Agenda for AguaClara Club Meeting 8/31/09
- Introduce ourselves, discussion topics:
o Give brief ten minute presentation on AguaClara (Matt)
o Talk about what we think club objectives are:
- The objectives of this organization shall be:
1: Raise awareness of the AguaClara Project.
2: Raise world wide water issues among communities
3: Provide forum for communication between community
4: Provide volunteering opportunities related to the project without enrolling into the class o Talk about how this is our first year and flexible development and formation of club(Julie)
§ know that people want to do design or research but cannot take the class, we know that some people also want to be in outreach
§ Gives us an excuse to do quarter card on Ho Plaza, get club funding, and do more social events, and work with and form partnerships with other clubs
- Have them introduce themselves, have other people introduce themselves (name, major, year, and what you hope to get out of the club)
- Discussion of ideas:
Involvement with AguaClar a class: use calendar system to go to meetings that you can, take on tasks that can be done on your own time
o Lack of money to build plants (use money to pay for engineers), fundraising (small fundraiser, brick project)
o Partnership with other organizations on campus
o Speakers
§ Can invite speakers
§ Link to AguaClara syllabus
o Specific activities people want to do
o Talk about officer roles
o Table (put off for next meeting) officer elections
o Questions, ideas?
o Picnic: arts quad a week from today (ask about time); potluck
o Movie of FLOW (ask)
o How often to meet (every other week)
o Budget planning after meeting