Minutes from UCC meeting

[adamd164]

Thanks to Ygern who actually took these down.

Name:
The group would prefer the word 'Atheist' in the title, but there is some doubt as to what will be allowed (socs must give indication of their general philosophy/aims from the title). Options discussed were UCC Atheists, and or maybe UCC Atheists, Secularists & Sceptics or some variant of this to make it more inclusive.

Activities:
- Host DVD evenings showing movies or programmes
- invite guest speakers to talk on specific subjects. Aoife suggested that she might be able to get someone from Educate Together.
- hold debates
- organise trips to national conferences of AI / HAI / Irish Skeptics, etc.
- generally represent the concerns and views of non-believers on campus in an organised and coherent fashion

Immediate action:
- get a plug in UCC Express (Sean knows someone involved) - can have full article/interview once society is up and running to advertise AGM
- get 100 required signatories and 100 euro together (get start up grant of 400 euro back once set up) - plan to take signatures next week (Tuesday and Wednesday)
- get publicity for group: could be mentioned on the Atheist Bus page on Facebook, UCC forums etc
- set up subforum for Student Societies on atheist.ie

[Scorpio]

There's only one way we must go... and it's not backwards...

[amby]

Guys , great work. At last some Atheist resources in the Cork region.
Would love to attend the next meeting.

[Mr. Mercurial]

... or maybe UCC Atheists, Secularists & Sceptics or some variant of this to make it more inclusive.

Do we really want people referring to us as the ASS soc?

[Mr. Mercurial]

We could always go with “UCC Atheist Cultural Society” if we wanted to be a bit tongue-in-cheek about it.

[adamd164]

... or maybe UCC Atheists, Secularists & Sceptics or some variant of this to make it more inclusive.

Do we really want people referring to us as the ASS soc?

Hey, I said these were the minutes - I don't think anyone actually wants to go with UCC ASS, but I did find it funny.

We do need to settle on a name ASAP because we need to have one in place when taking signatures.

[pantsheadmagee]

I would be so up for us being the UCC ASS soc.

But only if I get to be PRO, and put Sir Mixalot all over all of our posters.


....come to think of it, maybe there's a reason I've never been a PRO....


But more seriously, have we anything sorted for signatures next week?

[pantsheadmagee]

Actually, about the signatures thing, it turns out that I'll be working all day Tuesday, but I'll be available on Wednesday?

[adamd164]

Sean is booking the space down in Boole for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings I think, so either day is good.

I can do 11-1 Tuesday and 10-12 Wednesday.

Maybe if people just post which hours suit them to do.

[pantsheadmagee]

I'm free all Wednesday morning.