FiCom Meetings, Jan Term 2013 Minutes

Wednesday, January 16
Attendance: Nathan, Mitch, Connie, Bea, Wesley, Samantha, Dina, Kat, Slayt

New Leaf representatives present to discuss trip

Zoho

Trip Requests


 * International Socialist Organization
 * ISO convention in Chicago
 * pended due to concerns over the cost in relation to the trip cap


 * New Leaf
 * Eastern Tar Sands Protests in Portland, ME
 * no given amount for parking fees, gas money, and tolls
 * will retroactively reimburse for currently unknown prices

Equipment Requests


 * FiCom
 * signer hoodies, black and white organic hoodies!
 * approved for $4,999.00

no FiCom meeting on this upcoming wednesday

Monday, January 14
Attendance: Nathan, Mitch, Connie, Bea, Wesley, Samantha, Dina, Kat


 * Discussion of signer seminar food
 * bagels catered from Lone Wolf due to flexibility and cost

Zoho

Meeting food requests

Pending Requests
 * The Quick Brown Fox
 * approved for $180.00 for four weeks


 * Red Scare
 * concern over housing on Georgia trip
 * On recommendation of Associate Dean of Students, FiCom will be approving the housing funding for the Georgia trip
 * approved for $3,200.00 for lodging

Signer Seminar
 * makeup sessions once a month
 * all signers will attend makeup sessions if they were not present or were not signers for the seminar itself

FiCom meeting Friday January 18th, time TBD, probably starting at noon

Wednesday, January 9
Attendance: Nathan, Mitch, Connie, Bea, Wesley, Samantha, Dina, Kat, Slayt

UMOJA visited and discussed their trip to the Black Solidarity Conference. Approved trip from the pending trip requests on Zoho. Approved for $640

Zoho

Trip Requests


 * Contra Dance Collective
 * Snowball trip to Peterborough, NH January 21st 2013
 * 6 Attendees
 * Approved for $144


 * Contra Dance Collective
 * Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY February 15th-17th 2013
 * 10 Attendees
 * Approved for $1100


 * Aliz
 * Nehirim Queer Jewish Students Retreat, Boston University March 1st-3rd 2013
 * 4 Attendees
 * Approved for $356
 * 3 requests: 1st denied at the request of signer, 2nd approved for 3 attendees, 3rd approved for 1 extra attendees

Equipment Requests


 * Silicon Frogs
 * Approved $15 to buy a videogame (Little Inferno) on Steam for use at their meeting
 * Steam account will be available to the CLA for further use

Meeting Food Requests


 * Hampshire College Francophones
 * Approved for $100

Monday, January 7
Attendance: Nathan, Mitch, Connie, Bea, Wesley, Samantha, Dina, Kat

Zoho

Trip Requests


 * UMOJA
 * BSC Yale Trip in New Haven, CT, Feb 14th-17th
 * Needs additional money due to incorrect math, the real total adds up to $445.05, though they only requested $380.00
 * They also think that 5 people per room is too much, and are asking for a new room.
 * Pended until a representative comes in, already over the trip cap by $8, what caused the discrepancies in room cost?

Meeting Food Requests


 * Re-Rad
 * approved for $160.00 for four weeks, please remember that it’s $5 per person for regular meetings.


 * Asian Media
 * approved for $200.00


 * Shake and Bake
 * approved for $160.00


 * Silicon Frogs Game Development
 * approved for $400.00


 * Mixed Nuts
 * approved for $340.00, second request is a duplicate


 * American Sign Language
 * approved for $180.00