2006 March 16 SEDS-USA Exec Transcript
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Megha Sharma (9:10:30 PM): u guys wanna go ahead and give ur updates
Megha Sharma (9:10:50 PM): i dont know.....I am not sure if I am going to be
waiting very long, got a lot to do tonite
Liz Bozek (9:11:11 PM): My update is just about the Yuri's Night CoC
Megha Sharma (9:11:24 PM): k
Liz Bozek (9:11:28 PM): SLU, MIT, Illinois and RIP said they were all havinf
parties
Liz Bozek (9:11:43 PM): Other chapters were unsure at the time
Megha Sharma (9:11:49 PM): yea, we mite be having a party too
Megha Sharma (9:11:55 PM): not sure yet though
Jenni Kissinger (9:12:16 PM) has entered the room.
Liz Bozek (9:12:27 PM): Yeah cool. I just wanted to remind them that it
doesn't have to be a *huge* event. Like, it can be a movie or something
too
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:12:58 PM) has been invited.
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:13:05 PM) has entered the room.
Megha Sharma (9:13:09 PM): yep
Kirk Kittell (9:13:13 PM): Iowa State and Colorado are also having one -- you
might see some other names you recognize on
http://www.yurisnight.net/2006/page.php?p=content/5_1_findParty.php
Megha Sharma (9:13:15 PM): hey emily
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:13:39 PM): hi
Liz Bozek (9:15:07 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:15:43 PM): this meeting was this past week, rite?
Liz Bozek (9:16:14 PM): it was a week before yesterday
Liz Bozek (9:16:27 PM): They are usually on Wednesdays
Megha Sharma (9:16:51 PM): yea
Megha Sharma (9:16:53 PM): ok cool
Megha Sharma (9:17:06 PM): so are u having one this coming week spring break?
Liz Bozek (9:17:50 PM): Well, since I am unsure of whether i'll have
internet access, i wanted to delay it a week
Megha Sharma (9:19:47 PM): thats cool
Megha Sharma (9:20:06 PM): is that all u have?
Liz Bozek (9:20:18 PM): Yes
Megha Sharma (9:20:26 PM): k
Megha Sharma (9:20:34 PM): should we move on
Megha Sharma (9:20:41 PM): Matt, any updates?
Liz Bozek (9:20:41 PM): sure
Matt Cruce (9:20:47 PM): i don't have much...travelled home last thursday
for the weekend so I only got some e-mails sent and nobody has gotten back
yet. and its crunch time for the internship so been working the overtime
this week.
Matt Cruce (9:21:12 PM): but didn't get a chance to make progress on the
goals this week
Matt Cruce (9:21:36 PM): working on them currently
Megha Sharma (9:22:40 PM): good
Megha Sharma (9:23:08 PM): Liz/ Matt, how many chapters does SEDS-USA have
officially?
Liz Bozek (9:23:36 PM): ine sec
Liz Bozek (9:23:39 PM): *one
Liz Bozek (9:24:29 PM): I have 23 with 13 in the making
Megha Sharma (9:24:49 PM): hmmm
Megha Sharma (9:24:51 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:24:59 PM): thats good
Megha Sharma (9:25:03 PM): anyway
Kirk Kittell (9:25:05 PM): could you update that on
http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS_Chapter_Listing ? Then Ryan can take
that info and put it on the main web page
Matt Cruce (9:25:07 PM): who do have in the making?
Matt Cruce (9:25:23 PM): nm
Megha Sharma (9:26:31 PM): is it?
Megha Sharma (9:26:39 PM): New Mexico u said?
Liz Bozek (9:27:19 PM): ::nevermind::
Megha Sharma (9:27:22 PM): ahhhh
Liz Bozek (9:27:27 PM): I sent him the list
Megha Sharma (9:27:29 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:27:30 PM): cool
Megha Sharma (9:27:39 PM): should we move on?
Matt Cruce (9:27:51 PM): ya
Megha Sharma (9:28:27 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:28:31 PM): Emily?
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:28:57 PM): well, i don't have much to add to what i just
sent out in my monthly report
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:29:29 PM): i think the key thing for this next issue is
to recruit more people to help out with writing
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:29:40 PM): any ideas on recruiting people
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:29:42 PM): ?
Megha Sharma (9:30:08 PM): I think u will have plenty this time from AAS
Kirk Kittell (9:30:26 PM): hit up seds-chapters or seds-announce; don't just
send a general request for writers, send a request for specific things to
be written about
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:30:42 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:30:56 PM): when's the next isuue, Emily?
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:31:01 PM): june 1
Megha Sharma (9:31:04 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:31:31 PM): hopefully u will get more participation coz ppl
will be on a break
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:31:41 PM): yes
Megha Sharma (9:31:49 PM): ok cool
Megha Sharma (9:32:18 PM): lemme do some thinkin...lets see what we can come
up with
Megha Sharma (9:32:28 PM): are u all set Emily?
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:32:28 PM): k
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:32:31 PM): yes
Megha Sharma (9:32:53 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:32:56 PM): Jenni?
Jenni Kissinger (9:33:27 PM): I don't have much to say this week. John hasn't
said that the $200 has come in yet, so I assume it hasn't.
Jenni Kissinger (9:34:22 PM): I don't really have anything else
Megha Sharma (9:34:41 PM): hmm
Megha Sharma (9:35:01 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:35:39 PM): met some ppl at the AAS conf...lemme explore some
contacts, and hopefully will be able to extract some other contacts for
mey-making from them
Jenni Kissinger (9:35:53 PM): That would be awesome
Megha Sharma (9:35:59 PM): yea, lets
Megha Sharma (9:36:00 PM): see
Megha Sharma (9:36:17 PM): Well, anyway just wanted to give u an update on AAS
Megha Sharma (9:36:41 PM): Kirk, John Evans, and 6 TAMU kids attended the AAS
Symposium in DC
Megha Sharma (9:37:07 PM): it was really great.....we gotta talk to Griffin
and took pics with him
Megha Sharma (9:37:15 PM): Kirk interviewed him too
Megha Sharma (9:37:33 PM): a big mass of imp ppl.....
Megha Sharma (9:37:48 PM): u guys should definitely try to go next year
Megha Sharma (9:38:44 PM): and the AAS board was really 'committed' to helping
us out
Megha Sharma (9:38:51 PM): they seemed pretty excited
Liz Bozek (9:39:18 PM): cool
Matt Cruce (9:39:33 PM): thats great
Megha Sharma (9:39:37 PM): so if u guys have any ideas for extracting
help....we have resources now
Megha Sharma (9:39:48 PM): we just have to use them the rite way to get what
we want
Megha Sharma (9:40:33 PM): and ofcourse we have to help them out as much as we
can so as to match the deal
Megha Sharma (9:40:42 PM): but thats all I got
Megha Sharma (9:40:52 PM): Kirk do u have anything to add
Kirk Kittell (9:41:54 PM): will have some questions for all of you later as
AAS followups -- mostly about how we can use their member corporations for
mentorship, and how we can put an article in their bi-montly newsletter
Kirk Kittell (9:42:25 PM): I think I'm going to be an official liaison for
SEDS from the AAS side [that's all]
Megha Sharma (9:42:41 PM): yea,,,,sorry forgot to mention that
Megha Sharma (9:43:17 PM): are u dont Kirk?
Kirk Kittell (9:43:29 PM): yeah
Megha Sharma (9:43:50 PM): sorry for kinda rushig thru the meeting...got back
from DC late last nite...reallyh tired and have a lot to catch up
Megha Sharma (9:44:19 PM): so as of now, we are meeting Tuesday next week
for(usual time)
Megha Sharma (9:44:28 PM): is that OK with u guys
Liz Bozek (9:44:36 PM): i probably won't be availible
Megha Sharma (9:44:40 PM): hmm
Megha Sharma (9:44:41 PM): ok
Liz Bozek (9:44:53 PM): but the week after is fine
Jenni Kissinger (9:45:04 PM): Same here, I won't be available that Tuesday
Megha Sharma (9:45:35 PM): well, I will find out as to how many ppl will be
available, and if there aren't many, then we could cancel this coming
week's meeting and do it the following week
Matt Cruce (9:45:35 PM): i'm good for tuesday
Megha Sharma (9:45:39 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:46:48 PM): ok
Megha Sharma (9:47:00 PM): will let u guys know on time
Megha Sharma (9:47:12 PM): any way...do we have any questions?
Megha Sharma (9:48:31 PM): ok
Emily Hardigree-Ullman (9:48:33 PM) has left the room.
Megha Sharma (9:48:43 PM): well, if we are good, then meeting is over
Megha Sharma (9:48:51 PM): thanks for showing up
Megha Sharma (9:48:55 PM): and have a good nite all
