Officers Present:
Cardi DeMonaco, Jr. (President), Scott Hoffman (Secretary), Pablo Garcia (Treasurer)
UMD Programming Competition:
We are ready to put on the competition this evening. Fifteen people have signed up, and eleven of them have responded to the most recent email. Dennis has picked up trophies for first, second, and third places. Currently, the competition is about $30 over budget.
We discussed the next event briefly. This is something that we desire to do each semester; perhaps next semester’s could take place in February. One idea for next year’s prizes, something functional (like flash drives?) instead of trophies?
Game Day:
Game day was a huge success, we added many names to the email list and picked up a few new memberships.This is definitely something we want to repeat next semester near the end as another “study break”. There was some discussion of including a LAN party component or the game club in the next iteration. We should set a date soon and get this on the various event calendars.
Conference:
The notion of a trip to a regional conference for ACM members was discussed. This was something that has not happened in a long time, and there is definite interest in starting this back up. The new officers will have to discuss the specifics, so this will be tabled until the next meeting in January.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service:
On Martin Luther King Day (January 19, 2009), will coordinate in service projects all over the Metro area. ACM is getting together in a group to take part. If you wish to join us, register on the web (http://www.umd.umich.edu/mlk) and choose “Associate for Computing Machinery” for the group name. Remember, no matter how big or small, you can make a difference in a person’s life.
Registration for the Day of Service ends on December 19th, and space is limited so we encourage you to register as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the Day of Service, you may contact Jon Larson, Student Activities Supervisor, at jonalars@umd.umich.edu or via telephone at 313-593-5667.
Brochures:
The open source brochures seem to be a huge hit, and definitely have been getting passed around. We should create more brochures, so if anyone has ideas, email them to acm@engin.umd.umich.edu or bring them to the next meeting. Additionally, Cardi is going to check into a possible monthly column on the Michigan Journal.
T-Shirts:
Still no ideas on a design, so tabled until the next meeting.
Resume Workshop:
We would like to put on a resume writing workshop. Cardi is going to try to get in contact with his guest speaker and make the necessary arrangements. He will report back to us one way or another.
Next Meeting:
The new officers will have to establish a meeting time for next semester. Tentative date is Monday, January 12 in the afternoon.
Winter 2009 Officers:
Congratulations to the new officers who will serve for the Winter 2009 semester, and thank you to the officers that served this last semester. Great job, guys!
- President: Anthony Wesley
- Vice President: Trevor Tabaka
- Treasurer: Luke Duncan
- Secretary: Jeremy Lance
The ACM wishes everyone a safe and happy break, and looks forward to seeing everyone in January! Feedback should be sent to acm@engin.umd.umich.edu.