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2 hot issues:
	ignobel tickets w/out group right are $33 each x 10ppl = $330
	last-miute hotel > $2000
	2 minivans
so ignobels are off
need a full ignobel party
dept colloquium?  no spot open till spring
idea: talk to Hopkins and Georgetown, open it up to them as well
talk to some people, try to get some funding from dept
Tom will talk to Doug Roberts for prediction
Adam will talk to Gleason
Must get lecture going before meeting Tursday
will do it in the big lectre halls, organize with Clay
ignobels in evening
if lecture halls don't work, there's 1201
schedule for this is split b/w Bernie and the University
the ignobels is one show a couple of hours long
lectures may or may not be webcast, are in middle of day
party coord:
	pick out room and coord
	order food & beverages
	promote it
Tom will coord most of it
Dianna will get room
will have pizza, sodas, maybe deserts, popcorn

need an agenda for next week's meeting
	disc of ignobel
	initial plug for webcast
	sched crab feast??
	inquire about movie nights
	faculty-student luncheon
	donuts!
		find people to close and open
	establish Monday as start for donuts
	demos - Berg? talk to clay
	pencil launcher
	lounge improvements
	lounge cleanliness
	interest in activities

idea: have upperclassmen to mentor lower
next week: get a prof to come in and talk about what they do
	Goodman
every x weeks (x=2 or 3) - how is this research actally done
looking for profs who are looking for undergrads
Hamilton, Goodman, Rolston, Orozco, Anlaga, Lob, Lathrop**, Losert, Hassam?, Furer, Greene**
maybe some profs from astro too
Biophysics profs
Lubna at Goddard might know people to talk to at Goddard
Bill Phillips - joint quantum *
Eye on the Sky

there will be shifts where freshman are alone
I will train freshman on MTuThF for one week
still no word from diamondback reporter - what are his intentions?
Adam has no voicemail, we dont' want article to say we "refused to comment"

we cannot get rid of the piano, it's Lorraine's
outreach to women

after meeting, send packet to National
Clay probably won't be able to come this time either
	so no explosions
Wellstood can be there, can do some demos
must at some point look into The Can Crusher
want 3-4 demos

must do a tour of the building at some point
dodgeball, kickball, something

1201 is our first choice for ignobels
second Toll
Third is big lecture hall

have creamer, cups, coffee

the Yahoo group

use google calendar

will put 'doze on the linux box 'cause no one can use it as it is (due to administrative/accout issues)
in fact, re-mage all of them

website competition
	offer like $50 for new website design
entries must be in by Oct 5

we need to start getting the 15min donut delivery pass
Tom will go grovel for it

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