Meeting Minutes

Board Meeting Minutes

February 10th, 2019

In attendance: Board, John, Ethan, Andrew S, Alex, Jason, Isabel, Josh Cohen, Lloyd

  • All appointed positions can gain up to one point a month based on how well they perform
    • 5 is default if you did all the work that was required of you (Tommy)
  • Must show up to the meetings you are asked to attend or you don’t get the points
    • Can let us know what meeting time works for you preferably as soon as possible before the month starts so we can plan ahead
  • Lab lord: keep the lab tidy and take trash out when necessary
  • Sysadmin: will be outlined in detail later when things are more fleshed out
  • Flyboy: pester people to get the flyers put up to ensure they’re actually put up (even if they put them all up themselves, it still counts)
  • Hall council rep: coordinate with hall council
    • Cheese tasting event cosponsor? 😮 (board approves of this suggestion)
  • Paparazzi: go to events and take pictures to send to board
  • Kitchen goddess: keep up the good work (thumbs up emoji)
  • Tech stuff: getting new network switches that should get floor up to gigabyte internet, plans for security stuff around March, DNS server changes (web services might temporarily go down during the transition period if that happens)
  • Board will be getting Rochester.edu emails soon (Austin)
  • Tech seminar should be fairly straightforward, as a reminder:
    • This coming Saturday, Feb 16, 3-4 pm in Douglass 403
  • Advertise the seminar to CS classes and people and stuff (Isabel)
  • Events: Game night coming the weekend after the tech seminar (Sat Feb 23) (Tommy)
  • Dance through the ages Fri 22 with ICLC co-sponsorship event (Dan)
  • CSH wants to co-host a Minecraft server with us (from RIT) (Austin)
  • SIH tabling scheduled for Fri 15 7-9 pm Hirst Lounge (Tommy)
    • Make a facebook event
  • More tabling Fri 22 11 am – 1 pm Hirst Lounge (lunchtime rush at WilCo) (Tommy)
  • We all clapped for Josh Hyde for painting the tunnel thank u <3
  • Fire safety inspection coming up in the next few weeks
  • Polling people to see who is planning to keep living on floor for next year
  • Money stuff: Cameras for the lab are going to be SD card based rather than computer-feed
    • Battery is better and this setup is affordable and functional
    • About $20 a camera for four cameras and $10 per SD card
  • Review of our impromptu board meeting: 3-person max housing block with median of the point totals (numbers to be run, but sounds like a good idea and improvement)
  • Two-sided receipt for buying things from people for dues replacements
  • Josh Cohen had some weird things to say
  • Movie nights: plan one sometime (need more events since we increased points quota)
  • CIFx talk ideas: next week, Josh Coppola and Ethan will be giving their talks
  • Need dates for CIFnic and formal game night (figure out what works for alumni)
    • Should do CIFnic before Passover
    • Weekend of April 13-14
    • Same weekend for both events traditionally
  • Suggestions from the suggestion box (non-meme ones):
    • Knife set, cutting board, baking sheet and pan
    • Better minutes organization? I’ll see what I can do :3
      • Post-meeting addition: I added some underlines to where I briefly introduce some topics to try to make it organized a bit better but conversation flow does make it difficult sometimes; let me know if there are more specific suggestions you had and if I can accommodate them I’ll try my best!
    • Please write respectful suggestions if you want us to be able to respond to them in a reasonable way; come to board meetings if you have some concerns that you feel super strongly about! We can’t reply to suggestions directly from the box but if you’re very upset about something there should be a dialogue between board and the individual so we can come up with solutions!

Floor Meeting Minutes

February 11th, 2024

Attendance List:  Fenway, Jack, Rory, Ilan, Tristan, Winter

 

Previous events: 

  • Lab improvement 
  • S’mores Night 
    • They need to give us better wood so that we aren’t forced to do unspeakable things that we will not reference.
  • Minecraft Night
    • Low turnout

Future Events

  • Housing meeting 
    • Posters update?
      • Print tonight distribute tomorrow ASAP 

 

SIH stuff

  • Gained access to @u.rochester.edu email
  • I assume we’re not going to go for the 4th suite? 
  • Ryan meeting on monday
    • Fire wood 🙁
    • Ask if he got a response for it about the minecraft thing 
    • How to get our posters hung up by RAs

Other 

  • Printer update? 

Responsibilities 

  • Tristan: housing packet 
  • Jack: Research the printer. And the weird accounts situation that Ari presented in the previous email.
  • Everyone: Distribute Advertisements

 

February 4th, 2024

The Constitution has been ratified. Co-Presidency is now official and associates no longer exist.
Dues due 2/18 $25
Minecraft Night on 2/9 @ 8PM
S’mores Night 2/10 @ 8PM
CIF Housing Q&A 2/15 Genesee 308 @ 2PM

January 21st, 2024

Dues:
They are due on 03/18. All full members must pay $25 in dues.
Upcoming events: Unix Tech seminar: 02/03 likely at Douglass 404 at 2Pm.
Codenames form will be released soon.

November 13th, 2022

Upcoming Events:

  • CIFGiving (11/19): We need more people to bring food/related items, and are giving out points per item brought!
  • SIH Winterfest (Dec 4): We will need people to table/present, and of course, simply show up
  • CIF-Greenspace Collab (11/18, 3:30-5): Please show up if you are at all interested in sustainable technology (there will also be a CS related talk)!

Elections:

  • Co-Presidents: Nate and Samson
  • Logistics: Ronin
  • Senior Tech: Craig
  • Junior Tech: Fenway vs. Cole (Fenway won)
  • Sec-Treas: Nikhil

October 30th, 2022

Upcoming Events:

  • Tech Seminar coming up on the 12th, will be on LaTeX  (time/location TBD)
  • Minecraft Night coming up
  • CIFGiving coming up later on (please fill out the RSVP form), and volunteer to bring things

Election/Nominations

  • Positions up for nominations include Co-Presidents (one person can nominate themselves although 2 are encouraged), Logistics, Junior Tech Director, and Secretary-Treasurer
  • Elections will be happening on the 13th (the next floor meeting)
  • Even if you are not running, it’s important to attend
  • Nominees will have to pass an easy constitution quiz (probably open book) if they are elected
  • New officers will have the support of previous board members with many years of experience (called Shadowboard)
  • If you want to nominate yourself, please reach out to Board and notify Sarah if possible so you can be added to the list of candidates
  • Currently, there are no nominees for Presidents

October 16th, 2022

  • Upcoming Events
    • Lab Events
      • Alex will be hosting a lab event dealing with the sound system on Saturday, time tbd
      • Craig will be doing a lab event on Saturday at 6pm
    • Halloween Game Night 10/29/2022
      • Food and Drinks will be provided
      • Open to everyone, will be cosponsored by URSGA and the Video Game Development Club
      • If you are interested in dressing up for the Halloween Game Night, feel free to do so
  • Election Nominations
    • They are in two weeks, so if you are possibly interested in running for a position, keep that in mind
    • Nominations for Officer Positions begin on October 30th
    • Positions open are as follows
      • President
      • Logistics Director
      • Senior Tech Director
      • Junior Tech Director
      • Secretary-Treasurer
  • Greenspace Cosponsorship
    • Greenspace is looking to do an event with CIF, possibly on the 5th of November
    • Floor members and Board have indicated interest, more details will be necessary

October 2nd, 2022

  • Board meeting gets participation points easy
  • Floor meeting on the 16th – mandatory for all full members
  • Minecraft Night on the 13th
    • People, who want to reset the server?
    • Also will be a poll on the Discord server
  • Dandyhacks upcoming
    • Between 13-15th
    • CIF will be having tech seminar on the 15th at 11:30 AM on how to use Git
    • Will be in the Douglass Ballroom
  • Video Game Club Jam all month Oct.
    • The link to their server will be posted in Discord
  • Halloween upcoming
    • Game Night on the 29th, open to all members
    • Can dress up!
    • Will be hybrid video game/board games
  • Participation points reminder
    • 16th of October = halfway point of the semester
    • The quota is 15 points
    • Ask Keegan what his codename is or get one to him real quick
    • Can be found via the footer of CIF’s website
  • Sanitation announcement
  • Craig passes out ballots
  • Lab events 6-7 on Saturdays
  • Elections:
    • Cole
    • Sarah
    • Nikhil
  • Sarah goes first
    • Business manager training, previous treasurer experience, has been to almost every board meeting this semester, very veteran CIF member
    • Her schedule:
      • More busy on Tuesday but otherwise not super busy
      • She likes windmills both modern and old-fashioned
  • Cole goes next
    • He can complain and will complain to make CIF better
    • Will ask for little screwdrivers and textbooks that are not older than himself
    • Textbook to classes CIF members are taking
    • If a printer breaks down, Cole will have the tech directors fix it
    • Cole thinks windmills are good, all the best kind, the ones that are giants
    • Cole will fistfight a windmill at Waffle House
    • His schedule:
      • 4 classes, most free on Monday, Weds., Fridays and most of the weekend
  • Nikhil goes next
    • Philosophical discourse on the meaning of treasury, money, and how trustworthy of money. Money is meaningless and thus Nikhil can be trusted with it
    • What does he value in life?
    • What is his inflationary power
      • Stage a coup
    • Physical goal as treasurer
      • Rooming points and getting to know CIF better
    • Willing to fist-fight printer?
      • Yes
    • What do you think about windmills?
      • The industrial revolution and its consequences
      • Windmills are a product of the industrial revolution

September 4th, 2022

  • asic introductions
  • Appointed position nominations:
    • Kitchen Goddess – keep floor kitchen clean: Keegan
    • Flyboy – distributes flyers across campus: Ronin, Jack
    • Sysadmin –  help Craig: Emeryson, Kestor
    • Social Media Czar – runs social media, gets up to date recruitment visuals: Kento
    • Game Master – handles board games for game night: Keegan
    • Lab Lord – cleans lab: Kestor
    • 1 point per poster created on an individual basis: Emy, Ryan, David
  • Dues
    • 25$ this semester
    • Due by the 18th
  • Codenames also due by the 18th
  • Need volunteers for tabling
    • 1 participation point per tabling session
    • Ideally one old and one new member
    • Word of mouth is also helpful for recruitment
  • More members increases fun!!!
  • Form for tabling by tomorrow (?)
  • Events coming up:
    • Cosponsored event with Nat’l Society of Black Engineers
      • Douglass Leadership House – Frat Quad
      • Good way to introduce yourself to a peer group
    • Minecraft night
    • Open to everyone
    • 15 point quota this semester 
    • Tech Seminar on the 24th on Unix, Douglass 302
    • House of Marsha, 2nd, Movie Night on Alan Turing
  • Next board meeting next Sunday, etc. 

March 13th, 2022

  • Game night this Saturday (3/19)
  • UHC Strong field trip on April 1st
  • Formal game night 4/2
    • Members only 
    • Dress nice
    • Alums will be there!
  • Cifnic 4/3
  • Mask mandate: do what you feel safe with in your suites.
  • Recruitment! Please recommend us to your friends.
  • Housing meeting on the 20th
  • Also on the 20th: Amendment voting.
    • Proposing now. 
    • Pretty much, this amendment formalizes existing policy.
    • [Josh read the amendment. Please read the highlighted section of the constitution document.]
    • Dan suggests adding the option for board to mediate a mutually agreed on community standards agreement without a disciplinary hearing involved.
    • If anyone has further or private comments, please reach out over email or discord.
    • If you won’t be at next week’s meeting, you can vote online by emailing mailto:urcomputerinterestfloor@gmail.com.
  • Tabling:
    • We’ll put out a sign up sheet over Discord for tabling: Tuesday about 4:30-6:30, likely also Monday and Wednesday.

February 20th, 2022

  • Upcoming events: internet privacy tech seminar on saturday at 2
  • Give Elana dues ($25) and code names very soon!
  • We’ll be fixing up the lab early Sunday afternoons, extra hands appreciated
  • For health reasons, please come to other board members than Keegan for CIF questions and responsibilities.Â