventorying and make spec cards for machines. - Talk with [GOZ] about how best to install Steam on Linux desktops. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Minutes uploaded by frekk at 23:15 on 2018-09-26*