Meeting notes January 22, 1996

Submitted by Susan Roth January 24, 1996

Table of Contents

Attendance

Attending:
Lorraine Normore, Susan Roth, David Ranson, Kevin de Laere
Absent:
Craig Oshima

Bylaws

On January 22 the steering committee met to discuss bylaws for establishing "BuckCHI," the Central Ohio Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery (!). The bylaws were based on existing models within SIGCHI, and were first reviewed during the last meeting. The members considered suggestions for revisions received online from Gary Perlman and discussed related issues. Some changes will be incorporated into the next version. The resulting revisions to the bylaws were forwarded to Craig Oshima for modification and distribution to members.

Membership List

Kevin reported that he has compiled a preliminary list of potential members (over 250) and will circulate this online for additions and editing by steering committee members. It was suggested that officers of the local ACM chapter be contacted and anyone having that information should forward it to Susan Roth.

Possible Topics for Meetings

The meeting also addressed possible topics for BuckCHI meetings, referring to a list organized and produced by David Ranson. The list was then prioritized based on perceived importance, value to members, contributing personnel, and the potential for attracting a large audience. It will be modified by David Ranson, recirculated, and eventually included in the initial communication with potential members in order to assess programming preferences and interests.

Next Meeting

The committee agreed to meet again in two weeks, with the date to be determined after contact with all members.