Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Student Association
Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2011
Opening:
- The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 11:32pm on February 2, 2011 in AQ5038 by Lauren Tindale.
In attendance:
- Lauren, Matt, Eric, Navnita, Brent, Amanda B., Torny, Steven, Stephanie, Darleen, Jane, Cheri, and Sandra
Approval of Agenda
- The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.
Approval of Minutes
- The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as distributed.
Open Issues
- Elections:
- President
- Lauren nominates Torny
- Torny accepts
- Torny wins by acclimation
- Vice President
- Torny nominates Lauren
- Lauren accepts
- Lauren wins by acclimation
- Treasurer
- Lauren nominates Amanda B.
- Amanda B. accepts
- Amanda B. wins by acclimation
- Secretary
- Lauren nominates Sandra
- Sandra accepts
- Sandra wins by acclimation
- Promotions Officer
- Lauren nominates Marissa
- Marissa wins by acclimation
- External Relations Officer
- Lauren nominates Matt
- Matt accepts
- Matt wins by acclimation
- First Year Representative
- Lauren nominates Steven
- Steven accepts
- Steven wins by acclimation
- Sun Run Team
- no one signed up yet
- posters
- Nav and Eric will make one up
- Kin Cup
- Friday, February 25, 2011
- 6pm; start set-up at 5:30
- need to email faculty and students
- have an RSVP for students and faculty
- Torny will help Jane out with posters
- Display Case
- put up clothing samples
- Careers in Kin Debrief
- Sign-Up
- didn’t seem as congested as last year
- everyone had to pay this year
- this didn’t happen
- training/explanation/print out of what to do
- need exhibitor helpers
- Lab-Tours
- there was a lot of interaction
- it was more hands on
- good having them closer together – not getting lost
- some people didn’t know when the lab tours were
- signs of times/”wait here for lab tours”
- exhibitors
- had 11 tables and couldn’t fit more
- worried there weren’t enough exhibitors
- grad table was interesting
- next year have two table for them
- speakers
- chiropractics
- was very good, fun, animated
- people wanted to ask him a lot of questions
- empty for the last session
- physiotherapy panel
- good speakers
- sometimes a little hard to hear him
- good to have one physiotherapist and one student
- medicine
- not many people went – why?
- pull medicine out?
- only one break out session?
- panel
- there were more questions directed towards athletic therapist than anyone else
- athletic therapist overshadowed everyone else
- WorkSafe was pretty good
- pair WorkSafe with ergonomics?
- ergonomics
- session one wasn’t good in terms of attendance
- fair amount of people in the last session
- it was interesting
- people don’t come because they’ve come before
- alternating years of lab tours and speakers?
- 4 sessions twice (two break out sessions)?
- end earlier
- cap room numbers at a smaller number?
- food
- chicken was really good
- too many leftovers
- cut down wraps by a tray (125 wraps)
- speaker gifts
- Lauren motions to spend up to $200 on this year’s speakers gifts (13) from core account
- motion passed unanimously
- Lauren motions to spend up to $110 from core account on last year’s speakers
- motion passed unanimously
- emails
- good amount of emails
- people didn’t stay for exhibitors while eating
- there was still people taking food
- need a “security” person
- extend time of lab tours?
- 5/6 lab tours and one panel (1hr long) without exhibitors?
- might lose focus in an hour long panel
- 2 panels with food in between?
- motion to reimburse Torny Timbits from core account ($5.99)
- motion passed unanimously
Adjournment
- Meeting was adjourned at 12:21pm by Lauren Tindale. The next meeting will be February 9, 2011 in the AQ5038 at 11:30.