September 1st, 2019

In attendance: Board, Lloyd, Isabel, Liam

• Participation points
  • Suggested to drop to 20 quota (Tommy)
  • Suggested to drop to 22 (Josh)
  • Waiver at 20 (Austin)
  • Three people from last semester below 22 (and also the same 3 are below 20)
  • There was complaining when we raised the quota to 25 (Tommy)
  • Two board game nights a month to make it easier to meet quota? (Austin)
  • Concerns over it being then “too easy” to get points for food, setup, and attendance for each game night (Josh)
  • Only a few people normally helped set up and they would have done so regardless in the past (Josh)
  • 22 is good because it’s easy to drop down to 20 later (Josh)
  • CIFx talks will continue and maybe projects? (Josh)
  • Expand CIFx talks because Drama House wanted to host events for us (Austin)
  • Will need more people to be doing CIFx talks before we aim to do that (Josh)
  • Could cosponsor with the TEDx group as a future goal (Austin)
  • Keep track of which CIFx talks go well and recap the best ones (Josh)
  • Voted on 22 points being the quota; passes
  • Re: Double game nights; one “official” game night, one “casual” game night, with one open to the public and one for members only? (Austin, Josh, Isabel)
  • “Casual” one will have no advertising and decoration, but can bring friends
  • Concern about fall off in attendance, but overall attendance might go up (Josh)
• Dues
  • $25 is what it has been for many years; v­­­oted and passed
• Budget
  • Anticipated tech expenses: keep budget about the same as last year
  • Could always dip into extra unallocated funds (Josh)
  • Need more paper (Josh)
  • Put in allowance in the budget for paper purchase if needed before we hear back from RHA (Tommy)
  • Note for the spring to allocate more money for Formal Game Night food in case we run out quickly (Tommy)
  • Furniture in budget (Josh), tables and chairs for the lab
  • Furniture could go in the Miscellaneous section and make that a larger allocation
  • Want new whiteboards and markers
  • Maybe $150 for tables, chairs, whiteboard? (Austin)
  • Planned to have whiteboard be the largest expenditure; furniture should be used
  • Want to keep kitchen supplies in the budget (Tommy)
  • More budget for game collection if there’s going to be more game nights (Tommy)
  • Could “feature” a game at game night with some less-played games (Austin), could award bonus points to people who opt to lead these games (Lloyd)
• Floor bonding event with Zane, firepit event?
  • Could be Friday night before game night (was tentatively decided for Friday the 6^th, 6-9)
  • Food for the event: S’Mores, hot chocolate, drinks, people can bring snacks
• Meet CIF & game night Sat; Meet CIF at 7:30, game night at 8
  • Want people to give room tours
  • Print more flyers
  • Could experiment with going no-flyers for some events? (Josh) – too much of a loss during fall semester when first years want to learn about organizations
  • Flyering the wall right in Sue B stairs area is a good place
• Cosponsor request from juggling (Wed the 11^th, Juggle for Good, teams compete in games not necessarily involving juggling, and winnings go towards a charity of your choice)
  • Requires 5 members to attend with registration at $4 per person
  • Bring this up at floor meeting to see interest
  • If a CIF member is already a juggling club member, they wouldn’t count towards the 5 requirement for CIF cosponsorship
• ­­Date for next game night
  • At floor meeting, ask people to start thinking of ideas for events
  • Get pizza for this week’s game night & meet CIF, Salvatore’s
  • Next game night on the 21^st
  • Could get Costco pizza in the future (Tommy)
• First tech seminar
  • Intro to Bash, intro to command line (Austin), slides are already ready from last time
  • Weekend of the 14^th? Lloyd and Jack can maybe help
  • Expected attendance probably under 15 people
  • Midday, 2-3? Half hour buffer for reservation on either side, Sat 14^th, Douglass 401
  • Posters asap, could just reuse last one
  • Get it on weekend highlights
• Don’t Freeze 2 this year
  • Cosponsor with other groups, AIF, Lilac Living, maybe MIF
• Build a computer tech seminar
  • Did a proof of concept last year with floor members only
  • Need more screwdrivers, but went well overall
  • Could be a good idea as a study break (Austin), gives us time to prepare and get materials and reserve a large room
• Appointed positions went well for last semester
  • Give them a “score” of points for the job they’re doing, and have them come in only if needed (Tommy)
  • Paparazzi, kitchen goddess, lab lords, pantheon of cleanliness as kitchen goddess’ underlings
  • Get rid of sysadmin? (Austin), Josh has a plan for what to do with them
  • Pantheon of cleanliness could have the same “grade” of points? (Tommy)
  • Could just have a bunch of kitchen goddesses, so they all have the same job (Austin)
  • Librarian for games so people can borrow them? Added into the responsibilities of king of games, and bring that position back to put games away (Isabel)
  • Request nominations at next floor meeting, not today’s one
• Participation point code names due next floor meeting, the 15th