BE Board:Meeting minutes/1/14/08

Minutes - 1/14/08

1. Coordinators
   • BATS and Thursday Seminar changes
     • BATS moving to friday at noon
     • Cookie hour to replace 20.526 before Seminar?
   • Kashik Mitra of Merck (former DAL lab member) will be on campus to build Merck-BE relationship. If anyone has ideas or wants to meet with him... ?
   • Visiting Committee volunteers
     • March 5th & 6th; email Rachel to volunteer
     • You should synthesize survey results.
   • Intellectual Property Discussion
     • Tomorrow at 12-1:30
   • Meeting Time
     • TBD
2. Social chairs
   • IAP Social Event
     • Bowling TGIF using GSC funds still too expensive
     • Instead: Feb 1st casino night? Check up on institute rules.
   • Interdepartmental social with physics department
     • Muddy-sponsored; we'll be part of the first one
3. Treasurer
   • updated total expected in february
4. First year representative
   • No first year rep today.
5. Academic representatives
   • Biotechnology security seminar with Steven Rosen (1/22)
     • associated discussion will be planned
   • Some ISS planning going on- nothing set yet.
6. Community service chair
   • Last event worked well. Checking same shelter's availability for early Spring semester
7. Diversity representative
   • IAP Diversity Event:Melting Pot Fondue, Jan25th 6pm.
8. Athletic chairs
   • No basketball
   • Hockey is 0-3 but close games!
   • Spring coming up: softball, ultimate, etc
9. GSC representative
   • Nada.