Sidney Pacific Graduate Community House Council Meeting February 1, 2005

Agenda Becoming an officer next year Outgoing and Incoming officers Budget Service Awards Committee Updates Upcoming S-P events Open Floor

Want to be an officer? Nominations Dinner – Mar. 1st SPEC nominations close – Mar. 15th Committee Chair applications open – Mar. 17th SPEC elections and HC nominations open – Apr. 5th Committee Chair applications close – Apr. 8th HC nominations close – Apr. 19th HC elections – Apr. 19th – 23rd

Minimum expectations We are currently drafting up documents outlining minimum expectations of officers and SPEC Your input is appreciated Will also be discussed at the retreat

Housing point system A system which allows officers to be nominated by the Housemasters for continuing status Details will be posted on our website Will be retro-active to take into account current officers who were also on last year’s government

Housing point system In a nutshell HCs/Committee chairs: up to one point per term with possibility of annual bonus point SPEC: up to two points per term w/possibility of annual bonus point Non-officer: possibility of annual bonus point Threshold is five points

Outgoing officers Thanks and good luck! Antonios Kondis – Bikes Choong-Hyun Lee – 4-South

Welcome new officers Ardavan Farjadpour – Bikes Jesse Edgerton – 4-South

Budget

Budget Committee Request Anticipated External Funding Allocation AV Total $ 425.00 $ - $ 425.00 Aquarium Total $ 300.00 $ 300.00 Arts Total $ 525.00 $ 525.00 Athletics Total $ 550.00 $ 550.00 Bikes Total $ 100.00 $ 100.00 Brunch Total $ 2,700.00 $ 1,950.00 $ 750.00 Controller Total $ - $ - COSI Total $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 Cultural Total $ 1,275.00 $ 800.00 $ 475.00 Environment Total $ 150.00 $ 400.00 GSC Rep Total Halls Total $ 3,150.00 $ 3,150.00 Housefellows Total $ 250.00 $ 250.00 IT Total Library Total $ 400.00 Movie Total $ 600.00 $ 300.00

Budget Committee Request Anticipated External Funding Allocation Music Total $ - $ - Newsletter Total $ 800.00 $ 750.00 Orientation Total $ - Outing Total $ 525.00 $ 525.00 Outreach Total $ 375.00 $ 375.00 Photofile Total Plants Total $ 35.00 $ 35.00 Publicity Total Social Total $ 2,250.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,250.00 SPEC Total $ 1,350.00 $ 1,350.00 Depreciation Fund Total $ 2,390.00 $ 2,390.00 Grand Total $ 21,550.00 $ 7,200.00 $ 14,000.00   Total House Tax Income Total Allocations  Revenues: $5 per resident * 4 months * 700 residents = $14,000   $ 14,000.00 $ 14,000.00  

Service Awards

Service Awards Lennon Rodgers

Service Awards Apostolos Fertis Denis Daly

Service Awards Margret Bjarnadottir

Service Awards Daryush Mehta Chris Zeineh

Committee Updates

RECYCLEMANIA Jan. 30-April 9 How else can you: (1) Help the environment (2) Win a nationwide competition (3) Beat Harvard and Yale (outside academia)? Jan. 30 until April 9, recycle paper, bottles, cans, and cardboard! (So what reason DON’T you have to recycle?)

Upcoming Outreach Activities Feb. 12 – CASPAR site visit Feb. 26 – First Tax Workshop (GSC – series) Mar. 5 – Careers & Networking Symposium Biotech/pharmaceutical, patent law, government/NGOs, finance, consulting Lunch provided Need volunteers (registration, setting up, etc.) Sign-up sheet circulating Contact: sp-outreach-chair@mit.edu

WANNA GET A BARGAIN BIKE? Wednesday, February 9th Special Coffee hour SP Bike Auction with many bikes to choose from!!! BE THERE!!!

February events Coffee Hour & Salsa Night – Wed. Feb. 2nd Superbowl – Sun. Feb. 6th CSSA Lunar New Year event – Tues. Feb. 8th Coffee Hour & Bike Auction – Wed. Feb. 9th CASPAR visit – Sat. Feb. 12th The Little Prince – Thurs. Feb. 17th Ski trip – Sat. Feb. 19th Brunch – Sun. Feb. 20th Recyclemania dinner – Tues. Feb. 22nd CATS – Thurs. Feb. 24th Tax Workshop #1 – Sat. Feb. 26th

Open Floor