January 27, 2005

In attendance: Tom, David, Tim, Nadine, Andrew, Robin

Last Year’s Spring Colloquium

• Chance for students to present papers/work to other students
• Can get money from GSA, last year, rec. 500$ from GSA
• Campus catering, alcohol inc.
• Last year: Clemens 120, PowerPoint, FSA catered
• The three programs
• attend approx. 50
• presented approx. 8
• Barnes and Noble GC to the presenters (20$ each)
• Advertising: word of mouth, invite professors, listservs, flyers, emails
• suggestion: minimum criteria, have faculty go through the abstract to evaluate (review process, presenter submitted about 100 words on their presentation)
• half way through, break for food
• liquor license – Jenny will send Tom the contact information
• time: 1pm-4pm on a Friday
• spent too much on food, no more than 500$

What needs to be done:

• find out about rooms with equipment
• check with school secretaries on date and time to make sure nothing conflicts
• determine time and date
• write up proposal for GSA
• talk to Pat about food (where can we get it from)
• email/talk to Johnny about equipment
• advertise!!!
• get a rough estimate of numbers
• application form for presenters (website – provided abstract, for both attendees, presenters, and volunteers)
• name tags
• program with bios of presenters

Buttons:

• approved
• IGSA will pay 100$ for 500 buttons from local vendor
• members will sell the buttons for 1$ each and donate the money to Tsunami relief

Social event at Tully’s immediately following the meeting.