Tucson Section Officer Board

Meeting Minutes for 7 November 2006

 

Next meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at El Parador at 6:00 PM

 

ATTENDEES: 

Matt Angiulo, Maren McRae, Sara Falconer, Frank Manning, Jason

Desmarais, David Haas, Doug May, John Madden, Amy Rice

 

KIDS CLUB:

  • December 2nd will be at PASM. “aviation” will be taught by Brian Ewingson
  • 31 kids are enrolled.  We have 9 on a waiting list.
  • Only one session in the spring (April rockets)
  • Maybe Chris Discenza can do his session. 
  • There are 2 open sessions.  Sara is looking for suggestions.  (hands on!)
    • Maybe Serina to do Math games….but we don’t want to repeat too much.
  • Sara needs someone to take responsibility for the key/building for the January and February sessions. Matt will be available.
  • Sara needs student help.
    • Student section officers to send an invitation/request to their membership.

 

WEBSITE:

  • Frank added info regarding our awards.
  • Takahashi’s membership upgrade was posted.
  • Added a thing about the Cat III award.
  • Sara may try to add some artistic styling to the pages.

 

TREASURER:

  • Patrick Craine has left town.  We now do not have a treasurer.
  • Nick Cicchini is considering the treasurer position.
  • Matt deposited 1500 Cat III check and reimbursed himself for the camera equipment. 
  • Camera insurance was considered.  We should buy it and ask for reimbursement for the insurance from the other sections that use the camera after this year.
  • Cat II award money is in but not deposited.
  • Sara gave Matt checks to deposit from Kids Club
  • Matt needs to write a check for $20 and send it to Sybelle van Erven

 

 AERIAL ROBOTICS

  • Started flight testing the drop vehicle
  • New control system is being tested.

 

MEMBERSHIP REPORTS:

  • Membership reports were released this week.
  • Many educator associates are 2 weeks past renewal

-         Many of them signed up but never participated. Sara is not surprised.

-         We had 36 (20 joined last summer).

  • 30 student members.
  • 5 members have moved into the section since the last report.  We should send them a welcome letter.

-         Doug to send Sara their email addresses.

  • Our roster has a total of 311 members. (15 are two months past) – we should ask them to renew.

 

STUDENTS VS. PROFESSIONALS SOFTBALL GAME & BBQ:

  • Students won 25 to 10.
  • 26-30 people showed up. Everyone had a good time
  • We purchased two coolers and BBQ foods (~$200.00 in total expenses)
  • Students have suggested doing another one next semester
    • I’d like to get shirts for the next game.  We didn’t do that this time.
  • At one point in the meeting I was making fun of the A380 and argued that getting fatter and slower wasn’t the general trend of technological development.  Amy Rice pointed out the similarity between that statement and development of the professional softball team.

 

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER EVENT & E-Week:

  • Gene Austin will speak at PASM on February 22nd regarding space Tourism.
  • Matt to send Sara his bio and synopsis.
  • Sara and Frank can email everybody.
  • We could do it AME if PASM doesn’t work out.
  • Perhaps Gene could ours and the E-week banquet on the 20th

-         We could move our date to the 21st to be more convenient if desired.

-         Doug needs Kids club info for the Eweek thing at Foothills mall

-         He should play the “from the sands to the stars video”.

 

NEWSLETTER:

  • Articles due on November 14th
  • We’ll get the newsletter out in November.
  • We need something for engineers week
  • Doug to write a membership article
  • Sara will write kids club and Astronomy camp out articles
  • Matt will write a Chair’s Corner and a Distinguished Lecturer article
  • Matt will contact Grant Anderson, Linsday Lund, and Brian Ewingson for articles.
  • Frank will write an aerial robotics article
  • Student Section will write a DBF article.
  • Matt to send John an updated officer roster.

 

GO HERE AND BE AMAZED:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJyAyopu2_c

 

STUDENT SECTION:

  • Working on DBF entry (only one team despite Matt’s objections/ecouragment)
  • Saturday is homecoming. During this the students will participate in the “Jr Scientists Kids Day” at the science and engineering library.
    • AIAA will set up Microsoft flight simulator on a projection screen.
    • Maybe they can do this for kids club?


BORDER SECURITY FORUM:

  • Group in Monterey looks like they’re going to pick it up.
  • It seems like we’re off the hook.
  • We’re disappointed because this is a good opportunity for us. There is definite merit for having the event here.
  • On the other hand, we need more guidance and we’re relieved.
  • We would still like to participate in some manner.

 

MISC:

  • Sara declined Program Deputy Director position.
  • Doug also has been contacted to be the membership Deputy Director.
  • Sara will be in a show at 10:30 on Thursday Friday and Saturday Live Theater Workshop.   $5.00
  • Matt (& maybe Sara) will go to the Reno Conference. 
    • make reservations ASAP
    • If we have any associate fellow upgrades they will be recognized at the conference as well.