SOCIS Name Change

rsmith05@uoguelph.ca's picture

Hey everyone,

As most of you guys know, the Department of Computing and Information Science has changed their name to the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. To reflect this change, SOCIS (the Society of Computing and Information Science) may change it's name.

Approximately 3 years ago, we used to have the name Computer Science Club, and we still own the domain name cs-club.org. This is a potential name for us, and would make a transition fairly easy.

There are a few other suggestions I heard, like Computer Science Society and Society of Computer Science. Unfortunately, we can't use SoCS, because of the School of Computer Science...but we're open to other suggestions.

For the next week, we'll be open to new suggestions, or you can come by our meeting on Thursday at 5:30 PM to tell us what you think. If for whatever reason you'd like your suggestion to remain annonymous, feel free to email us at exec@socis.ca , or me personally at president@socis.ca .

Available suggestions so far:

- Computer Science Society (CSS)
- Computer Science Club (CSC)
- Keep the name Society of Computing and Information Science (SOCIS)

Let us know what you think :)

P.S. We'll set up a poll after the next meeting :)

ahelmer@uoguelph.ca's picture

CSC -------------------------

CSC

------------------------------
Andreas Helmer

jgaber@uoguelph.ca's picture

...OF DOOM!

...OF DOOM!

npresta@uoguelph.ca's picture

League of Every Engineer in

League of Every Engineer in Therapy

;-)

jkapp@uoguelph.ca's picture

The Ancient Order of

The Ancient Order of Computer Science

---
Jordan Kapp
Fourth Year - BA(G)/CIS
Canadian Forces Regular Officer - Aerospace Control Officer

jlapp's picture

Campus Crusade for Computer

Campus Crusade for Computer Programming - CCCP

rsmith05@uoguelph.ca's picture

An idea I heard from Julia

An idea I heard from Julia today was "SOCiS"...Society Of Computer Science...we just make the "I" small...That's what CiSters did (or is planning on doing...I'm not sure).
--------------------------
Robyn (Robert) Smith
Honours Bachelor of Computing
President, Society of Computing and Information Science

sbagasan@uoguelph.ca's picture

um, there'so I in Computer.

um, there'so I in Computer. Wouldn't it have to be SOCSi?

jlapp's picture

The i is silent.

The i is silent. Or maybe the other away around. Pronounced but meaningless.

ORder of Computer Science -

ORder of Computer Science - ORCS :D WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHH!!!!

itaraday@uoguelph.ca's picture

We should be true to comp sci

011000110110111101101101011100000111

[Edited by admin: Removed unnecessary digits]

tredman@uoguelph.ca's picture

Wasn't there some contrived

Wasn't there some contrived political reasoning behind changing the name from a club to a society? Something to do with funding / recognition?

Now we can just switch back... just like that?
___________
Tom Redman

The trouble with computers is that they do what you tell them, not what you want.

aberry@uoguelph.ca's picture

The CPES constitution used

The CPES constitution used to (still does?) distinguish "societies" from "clubs", which is how Engsoc gets their guaranteed funding. When we attempted to pass an amendment to do the same arrangement for the CS-Club at the time, the single argument used for the 'nay' side was that we were a club, not a society.

I would suggest checking up on the CPES constitution as it would suck to be stuck in such a position in the future.

--
Andrew

rsmith05@uoguelph.ca's picture

[Note: This post was

[Note: This post was removed to be discussed by the executive. This post is the expressed opinion of Chad Chabot and does not necessarily represent SOCIS as an organization. ]

As the CPES SC contact, I'll look in to it. Not having to ask for money is good, especially when they *have* to give it to us.

This is related to what I brought to the general meeting yesterday: the SOP contract/agreement is being renegotiated/reworked for next fall. Society status is something I'm very interested in attaining for SOCIS.
Maybe we can get those gold plated cables and snazzy jackets then, eh?

Chazbot3001
[SOCIS VEEP and all around "cool guy"]
»

rsmith05@uoguelph.ca's picture

[Note: This post was removed

[Note: This post was removed to be discussed by the executive. This post is the expressed opinion of Chad Chabot and does not necessarily represent SOCIS as an organization. ]

Here is the CPES SC Consitution.

In Article III of the "Clubs" section, is says:

ARTICLE III: SPECIAL SOCIETY CLUBS
Special society clubs are clubs that have been accredited, as per section 6.1 of the SOP
document, for at least four years and have a mandate that supports activities within CPES and
specifically for CPES members. In addition, these clubs have a unique class based structure that
results in representatives from each class year having a voting position on the club’s board. This
class based structure will have existed for a minimum of three years prior to a general club
achieving the ability to become a special society club. These clubs have demonstrated strong
leadership towards and participation from their CPESS. These clubs are considered to be a
separate body within CPESSC and as such are given special financial status, as outlined in the
Constitution, Article XXII.

So there we go. If we want to be a "Society", we need to set it up for next year, and maintain it until basically all of us graduate in order for the benefits to exist for anyone.
Are we that dedicated? I think that'd be a worthwhile legacy to leave behind, and I've got at least one more year where I'm willing to work as an exec [provided all of you let me].

Chazbot3001
[SOCIS VEEP and all around "cool guy"]

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.