2019-07-16 Officer Meeting

July 16, 2019

2019-07-16

Start Time: 6:31 PM End Time: 7:16 PM

Attendance

• Helen (President)
• Mike (Vice President)
• Nathan (Treasurer)
• Louis (Systems Admin)
• Charles (Secretary)
• Isai (Pirate King)

Last Week's TODOs

Short Term

• Helen:
  • Room registration for MH2021 (NOT FEB 6 OR 7)
  • Change Discord role permissions so that unpaid members can see everything but Fun and Admin
  • Clean up Discord Channels
  • Work on MH2020 Registration form
  • Update Shana as ACM National Advisor
• Louis:
  • Scan the old pictures
  • Update/Archive MH19 website
  • CTF Write Ups
  • Talk to Irene about link bonding
  • Change all passwords
  • Figure out long-term MH data storage

Medium Term

• Charlie:
  • Think talks
  • Find Minnehack sponsors
• Louis:
  • Organize server closet (Thomas and Helen will help?)
• Nathan:
  • Schedule carpet cleaning (2nd week of aug)

Suggestions

• None

Topics for Discussion

• Helen: UNIX classes
• Helen: UNIX class github
• Louis: Etherjack networking
• Louis: Mailserver
• Helen: Website accessibility
• Helen: MinneHack favicon
• Helen: UNIX class location
• Louis: Ameriprise sponsorship opportunity
• Isai: CSE Week email from Ben Koch
• Helen: Room reservation day
• Helen: Officer meeting time for fall
• Ace: Old accounts

Minutes

• Helen: UNIX classes
  • registration starts 23 of july
  • louis: helen should email department
  • next week should figure out dates for UNIX classes
• Helen: UNIX class github
  • make another github
• Helen: UNIX class location
  • best possible location is the roundish room in same block as acm room for colaborative environment
• Louis: Etherjack networking

  • 2.5, 5, 10 gigabit on

  • appropriations for

    • ?BASE-T switch
    • ?BASE-T NICs
    • used hardware? solicit donations?

  • switchover to

  • exception request form for NAT on

  • CSE network going away, switching to OIT network

  • network overhaul includes up to 10Gb networking in the building

  • we could possibly get faster network hardware (possibly funded by department)

    • if we have the hardware for the room it can be used for minnehack

  • continuing to use NAT on table requires an exemption request (OIT) on new network

  • 10Gb may incur cost, 5Gb maybe not

• Louis: Mailserver
  • ACM should have an email server for acm.umn.edu, minnehack.io, etc.
  • lends credibility to official communications
• louis: power supply died
  • need a new one
• Helen: Website accessibility
  • make sure things are accessible when put on website
  • helen would like to look into accessibility on acm and minnehack websites
• Helen: MinneHack favicon
  • minnehack.io needs a favicon
  • charles will do
• Louis: Ameriprise sponsorship opportunity
  • Charlie replied
  • Helen should sent minnehack prospectus
• Isai: CSE Week email from Ben Koch
  • We should do this
  • Helen will reply to Ben
• Helen: Room reservation day
  • 23rd is the first day we can reserve rooms
  • we should get on that as soon as possible to get the good rooms
• Helen: Officer meeting time for fall
  • Charles will not have schedule until aug 22
  • all officers need to put schedule in spreadsheet (or else)
• Ace: Old accounts
  • Old RSO accounts should be deleted
• Louis: one of the NICs in hestia is dying, needs replacing (department pays?)
  • does not NEED to be fixed before MinneHack, but would be nice

TODOs

Short Term

• Charles:
  • MinneHack favicon
• Charlie:
  • Think talks
  • Find Minnehack sponsors
• Helen:
  • Room registration for MH2021 (NOT FEB 6 OR 7)
  • Change Discord role permissions so that unpaid members can see everything but Fun and Admin
  • Clean up Discord Channels
  • Work on MH2020 Registration form
  • Update Shana as ACM National Advisor
  • send minnehack prospectus to ameriprise
  • Reply to Ben Koch about CSE Week
• Louis:
  • Scan the old pictures
  • Update/Archive MH19 website
  • CTF Write Ups
  • Change all passwords
  • Find cost difference between 5/10Gb network equipment
  • Talk to NTS and Irene about details of above
  • look at getting replacement power supply
  • talk to Gabe about aquiring used 5/10Gb gear from companies
• Nathan:
  • Schedule carpet cleaning (2nd week of aug)

Medium Term

• Helen:
  • Look into ACM and MinneHack website accessibility
• Louis:
  • Organize server closet (Thomas and Helen will help?)