Minutes

Announcements:

* Minutes 10/25/06

Paul: Any objections to accepting the minutes from last meeting? (none)

Passes by consensus.



Funding: Adam

* Powderbound (Representative = David Guadai)

David: We have several events, including one at the 750 Pub that allows people to meet others who may be going skiing in the mountains. The expenses include a DJ, flyers, and event food. We also assist with skill development. We have a cabin that people can opt into and we are going to be subsidizing some equipment rentals for some beginners.

Dirk: How many active members are graduate students? And how much of your budget comes from the GSC each year?

David: 200 and about 15-20%.



Request: $2980

Paul: Any objections to funding Powderbound for $2980? (none)

Passes by consensus.



New Business

* Stanford India Organisation (Representative = Archan Padmanabhan)

Archan: The Stanford India Organization is organizing the Festival of Light on Sunday, Nov. 5, with the undergraduate Indian organization Sanskriti. We are hosting the event for about 300 students, with more than half being graduate students. This is our only ticked event and the tickets are $10 per student. We met last Saturday with Sanskriti to discuss the budget and discovered that the expenses had been grossly miscalculated. We are falling short of funds. We understand that we are late, but we would like your help.

Paul: What are you asking for?

Archan: $2091 for labor, food ($5 per person), equipment, and room fees. The event is being held in the Arrillaga Alumni Center.

Paul: So you are about $2000 short of what you need. What if we are not able to fund you?

Archan: We have money saved up from other ticked events, but we will have no savings left.

Fen: Was the event advertised on Grad Events?

Archan: No. The tickets sales are already underway. The undergrads started selling tickets earlier this week. This is a very successful event. We have been advertising with flyers and the event is open to all students. Is there anyway we can salvage the situation?

Paul: I appreciate you coming to the GSC. We may not decide to fund you because of the funding committee policies in place that make sure we have an easy way to promote events to graduate students. However, as the GSC, we do have the authority to disregard the policies and fund your group. I understand that there is a huge Indian population at Stanford and this event is one of the biggest your organization puts on during the year.

Adam: Under the funding committee rules, we would not give this group money because there has been no grad marking to get the word out.

Paul: Ok. Let’s vote. Any objections to funding Stanford India Organisation for $2091? (objection and vote)

Favor = 3. Opposed = 7. Abstain = 1.

Maria: Can you come back to us for your other events?

Archan: We will. Most of our other events do not cost more than a few hundred dollars.

Paul: Is anyone willing to propose a lower number? (waits) Seeing no other suggestions, I am sorry but we cannot fund your event. We are sorry about the affect this has on your finances. We encourage you to submit your other funding proposals to the funding committee on time.



Adjourn.