2025-2-03 Operations Meeting
Emma Chan
Victoria Gee
Shamanthi Rajagopal
Georgia Westerlund
Date
Feb 3, 2025
Attendance
@Emma Chan
@Georgia Westerlund
@Victoria Gee
@Shamanthi Rajagopal
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski
@lena.ye
Announcements
Welcome Rishi, Lena, and Tim, newest Operations members!
Subdivision Updates
@Georgia Westerlund New sponsor poster board - in progress
Need to review/submit sample layouts to designer
Finalizing this week to send to WPrint, figure out with @Ryan Chan
@Georgia Westerlund Updated Peggy Sponsor Stickers - in progress
New layout is pending review
Look into new stickers for battery shrouds (new layout)
Looking into potential WPrint
@Victoria Gee Clean up old files, system, etc. - IN PROGRESS
Condensed ops
I mentioned meeting recordings last time but I literally cannot find what I was talking about
created Finance folder, ledgers, spreadsheets, etc.
@Victoria Gee @Ryan Scomazzon To attend Wednesday SDC meeting - done
Taking notes and voicing WARG’s future plans:https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYAWs
Relevant to Ops:
they’re looking into getting official banners made for teams to hang above the bay
@Emma Chan does this come out of pocket? Follow up with Teerstra
Would look into giving teams printing service for banners (considering SDC funding)
wanted us to start thinking about a single photo that encapsulates the team as a whole
@tim Look into a candidate photo from media
@Georgia Westerlund Email to SDC for slideshow updates
@leena @timothy @Emma Chan Book a flight test time for new ops members
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski Double-entry research - In progress
GNUCash software to look into
Look into setting up for a month long trial run
@Shamanthi Rajagopal @lena.ye @tim to help setup
Ledgers to be correctly updated
@Emma Chan
Waiting on wishlist for W25 slides
Ping more people, create deadline for entry (Feb 10)
Look into total overall ledger
Book finance sync with @Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski and new members
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski Stanford Fleming Travel Grant - IN PROGRESS W25 end
Answer various questions/application for travel expenses grant
Using last year’s proposal for this
Working on this week
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski W25 Wishlist - in progress
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski EngSoc Proposals - planned
Due on Feb 24
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski WEEF Proposal - planned
Due date TBD
@Charlie Vegas-Kisielowski MEF Proposal - planned
Due date TBD
@Victoria Gee Start on sponsorship list- in progress
Requires support for identifying sponsors
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PQx3fCTxHuK1xkjsPFZWv5XmCZ5A08YZ16sEX0FvYkc/edit?gid=0#gid=0 updated by Daniel
should officially track prospective sponsors (e.g. so we don’t spend multiple attempts trying) in
a spreadsheet - made one in OneDrive@Shamanthi Rajagopal to work on cold emails with Victoria
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jd3dfxW-_n4taZ6TXXVU8Sv5xagC0CYLvEut3I2sw9I/edit?usp=sharing
@Emma Chan WPrint Call - done
SENT - Compile signage and print for WPrint
@Emma Chan Media plan - in progress
Continual biweekly instagram posts/stories
Longer form content up next! - in progress
Storyboard 50% complete
Start filming b-roll, new members, etc.
@Emma Chan Book flight test time for camera use (week after next perhaps?)
@Victoria Gee @Shamanthi Rajagopal to attend as well
@Emma Chan March Open House - planned
Should participate
Check volunteer list, will get leads/pms
@Georgia Westerlund Can bring this to leads tomorrow as well
@Georgia Westerlund Comp Shirts - in progress
Design finalized
Order will be placed once the competition roster is finalized (quantities, etc.)
@Emma Chan Will email imprint for finalization
@Emma Chan F25 Softshell jacket order - in progress
Order to be placed this week
@Ryan Chan Patches - in progress
Designer is working on polished drawings, had projects until 11/27, will be calling with her to discuss details.
Ask for round of suggestions, one more iteration set based off that
Look into cost and manufacturing, sizing, etc.
Mid February goal for finalization (assuming finished design around January)