Minutes Oct 15th 2009

20 In attendance

Motion to approve the agenda

Claude, Chad 2 abstentions

Motion to approve the minutes

Chad, Martin 9 Abstentions

Root permissions

Currently 8 people with root

Security and formality are the topics of debate

Has saved events in the past

Things haven't been learned by new sysadmins, or forgot to be taught by old sysadmin

Root has been taken away from impeached exec

Sudos are tracked to Sysadmin email anyways

permission BEFORE making changes

Continuity

Ex sysadmins no longer have accountability

According to constitutuion, we either have to remove priveldges, or vote previous sys admins into members so the Sysadmin and assissiysadmin can vote them in

Motion to make Matt Englert a member.

Shaun, Claude 15 for, 0 opposed, 4 abstentions

Everyone else will be removed

CPES updates

Got cheque for budget

16th anual enviro symposium uoguelph.ca/~evnsymp got $300

Astronomy got $100 for portrait series for observatory

WISE got $100

Highschool Teacher award submissions due oct 30th $1000

Engsoc is having octoberfest trip tonight

WISE planning paintball in october, we may team up

Pres says we may have to ask for less money next semester

Department updates

New Cpes position , associate dean. Accedemic misconduct. More information next week.

Looking for funding for air conditioning

Cannot replace until summer. Back up info just in case. Eg tEddie

Majors: HCI, game programming, Software engineering, Coputer information

Software Engineering should be starting next fall

Requirements: Calculus is not currently a requirement for software engineering

Yes it is Software ENGINEERING

Any questions/ comments, talk to Rob Smith <- add to newsletter

2 students must be on comitee

Impossible to graduate in less than 5 years with co-op due to no summer courses offered by department.

Can speak to Acedemic Advisor to take online courses from other universities

Trick or Eat

Giving ourselves pizza for giving food to thoes who need it.

Repurpose money to benifit thoes in spirit of event.

We can actually decide to do whatever we want with money once we have it if decided at an open general meeting

Straw poll: pizza is a go

EGO Haloween

Zomebie boardgames

Slasher DnD

Horror showings

Costume contest

Socis has been asked to donate a prize

Horror "mafia"

EGO Helloween
Robyn > are we going to be involved?
thumbs up/down poll "are we interested in running mafia for the above event"
thumbs up
donate prize [not for mafia, but for other events]
kevin: use the "leftover" prizes for what was supposed to be granted during oweek
shaun: expired giftcertificates?
claude: can't expire now [apparently]
thumb poll
passes
donate $10 Gift Certificate
claude > tickets available in advance, $4 / $5 at the door
events
get to know OS X
oct 21 in the mac lab
martin: next day is the 2nd iteration of their project, may not be available

trick or eat
pizza provided after
(date?)

paintball (jason)
oct 23
selling tickets next week
pop run (wyatt)
shaun > saturday morning
Motion to adjourn
martin, claude
1 against, 2 absentions
motion passes