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Vehicles
vehicle Vehicle booking policy during comp season
handling teams booking at the same time
each team wanting vehicles should send desired plans to Graeme and SDC admin team will shuffle the vehicles to accommodate everyone
can use 2 extra minivans if necessary
we have CAA coverage reminder
updated accident checklist in cars (will be complete by may)
if travelling with team (EITHER overnight or across a border), need everyone to sign a travel form. (overnight)
submit to SDC admin a couple weeks before leaving on trip
Also, pay tolls caravan with cash when possible
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Caravan seats fold in and out |
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might make it standard to have all the seats folded out when vehicle handoff.finance
Finance update!
can use vehicles to pick up local orders
competition fees: can pay directly from student account if we get an invoice from the competition.
give ~2 week lead time for accounts payable.
if you can get a credit card portal Sarah can pay immediately.
can also submit a travel advance if someone on the team pays with their credit card.
things like flights need to be reimbursed
food stipend - from the team account, 100$ a day maximum per student. don’t need to keep any food receipts
UPS brokerage fees - either we pay and reimburse, or Sarah can pay directly from team account by emailing to Sarah or dropping it at her office
Giving Tuesday
received funds in november. 28k. historically went to the caravans
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will be happening early next week (Feb 4th week)
30 design teams - 1k each if even. maybe 3-5 days between request and proposal submission.
to help us next round of giving tuesday, take photos and keep track of where the money went
Design Reviews
looking at how to support teams before spending money. starting that again
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composites too: next build cycle, Graeme may help teams hold workshops, etc
< welding discussion 5-10 min >
stakes are high in composites manufacturing.
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May start rolling out more information about this in june/july
US paperwork
used to require a TIB temporary import bond to be filled out with the teams and created by a customs agent.
expensive (couple hundred) + complicated
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as the student team you fill this out
just list each item (like toolbox)
no cost
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Watcloud on Watonomous
In-house team org service?
any team can be affiliated members with watcloud
can use this for onboarding, team access? awaiting email about this…additional
Additional support
Additional meeting rooms
deans board room in 7th floor
Teertstra can book this room (60 people) if you ask him
also applicable for MME classrooms!
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back stairwell - deep freezer, camp chairs. do not store anything in stairwells
High voltage room
“in trial”
no safety training set up yet
Taj from FE may know how to use the room?
talk to FE
Sharing things - specialized crimps
we can store and maintain the specialized crimps in the RPC, will reach out to teertstra about this
Shared crimper tools? (JST/Anderson/Specialized crimps)
Will no not be revisiting the “criteria to become an SDC team”
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