TOP BREAKING NEWS

• The Software Fair Steering Committee's next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23, 2000 in the Green Room of the Cafeteria. If you are a member and will not be attending, please email Klaire Brenner with updates on your sub-committee so that everyone can stay posted.
• The committee email list has been posted. Three project teams are not represented in the Steering Committee. To send an email to all project teams, if unable to do so already, Klaire Brenner will forward your email for you.
• If you haven't already, all teams must email Erik Ordway with Software Fair requirements (table space, network connections, loaded software) as soon as possible.
• The Software Fair Steering Committee has chosen not to order t-shirts.

• Systems Support
• Budget
• Local Arrangements
  • Tables and Chairs
  • Clean Up
  • Food
  • Greeters/Troubleshooters

• Documents and Publicity
  • Posters
  • Invitations
  • Programs
  • College Relations
  • Photography

Update 5/16/00 - Eric has a table layout setup for the fair. If your group has not contacted him please do so.

BUDGET
Judy is not yet certain as to the amount of money available for the Software Fair. She will find out soon. Do not expect to be reimbursed for money spent without Judy's pre-approval. It is imperative that you keep track of all money spent (with receipts) to pass on to Judy. Let her know what you need "real money" for, with estimates, and she will try to make it happen. Back to Planning Items

Update 5/16/00 - No final word yet on the budget.

TABLES AND CHAIRS
Marilyn Angelino will be ordering the tables and chairs for the Software Fair. Room arrangements are being made by Erik Ordway. If you have any questions or comments, please contact them directly. Back to Planning Items

Update 5/16/00 - The Tables and chairs have been ordered. We are set to pick them up on the 30th and will need to have some people on campus to tell them where to put the tables. We also have aquired 6 garbage cans.

CLEAN UP
Clean up for after the Software Fair is being arranged by Nick Guidoux. Back to Planning Items

FOOD
Food is being arranged by Dan Gardner and Marilyn Angelino. Current suggestions include coffee and cookies.

The Homebrew team would like to have a half-keg at their site, for people to TASTE, not drink. This may cause some issues, but will be doable with approval from the Steering Committee, the SOS program, and the College. The beer would be served in tiny dixie cups, and one to each person. We could even have a small toast after the fair to our learning this year. The designated dispensers would be the sponsors of the project (father and son), both over 21 years of age. Back to Planning Items

Update 5/16/00 - We have Popcorn, Coffee, and $15 of credit at Safeway. If anyone has any stores they could contact for snack food donations let one of us know.

GREETERS/TROUBLESHOOTERS
Kate Malady is arranging for Greeters/Troubleshooters to be available at the entrance to the Software Fair. We may be able to solicit assistance from students in the Concepts of Computing program or Data to Information. Back to Planning Items

Update 5/16/00 - We have contacted the CofC faculty and are working on contacting the DtoI faculty. We are looking at 4 greeters per hour, 2 to keep the food table clean and 2 to greet. Kate is also compiling a list of contacts to help with troubleshooting at the fair. Nancy Chau will be helping out with the greeters.

Update 5/22/00 - Volunteers need to man the greeting and food tables contact Kate Malady or Nancy Chau.

POSTERS
Tres Godfrey's wife has developed three wonderful posters to be used to advertise the Software Fair. If you haven't already, please take a look. Dan Leech has taken responsibility for the printing and distribution. Back to Planning Items

Update 5/16/00 - Posters have started going up on campus.

Update 5/16/00 - The invitations have been printed. Each group gets 4 invitations which will be mailed out by the school. Any other invitations you wish to send you must pay for yourself. You can get Invitations from Chris Wood or e-mail him with the list of the 4 people you want invitations sent to. You may get extra invitatiions to send to friends and family yourself.

Update 5/22/00 - One paragraph blurbs about each project are due to John Adams or Steve Mudrak by 5/25/00.

Update 5/16/00 - The press release has been submited and will be sent out the weekend before the fair.