Opening:
The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 11:30am by Crystal in the BPK Conference Room.
In Attendance:
Crystal, Emily C, Emily B, Erina, Leo, Ningning, Brandon
Open Issues:
1) Welcome Day
-Promoted BPKSA and BPK 101 event to first year students at Faculty/Departmental Student Union Services Fair table
-8 new students registered for BPK 101
2) BPK 101
-24 responses
-Half can only make to either the first or second half of the event
-For future social events, do not pick Friday afternoons every time
-Brent will not be able to speak at BPK 101
-Emily B will email Brent if he has suggestions for who we should ask
-Ask Christina (TA for BPK 305), Javier (TA for BPK 201), Shaila and Matt if they are available
-Icebreakers: clapping name game, newspaper island, orange, human knot
-Have one BPKSA member at each station for the scavenger hunt (library (2), B9200 (1), barbeque courtyard (1), seminar room (3)
-Sophie would prefer not to speak at the event
-Van is not up to date with course/degree planning
-Richard has not responded to the email yet (he always replies late)
-Send a reminder email to all speakers on Wednesday or Thursday
3) Clubs Day
-Will send out a doodle poll so you can sign up for shifts
-Tuesday Sept 12 (table 68) and Wednesday Sept 13 (table 75)
4) Welcome BBQ Kickoff
-Ryan Dill is confirmed to be a speaker
-Glen Tibbits is open to running a tour of his lab (shared with Claydon, Ruben, and Poburko)
-Ask Dave Clarke if we can tour his lab
5) Wings Night
-Crystal will be submitting the grant today
-Asked the BNSS to collaborate with the event, but have not gotten a response
-Aaron said their next meeting is on the 4th
-Wings by Lougheed Mall happy hour 3-6pm
-1lb of wings is $13 + 15% service charge
-75 people said they were available in the Facebook poll (out of 100)
-Students under 19 years of age will be let in
Motion: Emily B motioned to contribute $30 for the wings night on September 15th from the core account. Erina seconded it. Motion was passed unanimously.
Adjournment:
The meeting of the BPKSA was adjourned by Crystal at 12:57pm in the BPK Conference Room. The next meeting will time and location will be determined next week.