2005-04-12

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Agenda

LAN Party planning, continued

• equipment collection reports
  • Xboxes
  • DDR pads
    • I was able to talk to Andy Gisselquist and he mentioned that he's willing to loan us his PS2 w/ 2 DDR pads. At the very minimum he'll let us borrow those... --DBenitez 03:21, 12 Apr 2005 (EDT)
  • Televisions
    • I have spoken to engineering dept., but haven't heard back from them yet. Hopefully by Tuesday afternoon I'll know about it. --DBenitez 03:24, 12 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Open Access

Plans for next semester

Ride the Tide prop and goodies

• Nelson will have talked to CC

Long Term Plan document

Minutes

LAN Party - Saturday, April 23, 7pm-2am

• Food
  • Lisa has secured $150 from SAC
    • half for pizza
    • half at Genuardi's for chips, cookies, pizza, paper plates
  • Lisa will get a "Happy Birthday, FreeCulture.org" cake from Sharples

• Equipment
  • Alex will make web form to schedule equipment pickups
  • David B. has secured Erik Cheever's permission to borrow Engineering TVs
    • we should get a second projector from Media Services
    • we won't bother trying to borrow their TVs
  • David B. has also lined up DDR pads and a PS/2
  • Other things we might like: Gamecube, old Nintendo
  • People should label their equipment, especially cables

• Prop
  • Alex and Andrew have made the second set of cryptic signs
    • 50-100 to be hung each Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
  • Signs with all the information will be hung Monday through party day
  • Large sign outside of party room

Open Access

• Lisa has talked to Peggy Seiden, who is really busy this week but free next
  • Will attempt to schedule a meeting for Wed. 4-20
    • discuss survey for faculty
      • Lisa will make a final draft
      • survey will be distributed via dept. chairs, returned to McCabe
      • to be distributed through dept. chairs
    • find out Library Board's thoughts on Budapest Initiative
• any serious progress on Open Access should be postponed to next semester
  • continue planning through the summer

Ride the Tide

• Activities Fair is 11:30-1 on Friday the 22nd
• Table will be set up for us
• We will distribute FC.o pamphlet - prop team will see to it
• Nelson will have EFF goodies and CC tattoos
  • Lisa will supply washcloths for tattoo application

Long Term Plan

• Kako will be sent the Long Term bullet points
• Kako was denied tenure, but will be here through next year
  • We should start thinking about advisors for the following year onward - Burke?

Plans for Next Semester

• DJ Spooky
  • Cooper Grant gave us $3500 for a lecture
  • would be willing to give an unspecified amount more for a performance
  • Rebirth of a Nation would be $30,000 - too much?
  • Luke will try to negotiate with both Cooper and DJ Spooky's manager
• distributing Swat-produced content under Free licenses
  • record events to make human connection and inspire people
  • acquire maintain server for distributing recordings locally
• a social event
• Open Access