-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Computing Facility General Meeting 31 January 2000 In attendance: Elaine Chao (chaos) Bem Jones-Bey (ajani) Jason Castello (castello) Eugene Chan (ceugene) Jeff Emrich (jeffe) Devin Jones (jones) Wayne Kao (kaow) Steve Martinot (marto) Stephen McCamant (smcc) Ken Ott (kenao) Akop Pogosion (akopps) Katrina Templeton (katster) The meeting was opened at 7:08pm I. Reports General Manager Ken and Devin gave the GM's report. They've been finalizing the details with the February 2 startup fair and getting more companies to come. OCF staff volunteered to put up flyers advertising the event in different campus buildings including Soda and Cory, and volunteered to help staff the fair itself. Devin noted the OCF has made four times the money this year than from the last startup fair. All that's left to do is to finish the handout that will be handed out at the fair. Site Manager Akop wants to have a new staff orientation soon. He reminded everyone that almost no one has scheduled staff hours but that now is the time to do so since class schedules are finalized. The lab computers have been upgraded to Solaris 7 and there will be a service interruption later this week to install some patches. Alan Coopersmith still has the key to Barrows but Ken said he could get it from him. Stephen McCamant reported the installation of 3D graphics libraries. II. Elections General Manager Ken Ott read off the duties of the GM from the constitution. Elaine Chao noted two additional GM duties, to do budget allocations and do the midterm report. Devin and Ken said they would finish the projects they had started including the new Heller Lounge lab. Stephen McCamant and !psb were nominated. Devin Jones and Ken Ott were also nominated but declined. Stephen McCamant is elected. Site Manager Akop Pogosion and !psb were nominated. Ken Ott was nominated but had left the meeting so was not present to accept the nomination. Akop was elected unanimously. Board of Directors Bem Jones-Bey, Jason Castello, Eugene Chan, Jeff Emrich, Wayne Kao, and Katrina Templeton are elected to the BoD. Stephen McCamant and Akop Pogosion are part of the BoD by default because they are the GM and SM. Faculty Advisor Brian Harvey was nominated and elected as advisor. Disk Usage Management Board (DMB) Stephen McCamant proposed that the BoD make quota decisions since the DMB was ineffective during the fall semester, but Elaine Chao said that this was not wise because the BoD was there to appeal decisions made by the DMB in case the DMB made a bad decision. Katrina Templeton was nominated and elected to the BoD. Other positions Decisions about these positions were postoned to be decided at a future meeting. III. Old Business There was no old business. IV. New Business Quotas At the last general meeting, members voted on new quotas due to increased disk space. Because of how the constitution reads, by doing this, the BoD can no longer change quotas. Bem motioned that the BoD be allowed to once again set quotas and the motion carried. Constitutional Amendment Stephen McCamant presented the board with a proposal for an amendment to update the constitution's non-discrimination clause. It was presented to the BoD at the last Board of Directors meeting as required by the constitution: Current language: ---------------- 7.1 Nondiscrimination The OCF shall not discriminate in any way against any person by race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, handicap, college major or political activity. Proposed new language: --------------------- 7.1 Non-discrimination 7.1.1 In Accord with Berkeley Campus Regulations The OCF shall not restrict membership or otherwise discriminate in any way against any person or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship or status as a covered veteran (special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran or any other veteran who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized). 7.1.2 Fields of Study The OCF shall not restrict membership or otherwise discriminate in any way against any person or group on the basis of college major or field of study. However, this section shall not be construed as restricting the OCF from providing separate facilities for different uses, as long as the availability of such facilities is proportionate to demand among the OCF's current and potential users. 7.1.3 Political Activity The OCF shall not restrict membership or otherwise discriminate in any way against any person or group on the basis of political activity. ---- (End of amendment) Steve noted that there had been concerns that the amendment had not been available to the general public for a week as required by the constitution and that perhaps another general meeting should be held to vote on the issue after the amendment could be reviewed a full week by the public. Steve Martinot suggested that having another general meeting, like one during the February 2 startup fair, could allow more of the general membership to participate in a general meeting, but if not, it should be voted on right away instead of wasting time on a technicality. Elaine Chao said that the constitution should be followed even if it is inconvenient to. Next meeting Kat motioned to have a general meeting next week on Tuesday February 8 at 5:30 pm, probably in Dwinelle. Bem seconded the motion. VII. Announcements There were no announcements. The meeting was closed at 8:30pm. Recorded by Wayne Kao (kaow).