Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Student Association
Meeting Minutes
September 30th, 2009
Opening
- The regular meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 12:33pm on September 30th, 2009 in the ASB 9896 by John Abreu-Lanza.
In attendance
- John, Lauren, Blaine, Torny, Brent, Stephanie, Lucia, Richard, Claire, Rob, Sandra
Approval of Agenda
- The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.
Approval of Minutes
- The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as distributed.
Open Issues
- Kin Cup
- $31.25/ hr to use half of the central gym
- $100 to buy tape for the mats
- $100 to move the mats
- Blaine motions to have the mats removed in order to use the whole gym, Brent seconds, vote: all in favour
- event will start at 6:30pm and end around 9:30pm or 10:00pm
- $325.00 for the gym and up to $100 for food and water
- Richard motions to allocate $500 for the gym rental and food, Stephanie seconds, vote: all in favour
- vote on posters at next meeting and put up posters on Friday
- find a schedule of Kin classes for speeches
- Fall Social
- Criminology is interested in hosting a social together
- External Relations Officer will compile a list of other DSUs and ask if any are interested in collaborating on a Fall Social
- advertise more this year
- last year, $2 beer worked out well but money was lost on pizza
- invite profs and TAs and give them a special drinking price (ie. 50% off)
- one free drink if you wear DSU gear is another possibility
- maybe rent Rockband
- Geek Week (last week of January)
- we can tie in Careers in Kin (more advertising this way)
- Wednesday January 27th, 2010 is the tentative date
- invite med students, physiotherapists, entrepreneurs in Kin, chiropractors, paramedics, athletic therapists, dieticians, strength and conditioning coaches, specialists in sports medicine, occupational therapists, ergonomists, clinical research physiologists, Co-op, SFSS, Faculty of Science, BPK department and include tours of labs and info on Co-op grad programs
- wait until after Kin Cup to start advertising for Careers in Kin
- ask Stephen Price to help conduct surveys regarding last year’s Careers in Kin event
- Miscellaneous Business
- Act Now BC sent an email to John asking Kin students to be ambassadors
- Pemberton Resort sent an email to John asking if BPKSA held ski trips
- CSEP sent an email regarding cheap all-day passes to the annual general meeting in 2010
Adjournment
- Meeting was adjourned at 1:16pm by John Abreu-Lanza. The next general meeting will be at 12:30pm on October 7th, 2009 in the Seminar Room.