(Minutes by Chris Ruscio)

CSSA meeting Jan 20
        Welcome back to Alison

        Ben Fenster (President of UPE) joined us today (Welcome ben)
                cs revamping curriculum at request of the dean
                        cs department wants a focus group of students
                        cssa and upe need to find those students
                        students who care about the program, and are willing to talk to someone about the problems in the program.

                        NB: Curriculum changes will NOT affect any student currently enrolled.

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                Cssa and upe involvment in outreach
                        might be activities that the department asks us to do
                        details coming at a later date.

                UPE mentor program
                        hasn't been flying
                        cssa and upe want a mentor program, but are having issues finding someone to coordinate activities



        (bye ben)

        SGA recognition package (Tom)
                To be talked about next tuesday at 5:00

                CSSA is applying to be an SGA club to help with funding and logistical issues.

        Dave
                speaker series
                        march 14 Brigitte Pientka, MacGill University, Montreal
                        TBA Ulfar Erlingsson
                        TBA Mattias Felleisen

                        Stallman, what went wrong last semester?
                        Do we want to try to invite him back this semester?

                        who wants to come to vermont in winter??? (-10 F. today)


                Programming contest will happen this semester.

        Siggraph
                Maybe in april, second week
                more details later.

        Bowling
                will be happening
                we'll miss having yoav there

                Late February, probably the night before the EMball.
                Charlotte will call Yankee Lanes and see if we can get a group rate.

        Emball
        What: A night out of Votey! 4th Annual Engineers Formal
        When: February 26, 2005
               Although the Dean's Student Council usually tries to organize transportation for those that need it, the CSSA will have a group going, so e-mail us if you'd like to go, but need a ride.  We'll try to match people up.


        movie night
                will we do it again
                Looks like i'll (Chris) be running it :)
                friday of the first week of april
                April 8th

        Propaganda
                we need someone to design publicity artwork

        v-games
                vgames.com
                can we find an open room that's large enough.
                would they like to come back this semester.

        Website redesign
                Max (Lawton) is working on a new design, we'll take it for a test drive next meeting

        Alison's back (hi ali)
                She's working on assembling a computer crime panel
                Beginning of march

                -Panel on Cybercrime
                       - may be in CC Theatre
                       - drawing experts from government, academia, private companies.
                       - may involve experts from Champlain, Norwich
                       - evening, probably 6 - 8 p.m.

        Meeting adjourned (Bye everyone, see you in a fortnight... Same bat time, same bat place)
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