Semester Two, 2013

News from the Exec Meeting on Monday:

• Please use the following link to select when you are available next semester for our weekly meetings: http://www.doodle.com/ggutb2ax6wbxa7rd#table

• Skepchicks Group: We will be starting a subgroup for women in RSS. There are not many women in RSS and we hope to increase the numbers, we will have women at the sign up stall, start a coffee group, and perhaps start a FB group. Watch this space for details.

• Some talks in the Pipeline for next semester:
  Open Culture: Why it matters; why you should care.
  From Is to Ought.
  Reductionism in science.
  REAL debate.
  Islam 101: The history and the teachings.
  Feminism: The role of Men in Feminism; Skepchik and Elevatorgate; The ethical terrain of abortion arguments.

• We will continue to have weekly meetings but also make some of these movie nights and social events rather than always having seminars/lectures.

• Future dinners will need to cost more (or fundraising?) in order to cover costs of so much pizza!

• Fundraising was considered but no firm plans have been made.

• New Exec Positions:
  President: Kieran David Deane-Alder
  Secretary: Zachary Ardern
  Deputy Secretary: Jenny Zhi Cheng
  Treasurer: Simon Wegner
  Media Officer: Joshua Guilbert
  Anti-Harassment Officer: Talia Sellars

(Other bureaucratic things were discussed but they are not really relevant to general members)