[9.6.06] September 6^th Meeting - Welcome to ACM! This club is the TCNJ chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery and provides a safe haven for those who love computers and computer related activities. This club also will provide learning services for those who wish to expand their knowledge of computers and will set up workshops for this purpose. - Introductions o Executive Board § Dr. Peter DePasquale (Advisor) § Kate Lynch (President) § Andrew Heiss (Vice President) § Genevieve Kosanovich (Secretary) § Andrew Chiusano (Treasurer/Historian) § Bruno Kruse (Webmaster) § Jeff Rupert (Publicist) o General Members - General Information: o ACM site: http://www.tcnj.edu/~acm <http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Eacm>. Check the site for any updates or to read up on anything that you may have missed at a previous meeting. o Any questions or comments or ideas – email the ACM account o As of now – the official meeting time is 4 pm in Holman Hall Room 252 o This club is free for all members. If anyone is interested in becoming officially involved in the club, which involves a fee, talk to Kate. o John Gannon, an apple representative on campus, will be working with ACM this semester. He wants to do a student film festival with possible MAC and PC divisions and asks that anyone who has any ideas to contact him. o There is also a programming team under the leadership of Dr. Andrea Salgian, who is looking for new participants. If anyone is interested, her email address is salgian@tcnj.edu <mailto:salgian@tcnj.edu>. - Upcoming Events/Projects: o Meet the Geeks, Geek Auction, movie trips, parties (possible Halloween party?) o Also, we will have game nights. On September 19^th at 8pm in Centennial Snack Bar (Basement), we will be hosting an Old School Game Night. o We are trying to get a speaker from IBM. This will be informative and may lead to future internships with the company. For the spring, we will try to get Eric Raymond (authority on Linux) as a guest speaker as well. o On October 7^th , we are hosting “Computer Swings” and will be participating in the Community Fest. In this event, we will be smashing old computers. Not only is this good for recycling, but it is also a great way to relieve stress! o We will be having a sponsored LAN party on October 27^th from 7pm – 1am. There is a maximum of 40 people allowed to participate. So if anyone is interested, visit http://digital-fortress.tk <http://www.digital-fortress.tk/> /_*(AFTER we notify you that the website is up and running)*_/ to sign up. If there are any openings, we will post fliers to attract walk-ins. There is a $2 fee for regular admission and $5 for walk-ins. If you have any questions/comments/concerns/suggestions, please don't hesitate to email myself, Kate, one of the other exec board members, or the ACM account (acm@tcnj.edu). Hope to see you all at the next meeting! Thank you for a GREAT first day! Andrew Heiss ACM Vice President |