Minutes: Feb 1st 2012

Agenda//

/Lead Representative Updates

Meeting with Rick:

Tech Talk: Feb. 6^th

Nothing on Lounge yet

Metal Laser Cutter: Heinz is working on quoting work.

         $500 donation appreciated

Interested in Student Project Fund

-       Exchange / Qualifying Students

Transition / difficulties

Housing information

Printing system, basic logistics we take for granted

“Guide to Cambridge” has been updated & sent out to these students

Putting together a summary of logistical details

/ Professor Lectures

-       Meeting with Don Thursday: suggestions / notes to pass along

Lola, Maya, Beesley, John McMinn(?) – Practice based as well

Book Launches

Studio Nights – Not lunchtime

Allow Professors to pitch their own lectures…? Should be driven by their personal interests

/Initiatives

-       Undergraduate Design Development Team (Student Lounge)

Sign ups to be organized: Contact Amir & Nicole – figure details.

-       Student Mentorship: List

List is together: will be posted online & presented to class

-       WASA Blog: Contributors

Look into other schools: Bartlett, MIT ect…

‘Administrator’ – Meeting RE: WASA’s web presence + publication + SWAG + Bodkin

         Post reading – week: Thursday March 1^st.

         6pm

-       Co-op Database

No updates

-       WAC Publication

Met with Rick: come up with content before searching for funds.

-       Metal Laser Cutter Update

Mentorship paired w/ tutorials

Metal Cutter being shipped, arriving soon & ventilation cost increases total towards $20 000

Inquiry on welding: Necessary, but different connection methods are available (pop rivets ect…)

Once laser cutter is in, Phillip to Present

Bodkin to organize WASA $500 Cheque

/Student Project Fund

-       Update from Steph: prelim research

Cannot just be WASA: Need an external body

Update next week

Still in discussion: funds are not available, will become available after thorough discussion & consideration.

Time must be considered: money delivered only during academic terms.

Proof of commitment necessary

/Internal House

Overhead lights in studio (3A) Flicker.

Passed along to maintenance.

         -Library

         -ACM: Let them know what we want to have.

Mice

         -Workshop

         -Student Lounge

         -CASA

/WEEF

              -Previous funding to be used

         - WEEF Applications are open: Close Feb. 17th

Draft proposal for next week.

/Events etc.

         -Ski Trip

Posters & Advertisements – fill the bus.

Tickets to be sold before & after reading week.

         -Canstruction

Next meeting Feb. 10^th: finalize ideas, organize practice cans.

         -Coffee House

New date to be announced Feb 10^th too busy.

         -Archineering: Engineers to Walshees March 1^st

Waiting to hear from main campus.

Can organize specials with Walshees: music ect…

/WASA Contacts

Dave still compiling list – Internal mostly finished

External list to be compiled, ex presidents ect…

Update contacts on school website.

Sean is now FEDS chair, weekly updates from now on.

APPLY FOR O-WEEK!

Minutes: Jan 25th, 2012

 // Lead Representative Updates

Student Lounge w/SWAG – Rick to talk to main campus

Lecture series is happening, no roster

Pecha Kucha - Professor Lectures, organized by SWAG - being planned

Tech Stream talk on Feb. 6 - Vision 2015 by end of the week for review.

PD funding went through, online courses will hopefully be in place for first years.

Online courses taken during co-op terms. Mandatory.

North House is being constructed @ ‘rare’ site

// Budget Updates   

Slight adjustments, confirmed laser cutting funding.

Student project fund

Adjust expenses & numbers

Added Gym Equipment

Less money carried over.

$1500 for student lounge - ballpark (SWAG needs to figure out costs & what other funding can be acquired)

Unanimous Vote - Budget Passed

// Meeting with SWAG

-Student Lounge

            Design Team Required - learning opportunity for 1B Class

-Faculty Events

            Masters students on same page with WASA: more faculty involvement

            Petchekucha

-Future Event Co-ordination

-WASA Blog + SWAG/Master’s Blog

            Combine both / Coordinate

            Buy a shared domain & combine - Waterloo Students Blog

            Log-in for WASA & SWAG minutes

            Video Cameras from ACM:

            Thesis & Lectures could be added to Vimeo channel: great resource

// Initiatives

-Fabrication Tutorials

            Talk w/ Don & Mark - Coordinate with 1B studio: 1 member of each studio group to attend tutorial w/3A students.

            Work in Rhino / export to CAD to use laser cutter.

            At least initiate a few people w/ laser cutter.

            Worthwhile moving tutorials to 2A/3B Terms

            Gauge interest in 3A class to attend tutorial as well

-Metal Laser Cutter

            Costs:

                        Phillip             $15000

                        Heinz $20000

            Welding: somehow build a welding ‘hut’ / bench outside

            Estimate $5000 total

            WEEF? Discount / Used to save money

            Cost of material: 30”x30” Cold Rolled Steel is $35 - not too expensive

            Set up a local partnership with metal shop for scrap

-Student Mentorship

            Work in laser cutting - those who are strong with laser cutter to aid 1B students who wish to laser cut

            Tuesday night to assemble list - ready for next week

-Co-op Database + Fair (Feb 6th)

            Questionnaire e-mailed out & 12-15 people signed up for booths

            Database falls together with finished questionnaires

-WAC Publication

            Meeting with Rick, working on getting funding.

-WASA Blog

            Discussed earlier: combine with SWAG possibly & re-format to combine WASA component & public side of student work

            Faculty interviews / articles

            Could eventually fold into the publication

-Tutorials

            Already set up on main campus

            The more people that show interest in this, the more accessible becomes

            Link to go up on WASA Blog

// Student Project Fund

            How do people apply? How much?

            Each application needs to be evaluated individually

            Use WEEF guidelines as a starting point for criteria

            Steph to do prelim research for next week

            WASA must be as transparent as possible here

// WEEF

-Ideas for proposals received?

            Higher quality video cameras

                        SWAG interested: record thesis defenses - in talks with ACM

                        ACM’s budget: WASA shouldn’t feed into costs if it’s not necessary

                        Video – capable DSLRs are an option

            Laser cutter will be a large proposal: ask for a smaller amount for multiple terms

            Video cameras more likely: all students use it ect…

            Previous WEEF funding still to be used (lights)

//SLEF

- Proposals to go through SWAG once Student Lounge is approved by House @ main campus

// Events etc.

-Canstruction (meeting Thursday *5:30pm)

            Meeting details Canstruction, signup.

            In student lounge

-Arch-Eng Events (Semi Formal - March 17, EngPlay - March 15-17)

            VP Finance ENGSOC contacted to coordinate Eng Play & Archineering

            Busses to be coordinated for Architecture students

            Eng Play - Want us to bus in on 15th: day of reviews. Probably not happening.         Still to coordinate Archineering: invite Engineers to Walshees

                        March 1st

-Coffee House

            Grand House

            Weekend of March 16th / 17th?

-Ski Trip

            March 3rd / 4th?

            Mount St. Louis Moonstone (2 1/2h drive)

            $45 / person + $30 rental

            1 Bus: 47 people + Space for equipment

            Get a sign up list out

                        Sell tickets: people to pay as they sign up

// WASA Contacts

- Internal and External Contacts still to be compiled

Minutes: Jan 18th

WASA Minutes for January 18^th, 2012

AGENDA  

// Elected Roles    

Lead Reps:                 Samuel

                                      Maddi

                                      Steph

Chairs:                       Dave Holborn

                                    Jake Read

Treasurers               Miguel Enkerlin

                                    Patrick Harvey

WEEF                        Caelin

                                    Milos

CO-OP                       Devon

                                    Miriam

// Budget

Projected budget was available at meeting or by email through Miguel.

About $8700 + Money in the safe.

/ Standard Items

            Election Pizza, Events

            Workshop

            Publication to help start up

            Deadline / Review Food

            Awards Banquet $1000

            500 to Laser Cutter to aid: moral and financial support.

            20 to Ryan

            Archineering

/ WASA Endowment Fund

            Money for students to pursue competitions / installations

            Come up to my room, Nuit Blanche ect…

            Need to set up rules / system. Cannot legally be ‘endowment fund’.   

WASA Student Support Fund? FEDS says we shouldn’t be carrying excess.

            $4000 surplus at the end of term is not good.

Budget Additions:

/ Lounge

            Student Lounge // WASA will have to allocate funding

            SLEF-fund: Apply to Student Life Endowment Fund for Lounge.

/ Laser Cutter

            $500 Down?

            Bodkin has the report from Beesley

/ Gym Equipment

/ Laser Cutter + Student Lounge

/ Community Lounge is happening - cannot use the room for Gym

/ TEDx ?

/ TV for Upcoming events: Calendar + Upcoming events

// Lead Representatives Update

/ 3A: Iggy & Devon academic liasons

/ Meeting with Rick

            Arriscraft Lecture Series returns later in the term

            Faculty Lecture Series - Rick Approves, in talks with Don Mckay

            Vision 2015: Delayed but Rick is finishing proposal for Architecture School - opportunity for student input

                        Transition from undergrad - grad

                        Cultural History Electives - Eastern history, specific eras ect…

                        (BCON & ENVIRO & VISCOM) Technology & Green Design Stream: Student input req’d, what outcomes do we want?

                        Need to organize a way to gather feedback.

            Professional Development - Soft skills in office environments.

                        Developing portfolios, website design, writing, researching & editing.

                        Room here for student feedback.

            We are one of the only departments to not do PD courses

We’ll keep you posted RE: Meetings with Rick.

// Initiatives

/ Fab Tutorials

Heinz asks 3A’s to get the ball rolling on Laser Cutter Supervision

Who is interested in 1B? Who is willing to run a tutorial?

            Victoria

/ Metal Laser Cutter

Bodkin:

            Petition & Met with Rick

            Rick is enthusiastic, worried about cost of installation

            Heinz: $15000 is optimistic

            WEEF - We need to write up a proposal

            WASA - $500 a ‘token of support’

            Running costs: $6-10 per hour. W/maintenence will cost us $15-20 per hour.

            Rick will attempt to subsidize the cost.

            Material will also be more expensive to purchase.

            Will require an expanded metal shop: possibly more room in the shop.

            Coincide with Architectural Engineering?

            Unanimous vote: Move forward, find specific pricing.

/ Student Mentorship

1B & 3A Rep to take it on.

            Keegan & Sammy

Simple list of skill sets & contact info.

/ Co-op Database

Compile thoughts & impressions from employers

Devon: Co-op fair - un-biased ‘truth’

Feb 4th of 5th, or week later @ 8th.

Set up in loft.

Sam to develop with guidelines for information to be presented.

/ Publication

200 in the budget to help out

Look into sponsorship?

Feds / EngSoc

// Internal

/ Workshop: What can WASA do for awareness RE: people leaving mess, tools that disappear.

/ Fab: 3A after-hours supervisors.

/ Lounge: Work into budget - talk to SWAG. Samuel & Miguel to coordinate

/ WEEF: What do we want?

            Come up with a list – department specific purchases should be brought up with Rick to allocate funds for more basic items.

            WEEF REQIREMENTS: Educational, something that is used for many years by as many students as possible.

            EG. Lighting for the play: used every year.

/ Caelin to canvas school for WEEF Suggestions

/ Should have a SLEF Proposal for Lounge

// Events - Assign people for each event

/ Ski Trip - Caelin & Morgan

/ Canstruction - Simone & Stef

/ Coffee House - Desiree & Morgan

/ Archineering - Miles & Dave & Maddi

/ T-Shirts: to sell @ open house & U @ Waterloo

// Contacts

Write your e-mails down on the mailing list!

& Compile a list of external contacts, talk to Steph

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