Minutes: January 9

January 9, 2018; Meeting Minutes

Pub Night (Monica)

• Ticket distribution:
  
  • Alec - 30
    
  • Noah - 25
    
  • Talia - 25
    
  • Beatrice - 20
    
  • Max - 5
    
• Unsold tickets to be returned to Monica
  

Merchandise (Talia)

• Monica: expect packages tomorrow
  
• Talia: send out emails to purchasers following pub night
  

EU Delegation (Beatrice)

• Participants must bring government ID
  
• Next Wednesday @ 10am
  
• 30 attendees; RSVP deadline this Friday
  

BGives (Talia)

• Oxfam Day of Action: public campaign
  
• March, leading up to International Women’s Day
  
• If executed, make Oxfam the benefactee of the BGInS Gala
  
• Also: potential for CUSO International
  

Speakers Night (Noah)

• Pay Clem back for Dining Services
  
• Waiting for invoice from FMP
  

Embassy Visit (Beatrice/Monica)

• Venezuelan Embassy: PM Trudeau recently expelled the Venezuelan Ambassador; should look at new embassy
  
• Contact: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Kuwait
  
  • Ideally, from Middle East, South America
    

Global Centre for Pluralism Visit(?)

• Possible substitute for embassy visit
  

Gala

• March 9 is also the date for Carleton’s Relay for Life
  
  • Look for March 2, 3, 23, 24
    
• Photographer: contact Troy Curtis for pricing (Monica)
  
• Possible themes: Gatsby
  
• Ticket sales online ONLY (CUSA or eventbrite)
  

BGInS Academic Society Levy (Clem/Noah)

• Contact Chris Brown
  
• Would require referendum
  

Tunnel Mural (Alec)

• Start application process
  
• Contest for mural design
  
  • Prize: 2 free gala tickets
    
  • Google form: share ownership with academic society email
    
  • Send out form following next meeting (after name-change)
    

Change BGInS Academic Society Name

• Vote next week
  
• E.g. Global and International Studies’ Student Association (GISSA)
  

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