DM Meeting @ 2009-10-06 18:10:00
Minutes of the DM meeting held on 6 October 2009
6.10 pm
The Bar, Rootes Social Building
Present: James McLachlan, Gaby Aptula, Matthew Gardner, Robert Gardner, Owen Rye, George Marshall (late), Natalie Tyldesley (late)
1. Welcome and apologies for absence
James welcomed those present to the first meeting of the academic year.
Apologies were received from Mike Joy and Pierre Schramm.
2. Rotas
The late showing of Wolverine remained free.
3. Societies Fair
It was established that the stall would be covered on Wednesday but more help was needed on Thursday. A rota would be made available online.
4. 'Getting involved' meeting
It was announced that the meeting would be held on Monday, Week 2, at 7.00 pm.
Mat reminded those present to wear Filmsoc clothing to the meeting.
5. Socs Fed prices
James informed those present of the new pricing structure for membership of the Societies Federation.
Mat explained the new procedure for Associate Members.
6. Mailing list
James said that the DM mailing list, having been deleted, had been restored but the archive had been lost. James encouraged those present to keep their mailing list emails so that the archive might be rebuilt.
7. EPOS System and tills
James said that Slave Till 2 was out of commission because its power lead had been lost. Andrew was looking for the stray lead or a replacement.
James said that tickets could not be sold to those who had not seen any films at WSC. Memberships could still be sold and checked on the Union system, but member's free tickets could not be printed until the problem was resolved. Tim was working on a solution.
8. Date of next meeting
It was decided that the next meeting would be held on 13 October 2009 (Tuesday, Week 2). Meetings would probably continue to be held on Tuesdays.
9. AOB
- Robert said that DMs should encourage new stewards to go to the bar after midweek films.
- George thought that a Front of House social should be arranged, possibly to see Up on Saturday. Owen said he would be 'up' for that. The arrangements would be made on the forums.
- Owen raised James's idea of director's chairs for DMs. James said that anyone was welcome to browse for the best offers.
- George: "Warwick's car parking is ridiculous."
The meeting was adjourned at 6.47 pm.