The UBC Assembly of Interdisciplinary Students (AIS)

 

MEETING MINUTES

Sept 11th, 2009

  • Imagine Debrief 
  • Went over strategies to attract attention – free stuff; explanation of AIS mission. 


  • Clubs Days 
  • Sept 23-25 2009 in the SUB – from 10am-5pm.


  • Icebreaker – October 2nd.


  • Clubbing Tickets 
  • Discussed various availabilities to man the booths.


  • Executive Voting. 
  • Odin Zhou to be Director of Events Planning – Motion passed.
  • Curtis Lim to be Director of Public Relations/Marketing – Motion passed.
  • Pictures needed to be posted on website. 


  • Membership Cards.
  • Design complete – presented to meeting. Minor changes to be made before sending to printers.

August 16, 2009

  • President Application for loan. Short Term Loan Status - 100 for clubs days gifts, 100 for membership cards/printing, 150 for icebreaker, 50 buffer. 


  • Finance Budget submitted, as of today, budget awaiting approval. 


  • Communications Reimbursement of Henry’s video camera – 100% approved.
  • Partnership Clubs – club presidents are currently liaising with President to negotiate details of discounts, etc.
  • Website – sponsors logos updated.  
  • Flickr – fate of pictures to be determined and past members notified of deletion.


  • Yearbook Themes – Gateway?  Theme to be voted on at AGM.
  • Layout – presented to meeting, will need more layouts?
  • Events Imagine UBC (Tuesday Sept 8, 2009), Clubs Days. 
  • Banner 7x2 – 98 + tax + $1 grommet. 
  • October 2 – Icebreaker – at SUB Party Room 3:30-6, 8:30-12 – Icebreaker from 8:30-10:30; Will book a room for AGM.


  • Public Relations $1000 guarantee for advertising in discussion. 
  • Marketing for AIS events; marketing club partnership discounts.
  • Need to get in touch with other clubs in September.
  • Clubs day – first 100 people get an AIS pen; advertise for Icebreaker.
  • All AIS members get discounted yearbooks – system to be put in place to maintain member records.
  • Icebreaker – advertise later events.

July 15, 2009

Partnership Club – around 20 clubs in negotiations with Elizabeth.  Concluded by August 10, in order to allow for design and printing of membership cards.

Constitutional Amendment – Quorum percentage to 10% to accommodate for larger membership.  Reshuffle of Executive positions and duties. Chief Editor – Sandy Young Vote: 8 aye, 0 nays; 100% passed.

AGM to be required every year – recommended to be tied to the Icebreaker event; as well may attach interviews for department positions at the same time. 

 

Public Relations 3 tiered system – 1 elite sponsor ($1000/or equivalent); 5 professional sponsors ($500/or equivalent); 10 general ($250/or equivalent)

KTL – will still require negotiation – results to be determined.

CU Advertising – in the process of setting up contract – a copy of the yearbook has been sent to them. 

 

Budget Projected spending on membership cards - $350

Projected spending on printing, gifts, etc. - $8100

3-4 projected clubbing events - $250 approx.

(Yearbook) Expected revenue– $17500; expected expenses - $11550

Other expenses/revenues presented.

 

Events – Imagine and Clubs Day Note to President – icebreaker date to be changed? Due to late school start date. 

Imagine – promotion of club (need to ask about whether we can gather membership). 

Clubbing Nights – Sept 17, Oct 31, Nov 19.

 

Administration Note to Administrator – contact list/e-mails.

 

Yearbook Found printing company (Rayacom) in Vancouver that can charge $20 per book.  Will have a meeting in the next week to discuss.

Allow for bricks, ads, UBC section (to be done by AIS?)

Theme brainstorm – bridges, more ideas to be determined.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 9:48pm 

September 27, 2009

Discussion - Icebreaker; more inclined towards a salsa party

Price to be established at $2.00; PR Director will figure out icebreaker games; will be selling drinks at Icebreaker.

Most people who joined on clubs day would like to be executives - revenues are still positive

We have received an offer for advertising in return for $1000.00 funding - final details to be confirmed with AMS.