12/28/2005 SEDS-USA Exec Transcript

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[ElizabethBozek] 9:03 pm: todd told me just to go through updates and old/new business
[ElizabethBozek] 9:03 pm: does anyone have an update from last week?
[ElizabethBozek] 9:03 pm: i am sorry i dont know everyones name
[Josh Nelson] 9:04 pm: Then we should go through introductions
[Jennifer K.] 9:04 pm: I don't know if this counts as an update, but I'm going to make a post on the forums tonight asking for input on the Travel Fund, and I'd really appreciate comments from you guys
[srjones] 9:05 pm: i have a problem. I've been trying to clean up some of the early december minutes on the wiki and it says they're "protected" by an administrator
[srjones] 9:05 pm: who would that be
[Josh Nelson] 9:05 pm: Chris Lewicki
[srjones] 9:06 pm: i need them unprotected
[Josh Nelson] 9:06 pm: email him and talk to him about it
[Josh Nelson] 9:06 pm:
[srjones] 9:06 pm: awesome. thanks.
[Josh Nelson] 9:06 pm: chris@lewiki.org
[Josh Nelson] 9:06 pm: i believe
[Matt Cruce] 9:07 pm: .
[Josh Nelson] 9:07 pm: A note for the new exec board members, while Chris does alot of stuff for us, he also has an important job for the Phoenix mission, and is in meetings constantly. E-mail him
[ElizabethBozek] 9:07 pm: what kind of opinions are you looking regarding the travel fund
[Josh Nelson] 9:09 pm: Wait for her post on the forum and find out
[Jennifer K.] 9:09 pm: Actually, I'm looking for information. I'll explain this in the post too, but I have very little idea of anything that's been discussed before. There may be ideas that I'm not aware of, and right now I'm lacking in ... well, really anything about this project. I want to work hard on it, but I need information; I'll write out more in the topic post
[ElizabethBozek] 9:10 pm: ok awesome... i dont know much about it either
[Jennifer K.] 9:10 pm: That's okay! I'm sure others will
[ElizabethBozek] 9:11 pm: Is anyone here on the Fundraising Committee?
[Josh Nelson] 9:11 pm: I think the only person who knows anything about the travel fund is Mark Schaeffer
[Josh Nelson] 9:11 pm: you might want to poke him to look at the thread after you post it
[srjones] 9:12 pm: I think i volunteered, but if i didn't i'm volunteering now
[Jennifer K.] 9:12 pm: Okay, I'll email him
[Matt Cruce] 9:12 pm: thats a good idea because I think he had a lot to do with setting it up
[ElizabethBozek] 9:12 pm: Todd told me that the fundraising committee needs to set up a meeting with Mark somehow
[ElizabethBozek] 9:12 pm: to get our efforts off the ground
[Jennifer K.] 9:13 pm: Are you Stephanie, srjones?
[ElizabethBozek] 9:13 pm: I will email Mark after the meeting about both of those issue
[srjones] 9:14 pm: thats me
[Jennifer K.] 9:14 pm: Okay, cool! Thanks for your email
[Jennifer K.] 9:14 pm: Thanks Elizabeth
[ElizabethBozek] 9:15 pm: sure
[ElizabethBozek] 9:15 pm: sure!
[Josh Nelson] 9:15 pm: EB- continue to guide the meeting?
[ElizabethBozek] 9:16 pm: are there any more updates
[Josh Nelson] 9:16 pm: Nope. Could barely talk this past week so I couldnt get my calls done
[LizN] 9:16 pm: have some quick stuff...
[LizN] 9:17 pm: i'm looking into doing a space textbook; i think someone had started one before and i'm trying to find out about that
[LizN] 9:17 pm: most likely, it'll end up becoming part of seds academy
[SEDS]: Josh Nelson has left at 9:17 pm
[srjones] 9:17 pm: as in, a project for seds academy?
[srjones] 9:17 pm: or it would be used as a teaching tool?
[srjones] 9:17 pm: or both?
[srjones] 9:17 pm: haha
[LizN] 9:18 pm: as a teaching tool
[LizN] 9:18 pm: but it could become a project
[LizN] 9:18 pm: we're thinking we'll probably need different textbooks anyway, maybe one more history-based and one more math-based
[LizN] 9:19 pm: also, brian (tamu) is getting in touch with people who worked at the alamogordo museum for the countdown to the xprize cup to see if they want to do a special kids section at the actual cup next year
[SEDS]: Josh Nelson has entered at 9:19 pm
[Josh Nelson] 9:19 pm: *swears and kicks this chat server*
[ElizabethBozek] 9:19 pm: cool
[Matt Cruce] 9:19 pm: thats sounds great!
[ElizabethBozek] 9:21 pm: that might be another good thing to post in the forums...to find out who has info about the textbook
[LizN] 9:21 pm: ok
[ElizabethBozek] 9:22 pm: does anyone have any old business or new business?
[Josh Nelson] 9:22 pm: This chat seems to continue kicking people. We keep ending up back here... What happened to the idea of keeping meetings on AIM?
[srjones] 9:23 pm: hmm, everyone else seems to be alright
[Josh Nelson] 9:23 pm: Liz got kicked
[hardegee] 9:23 pm: i got not'in
[LizN] 9:23 pm: yes i did
[Matt Cruce] 9:24 pm: hey Josh how many apps have you gotten for the zero-g flight to date?
[Josh Nelson] 9:24 pm: none being as the deadline is January 20th
[Matt Cruce] 9:25 pm: ok..i thought you had already had some
[Josh Nelson] 9:25 pm: We have about.... 20 or so seats filled right now
[LizN] 9:25 pm: tamu will most likely have one in before then, since it's looking like we didn't make the nmu flight
[Josh Nelson] 9:25 pm: I have had people say they are definitly going to submit apps
[Josh Nelson] 9:25 pm: and send people
[Josh Nelson] 9:25 pm: none actually in, considering no one is back in school yet and they want to have chapters review apps etc
[ElizabethBozek] 9:26 pm: right
[Josh Nelson] 9:26 pm: Almost everyone I have talked to says that their apps will be coming in the day of deadline
[Matt Cruce] 9:26 pm: ok...so if they all do then we definitely have the flight filled
[Josh Nelson] 9:26 pm: since it is a very tight deadline as it is
[Matt Cruce] 9:26 pm: cool
[Josh Nelson] 9:27 pm: But yes
[Josh Nelson] 9:27 pm: it looks like as long as the fundraising of Kirk comes through, we will have at least one plane
[Josh Nelson] 9:27 pm: definetly going
[Matt Cruce] 9:28 pm: when will we know if Kirk came thru?
[Josh Nelson] 9:28 pm: assuming I keep my voice this week, I will also be making preliminary calls for the challenges and high altitude balloon
[Josh Nelson] 9:28 pm: I was hoping he would show up tonight
[SEDS]: hardegee has left at 9:28 pm
[Josh Nelson] 9:28 pm: going to give him a call tommorow
[Josh Nelson] 9:28 pm: I will send out an e-mail with an update
[Matt Cruce] 9:28 pm: aight cool
[Josh Nelson] 9:29 pm: btw, could I have everyone here's phone numbers?
[Josh Nelson] 9:29 pm: making a master list
[Josh Nelson] 9:32 pm: if you ever have any questions bout the project, or SEDS or whatnot
[Josh Nelson] 9:32 pm: if we are talking bout same list
[ElizabethBozek] 9:34 pm: any other news?
[ElizabethBozek] 9:39 pm: ok i guess this meeting was a short one