SP House Meeting

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S-P House Meeting

• April 4, 2006

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Agenda

• May Officers Appreciation Brunch
• Wiki Demo
• Upcoming events
• Open Floor
• SPEC 2006-07 Election

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May Officers Appreciation Brunch
We will be hosting our Officers appreciation
brunch on May 6, 2006 at 11am Time
11-1pm Location Marriott Hotel at Kendall
Square Agenda Officer transition, suggestions
for new ideas, initiatives, and improvements
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Thanks Pete!
We will miss you
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Upcoming Events

• Apr 7th, Friday
• Dhoom Party 8pm
• Apr 8th, Saturday
• Bruins Hockey Game 2pm
• Apr 10th, Monday (1st of 5 classes)
• RAD classes 7pm
• Apr 19th, Wednesday
• Date/service auction Coffee Hour 9pm

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Upcoming Events

• Apr 21th, Friday
• Graduate Student Career Symposium 9am
• Apr 25th, Tuesday
• Healthy Eating Seminar 7pm
• Apr 30th, Sunday
• Spring Weekend Brunch 12 noon
• May 7th, Sunday
• First spring BBQ

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Open Floor
Hi, got a question? Ask away! (This is your
second to last chance to ask us)
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SPEC 06-07 Election
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SPEC 06-07 Election

• Elections
• Statements Up to 5 minutes for remarks per
  candidate
• QA for all candidates 20 mins max
• Voting
• Voting for all 5 positions, simultaneously
• Full preferential method

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Jane Kim

• Nominated Position Sidney Pacific Chair of the
  Halls
• Present Position 4-North Hall Councilor Second
  Year Biology Graduate Student
• Past Events
• Thai Dinner and Book Exchange North
  End and Haymarket Outing
• Chocolate Fondue SP Dance Pre-Party Spring
  Break Dinner
• 461 Open House Brain Freeze Friday
  466 Open House
• Future Goals
• Encourage hall events during orientation to set
  a sociable and friendly tone for the year
• Compile a list of successful hall events, good
  take out/delivery restaurants, free/inexpensive
  Boston activities as a resource for hall
  councilors
• Take responsibility for door name tags to ensure
  they are put up in a timely manner
• Provide incentives for multi-floor events
• Notify hall councilors of recent hall events via
  monthly update email

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About Ballot

• A valid ballot (for a given race) is one whose
  only marks are unique positive integers.
• An invalid ballot counts as an abstention
• Quorum may not be met
• A blank is ok ? ballot counts as an abstention
  
• for the unranked candidate(s)

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Example Ballots
Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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2
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Example Ballots
Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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1
2
2
Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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no
yes
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2
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Example Ballots
Alice____________ Bob_____________ Carl_________
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Alice____________
0
4
2
Alice____________
Alice____________
yes
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Voting Instructions

• Order the candidates according to your
  preferences 1, 2, etc.
• Mark only unique, positive integers!
• Any stray marks or words will invalidate your
  vote