GLOBAL meets approximately one a month. Here's a quick summary of notes taken at previous meetings. To see the agendas that these meetings were based on, you can view the main GLOBAL page for this year's agendas, or Agenda Archive for past years.

2009-2010

October 15, 2009

In attendance: Alison, Miha, Robert, Brooke, Bayo, Craig, Nate, Stacey, Michele, Josh, Alex

  • New Officers
    • Need a new scribe
      • Miha
    • Chelsea is PELPing, who wants to do events?
      • See if Tara wants to do it
    • Need a new treasurer
      • Josh will do it
    • Co-Presidents for the year
      • Alison will continue, Craig will step up
  • Public Relations
    • Michele will keep with it
  • GLOBAL sign boards
    • Technically supposed to advertise the meeting time and date
    • Will attach plastic sign holder
    • Need to clean up the one already outside
      • Craig will clean it up
    • Can only sit on decomposed granite surfaces
  • Meeting time?
    • Monthly on Thursday evening 4:00 for fall
    • Next meeting on November 19
  • Map and Book Collection
    • Alison has tags to put in the books
    • Catalog the collection, then have a sign-out sheet
    • Alex acquired more resources at NACIS
  • Upcoming events!
    • Dixon Corn Maze is closed!
      • Look into Woodland's maze: Alison will take this on
      • Other alternatives? Pumpkin carving, apple picking, working with Davis Gleaners?
    • Happy Hour
      • Too many other things, let's table it for now and pick it up later
    • Frisbee Golf
      • Too late in the year now, let's pick it up in the spring
    • Bike to Winters/Bike Loop/American River Parkway
      • Do the Bike Loop to see Davis landmarks
      • Craig will organize for Sunday, October 25 at 2:00-6:00
    • Michele's dance concert
      • November 19-21 8:00pm
      • Tickets $12, modern dance
    • Bowling
      • Stacey will organize
  • Fund raising
    • Old maps/atlases to make decorated notebooks and goods
    • Christmas ornament decorating party
    • Mistletoe/pine cones
      • All of the previous after Thanksgiving, to sell at farmers market in time for Christmas
    • T-Shirts
      • I heart Browns Pond - sell on Cafe Press
    • GIS Day?
      • 3rd Wednesday in November
      • Where to do stuff?
        • Table on the quad?
        • Hunt 158? Brown bag or demos
        • Geocaching on the quad
      • Speakers, posters, demos
      • Recruit for the club
      • Stacey will head up a committee consisting of Michele, Nate, Josh and Alex

2008-2009

May 12, 2009

In attendance: Craig, Alison, Josh, Michele, Stacey, Alex, Chelsea

  • Club Registration
    • Mike and Alison will get the ball rolling
    • Get the paperwork done now, but wait until fall to elect new officers
  • Map and Book Collection
    • Alison has labels, will print them
    • Do we need a librarian?
      • Borrowers should email librarian to say they have it
      • Better or worse than a sign-in sheet?
    • Keep book collection separate from GGG library for now
    • Put it in the cabinet with a sign and a sign-in sheet on a clipboard
    • Create a catalog
    • We will try to sign-in sheet and see how it works, and change if it doesn't
    • Craig will serve as "librarian" contact person for questions, to keep track if books don't get returned, to catalog new books
    • If you have books you don't want, please donate them!
  • Events
    • Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve hike postponed, probably will happen in fall
    • Chelsea is having a BBQ/party at her house. Because GLOBAL BBQ never happened, GLOBALites are invited
      • Tentatively May 30, although conflicts with other events/commitments among GLOBALites
    • Davis Bike Loop Tour, possibly to include tour of Village Homes
      • Can take a very long time, do we want to do all of it or only part?
      • Good for scouting out places to show the new cohort next year
  • Fund Raising
    • T-shirts: only one left
      • Cafe Press next time?
      • Can we use the design or do we not own it?
    • Do we want to do something else on Cafe Press?
      • Buttons, magnets, frisbees, etc?
    • Map themed gifts - composition books, pencil cups, etc
    • In order to sell on the quad, we must sign up
      • Someone needs to find out the dates for that!
    • Happy Hour vs. Disc Golf
      • There are happy-hour-only people, disc-golf-only people, and people who enjoy both
      • Reach a compromise to keep everyone happy
  • Travel
    • If you go somewhere, send a postcard!!!
  • Funding
    • This is really more of a SAGE issue, will be brought up with the Executive Committee

April 14, 2009

In attendance: Alison, Scott, Michele, Alex, Mike, Stacey, Craig, Wan Ru, Mark, Bayo

  • Picnic Day
    • Michele made a banner! May not be able to attend.
    • Alison will be on a field trip and cannot attend, but will loan us an umbrella and provide a cooler with drinks
    • Table will be on East Quad
    • Craig will meet Mike to help set up
    • Someone needs to purchase candy for table. Erasers arrived and ready to go!
  • Map and Book Collection
    • In a box in Hunt 158
    • Need to get GLOBAL written in them, Alison will print stickers for easy labeling
  • Easels
    • Need to get moved outside, will be at Picnic Day
    • Alison will get some sort of plastic frame for upcoming events, per SPAC
  • CGS
    • We can set up a table at the Friday BBQ, and can sell shirts or other fundraising
  • Events
    • Alison's moving to Davis! Housewarming!
    • Disc Golf to resume. Send out email regarding DG and Happy Hour for discussion
    • Davis Bike Loop/Village Homes tour - Alex
    • Hiking - Craig
    • Geocaching - Mark may organize
  • Geography Lounge
    • Put pin in the map where you come from
    • When traveling, send a postcard so we can put them up on the wall

March 12, 2009

In attendance: Stacey, Alex, Michele, Mike, Chelsea, Craig, Alison note: list is incomplete!

  • Excursions
    • Jelly Belly visit -April 4 or 25
    • Chico Sierra Nevada (talk to Stacey)
    • Hiking: wetlands/birding - Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve (Organized by Craig) May 23
    • Memorial Day is May 25
    • GPS workshop possibly April 25?
    • BBQ-fundraising, invite faculty and alumni
    • Craig will start travel info for CGS

February 5, 2009

In attendance: Amber, Chelsea, Tom, Craig, Josh, Bayo, Alison, Alex, Michele, Mike, Stacey, Farshid

  • Travel stuff
    • Murals of Sacramento
    • Hikes
    • Jelly Belly Factory
    • Wine tour/sustainable wineries/birding
    • Happy hour-Every other week or once a month
    • Picnic Day for fundraising. Deadline?
    • Bake sale
    • Symposium - funding from GSA?
    • Camping trip
    • Davis Dance Project
    • Alex can create survey for events
  • AAG
    • Stacey can't go
    • Anyone else want to go?
  • Publicity
    • Easel painting: 2/20 @ 4:00
    • Ugly Map Contest
      • Cocktail party?
      • Next quarter - April?
      • Show winners at Picnic Day?
      • Lets people know who we are
    • Walking tour of Davis/Village Homes, bike loop, bypass
    • GPS workshop/geocaching/orienteering - next quarter
  • Fundraising
    • Photos-move back for now, keep internal to club
    • Recipes-submit and cook, make book to sell
  • Volunteers
    • Treichler: Picnic Day
    • Chelsea: GSA Funding
    • Michele: Ugly Maps
    • Craig: Bird trip at bypass
    • Josh and Bayo: GPS workshop
    • Alison: Recipes

January 22, 2009

In attendance: Mike, Michele, Alex, Chelsea, Alison, Stacey, Amber

  • AAG
    • Who is going? All in attendance except Chelsea. Amber and Alison maybe only part of the week.
    • Amber's puppet show idea for AAG fundraising. Maybe another date? Or just for general fundraising?
    • Survey: Would you want to go to a UCD social?
  • Outreach
    • talk about at next meeting
    • Easels: pick a date!
    • Thoughtful grad student photos with props, jacket, scarf, etc.
  • Field Trips
    • Jelly Belly idea
  • Next Meeting: online survey 1st week of February

November 6, 2008

Attendance not recorded

  • New officers
    • Can Alison find someone for co-president?
  • Club paperwork
    • School account
    • Alex writes letter
  • Events
    • Board painting
    • Mistletoe - December 5
  • Fundraising
    • Mistletoe
    • Grants
    • Student group $
    • Events (puppet show?)
    • Film fest
    • Workshops
  • AAG
    • Look into hotels/logistics
  • CGS 2011
    • Find faculty
    • Find students
    • Funding options
    • Application specifics

October 10, 2008

Attendance not recorded

  • Elections
    • Nominations over listserv
    • Nominate yourself or someone else
    • Stacey will collect nominations for one week
    • Alex will collect votes
  • Goals
  • Events
    • Maize Maze - October 18 - meet 6:00 at "Geography House"
    • Book Drive - American University of Iraq is soliciting books on environmental science
      • Maybe a table at the quad?
      • Trina will get more details
    • Movie nights are cool
    • Disc Golf - 24th @ 5:00 Oxford Circle Park
    • Sign painting
      • A Thursday afternoon - October 23rd?
      • Name, keywords, URL
  • AAG
    • Driving vs flying ($108.06 vs $250+)
    • Michele will contact family regarding place to stay
    • STA Travel group rates?
    • There will be a firm deadline
  • Shirts

2007-2008

May 22, 2008

Attendance not recorded

  • Symposium
    • Open to all with geographical interest
    • Talks, poster and map
    • Link to GIS Day?
    • "Mental Map" of topics
    • Fewer talks, more maps and posters (and computer demos)
    • Organized workshops
    • Form a committee: Michele
  • Shirts
    • New color or continuity?
    • Survey Monkey - Alex
    • Need SPAC approval - Stacey
  • Frisbees
    • Use shirt money
    • Black, partially pre-consumer recycled
    • Elena's idea using Treichler's projection (polar projection, Davis-centric)
    • Under $10 each
    • Could sell at Farmer's Market, etc
  • Fundraising
    • Cookbook - Send out call for recipes (fall)
      • Prices, etc to be worked out
  • Next year's officers
    • When to elect? Wait until fall? Send email
  • Workshops
    • More GPS, add GIS viewing as two weekend series
      • GSA for funding for fliers, etc
    • Geocaching - maybe as club event
  • Party
    • Picnic (not BBQ) at Slide Hill Park
    • Sunday 8th or Saturday 14th (or 13th?)
  • Mapping Party
    • First run with LUGOD - ask them
    • Welcome new students
  • Fall club activities

February 21, 2008

Attendance: 7

  • AAG travel update:
    • People have bought tickets
    • Need accommodations from Sunday 4/13- Sunday 4/20
    • Trina investigating condo rental vs. hotel rooms
  • Next year AAG meeting in Las Vegas, 2009
    • Need to start planning early for good deals on accommodations
  • Picnic Day – April 19th
    • Committee – Amy M., Cherry, and Mike T.
    • Set up an info table
  • Fundraising – sell Global cookies or chocolate lollipops
    • Sell globes?
    • Need to complete SPAC paperwork for table
  • GPS Workshops – March 8th and 15th
    • Test GPS units and teach people how to use GPS units
    • Global Sponsorship
    • Limited to 20 people per workshop
    • Michele making flier
  • Bike Parade – March 1st
    • Break World Record for longest bike parade
    • Global participation – make globes for bike tires
  • CGS Conference
    • April 4th deadline for presenter applications
  • Travel Grants
    • March 15th deadline
    • Need letter of recommendation from advisor

January 24, 2008

Attendence: 8

  • AAG update:
    • Google Map – My Maps has location of AAG, rail stations, and cinnamon rolls Can be accessed/updated with a Google account
    • Hotels – Conference hotel seems to be booked
    • Travel within Boston – All transport weekly pass (light rail and bus) only $15
      • Easy transport between hotel and AAG
    • Travel grants – March 15th deadline
      • Apply early so we know how much money we have
    • WIKI – post table of UCD talk times
    • Hotel and flights – book by end of February
    • Conference assistant applications – pay half conference fees for 8 hours of work, plus $8/hour – AAG is now accepting apps
  • Email list “lurking”:
    • Post names (not email or any other information) of people on club email list via email once per quarter
      • Opt out 1 week prior to sending email
    • Promotes community
    • Know who one is addressing
  • Bylaws:
    • Unanimously approved, after some debate and discussion over winter break
    • Alex’s amendment? No chicanery for elections.
  • T-shirts
    • Pick two favorite designs and vote
    • Front – Michele’s GLOBAL with globe O
    • Back – Michele’s Geography, Elena’s GLOBAL map
  • Adventures/ Fieldtrips:
    • Night:
    • Day:
      • GPS outings – compare results of different GPS units
      • Jepson Prairie/Vernal Pools in early spring for wildflowers
      • Stebbins Cold Canyon
      • Luau at Michele’s Volleyball Court Feb/March
      • Apply for GSA funds for travel money for transportation
  • Workshops:
    • Specifically for geographers
    • SAGE responsibility
  • Advertising:
    • A table/booth at Picnic Day (April 19th) and Whole Earth
    • Symposium- hosting speakers from campus and community
      • Done excellently and with a purpose (in early Fall quarter?)
      • Mini-symposium in May of AAG and CGS presenters
  • Club recruitment:
    • MU table
    • Play with giant globe in Quad
  • WIKI-
    • Update list of all geography related courses at Davis

December 6, 2007

Attendence: 5

  • Mistletoe sales update! Success!
  • This meeting is all about the Global Bylaws –
    • Special thanks to Alyssa for her extensive effort in writing the bylaws.
    • Read through and consolidated bylaws
    • Decided on decision making process and club goals
    • Officers agreed on bylaws.
    • Post bylaws on WIKI for any comments or disagreements.
    • If any comments come up, address them, and vote on the changes.

November 9, 2007

Attendence: 11

  • Intro to Global:
    • Names of famous geographers for officer chairs
    • Formed for GSA funding for ["GLOBAL/travel AAG] last year
    • Gather geographers together, with a voice
  • Fieldtrip Nov. 17th
    • RSVP to Mike T. – Yolo County Research trip
  • Ideas for future Fieldtrips:
    • Tahoe snow trip
    • San Francisco trip
    • Mt. Diablo
    • Chico – Yule Logs Christmas Band
  • Fundraising:
    • Mistletoe sales at Farmer's Market – need red ribbon and volunteers to help tie ribbons, write “Geography of Mistletoe”, sell
    • Bake Sale
      • Continent shaped cookie cutters
  • T-shirts:
    • Ideas posted on WIKI
    • Free t-shirt for winning idea
    • Good material – fair-trade/organic
    • Screening at Craft Center or Ink Monkey
    • Male, female, kids, and baby sizes
    • Dec. 15th deadline for submissions
  • Next meeting Dec. 6th
  • Need 3rd GSA rep
    • 1 Wednesday meeting a month with free pizza
  • AAG Boston
    • Abstracts until November 30th
    • More money for travel grants (need to submit an abstract to apply?)
    • Committee for AAG
    • Hotels, flights, fun food, social activities, travel within Boston – Fact gathering
    • Travel Grants and fun stuff – Susan
    • Flight information (numbers, group rates, shuttles) – Benita and Mike
    • Hotels- suites or rooms close together – Michele
    • Travel within Boston – Alex
  • Fundraising money:
    • Where does it go? Who can use it?
    • Explained in bylaws – need to be worked out next meeting
  • Getting people to come to meetings:
    • Rotating times?
    • Works better to have a set time?
    • Would lunch meetings work better for those with families?
    • Tavis – 1st year liaison
  • Movement by Mike T. to establish bylaws by next meeting
    • WIKI bylaws page – type in your own ideas
    • Edit and give ideas
    • Doesn’t have to be pretty
    • Need decision making processes and money decisions clarified
  • Executive Committee Meeting
    • Trying to elect student reps.
      • Gather feelings from students and bring them to the meetings
  • Core courses
    • Sub-committee on curriculum
    • GGG students separate from Global – needs to be independent
    • Need a unified voice – can’t be divided
  • Electing EC reps:
    • Ballots
    • Who’s interested?
      • Post on WIKI before next EC meeting
      • Carrie AR collects votes by email
      • All interested reps send statements to Tavis and he will post for GGG
      • All GGG vote
    • EC reps report to Global
  • Need GGG party and group meeting a couple times per year

October 11, 2007

Attendance: 11

  • Introduction of Officers:
    • Stacey E. - President
    • Michele T. - VP
    • Cherry - Treasurer
    • Michael T. - Activity coordinator
    • Amy M. - Secretary
    • Alex M.- Web guy
  • Officers needed:
    • Still need PR (recruitment, advertisement)
    • fashion (apparel design and production)
    • sports officers
    • also need good names for these officers
  • Goals of the club:
    • Cohesion
    • Fund raising for AAG conference - in Boston this year
    • Legitimacy
    • Socializing
  • Fieldtrips:
    • October 27th - San Francisco Trip
    • by October 31 - Corn Maze in Woodland
  • Fundraising:
    • Mistletoe -$1 at Farmer's Market, free table space for non-profits
    • Bake sale - geography/international themed treats, International food
  • AAG Meeting - April 15-19, 2008
    • Who is going?
    • Communication between people going, roommates and group rates
    • Info on cost of travel and lodging
  • CGS Meeting May 2-4, 2008 in Chico
  • Club members:
    • Open to faculty? Community? Undergrads? Yes!
  • Facebook Group - Geography Club Page set up by Alex
  • Club T-shirts
    • GLOBAL Logo - something simple, stylish, not-tacky
  • Intramural sports teams
    • Frisbee golf
    • Indoor Soccer
    • Intertube water polo
  • Future meeting times:
    • 2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm - Location TBD
    • Family/kid friendly
    • Potluck/food/baked goods
  • Bylaws - draft being written by Alyssa
    • guidelines - roles, decision making, procedure
    • use existing bylaws - templates?
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