CSS Committee Meeting - Minutes

Location: Online (Discord)
Date: Friday 17th April
Time: 18:00 BST
Attendees: Matty Widdop (MW) (Chair), Marcus Gustafsson (MG) (Minuting), Lee Alabaster (LA), Toby Landells (TL), Albert Waldron (AW), Sumeet Brar (SB), Maddy Lardner (ML), Misha (MiG)

1 Apologies
  • Joe
  • Maddy
MW
2 Adoption of Previous Minutes
  • Unanimous adoption of previous minutes
MG
3 Matters Arising
  • Hoodies
    • ACTION AW: Complete merch request
      • Action pending
    • ACTION MW: Email Banana Moon for quote
    • Design Competition:
      • ACTION RJ: Prepare templates of designs
        • Action carried forwards
      • ACTION LA: Ping @News
        • Action completed
All
4 Committee Handover
  • Drive Transfers
    • Action TL: Find drive transfer script at some point
      • Action carried forwards
All
5 Past Events
  • EGM
    • ACTION LA: E-Mail Habiba and Gemma to do the E-Mail transfers
      • Action completed
      • LA reports that there has been no reply
      • Chase up on Wednesday
All
6 Future Events (standing item)
  • Break;
    • 2pm - 4pm - Starting w/c 19th January fortnightly
    • Next is 2nd week after Easter
    • LA reports drinks are lacking
    • MG suggests checking use by dates
  • CSS Plush Making
    • ACTION OB: Do a grant application for materials (in round 3)
      • Action completed
  • PUB
    • Starting 3rd week after Easter
    • Trial for one week to see attendance
  • Winterbourne
    • 13:00 on Wednesday 6th May
    • ACTION MiG: Create Activity, submit pre-prepared socials RA
      • Action in progress
  • AGM
    • Wednesday 29th April, 13:00
    • ACTION MiG: Check if we can make instant runoff work with forms
      • Action completed
      • Using forms is possible but complicated
    • MW is going to test if the AV works with Discord
    • ACTION MW: Create Activity and do catering form
    • ACTION EVERYONE: Do role descriptors
      • Check out Joe’s and last years for an example
    • Campaigning opens on Wednesday
    • ML suggests having some questions submitted in advance
    • Meeting:
      • James said that he couldn’t stop us using the website for now
      • There should be an outcome before the end of next week
    • ACTION SB: Book space for 30 at Soak
    • Be stricter on joke suggestions and questions
  • BBQ
    • ACTION MW: Email Phil
      • Action completed
      • MW cc’ed in Todd and Zoe
      • No reply so far
    • MW reports a grant has been asked for
    • ACTION MW: Create activity and create and submit RA
    • Backup plans:
      • Picnic
      • Trip to spoons
    • Dates:
      • Second Years finish 4th June
      • First Years Finish 3rd June
      • Masters finish during mid-May onwards
      • Friday 22nd or Saturday 23rd May
        • Room bookings not available yet
        • Intelligent Software Engineering and Robot Vision are on the Friday
        • ML says that many people may be working on the Saturday
        • Provisionally Friday
All
7 Sponsor/Industry Update (standing item)
  • UK CBT
    • No updates
AB
8 Finance Report (standing item)
  • Most recent statement balance: £
  • Actual working balance: £
  • Pending incomings
    • Memberships
    • Ball tickets
    • SoCS Bletchley
    • Christmas Meal SoCS
    • Alcohol SoCS
  • Pending outgoings
    • Pizza
    • PowerBank
    • Greggs
    • Photographer hire
    • Photobooth hire
    • Blue-Tac
    • Birminghack food
    • Stickers
    • Ikea Plushies
OB
9 EDI Report (standing item)
  • Pride Month
    • ACTION LA: Think of event
      • Action pending
  • Easter
    • ACTION LA: Make post
      • Action completed
  • Inclusion Event (6th May)
    • ACTION LA: Reach out and see if we can get involved
LA
10 Committee Suggestions (standing item) MG
11 Any Other Business (standing item)
  • Thigh Highs
    • ACTION RJ: Research thigh highs
      • Action carried forwards
  • TeX Earrings Merch
    • ACTION SB: Investigate
      • Action carried forwards
  • Committee Jumpers:
    • Move forward once we have hoodie design
  • New emoji competition
    • ACTION SB: Compile list of lesser-used emojis
      • Action carried forwards
  • TypeSig Conference
    • ACTION LA: Get some text to put in plugs
      • Action cancelled
All
Actual start time 18:04 BST
Actual end time 18:37 BST
Duration 0 Hours 33 Minutes