SfGS August 26, 2005

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Ideas for next year and funding stuffs

• Speaker Series
  • Have one large seminar in the fall, and a few other smaller ones
    • Large seminar
      • Large Event Funding (deadline = September 1).
      • Shan will work with Masa on the application for this.
    • Small seminar
      • hold every month at same date.
      • Use GSC funding (deadline = September 1).
      • We will rotate who organizes this
      • Masa and Samantha will write up application for this.
  • Shan will set up a wiki page to brainstorm speaker ideas

• Mixers with other Sustainability groups
  • Host an MIT-wide sustainability mixer. Apply for GSC funding (deadline = Septmeber 1).
  • Host a Boston-wide mixer.
    • Should we invite many groups at once, or one at a time?
    • How can we make it sustainable?

MCAN conference

• Too much grunt work. Don't host it this year, and Tufts will.
• Set up a workshop for the conference?

Activities Midway

• Will occur on September 2 from 4 - 7 PM, at Johnson Arena. Setup is at 3 PM.
• Please sign up to man the booth! Sign-up sheet is at Midway Sign-up Sheet
• Table items:
  • Brochure (see below)
  • Flier for next meeting (Ari sets)
  • Sign-up sheet
  • StudioSus
  • SfGS poster (must get this from the SAVE room. Must get combo!)

StudioSus update

• Went out on a CD for the frosh mailing (Elke)

Brochures

• Make a new SfGS brochure for distribution at Midway and through LFEE, PSC.
• Hope to have it in time for next week's orientation activities.
• Christine is taking the lead.

GSVD

• SfGS is hosting a volunteer site for Graduate Student Volunteer Day at The Food Project in Roxbury, learning about sustainable urban agriculture. Sign-up if you're interested!

Energy White Paper

• The MIT Energy Club is writing a white paper to advise Susan Hockfield on future MIT Energy research and initiatives. How should we get involved?
• Elke will organize a meeting about this. Stay tuned.
• Energy Club survey (to be sent to libway at mit dot edu)