Feedback form: https://goo.gl/forms/wvdMo83kiNB9MEjF3

Attendance: Ray, Jimmy, Anna, Robert, Emily, Ashley, Jason, Geoffrey, Kartik, Eric, Sid, Barak, Yitz, Caleb, Mish

Late: Megan

Later: Benji

Even later: Jonathan

Latest: Tushar

ASUC Rep: Adnan

3/2 meeting agenda

  • +/Δ Paper reading, Deep learning, root day

  • Da Club 3/3

  • Startup fair 3/8

  • SalesForce - CAP 3/6/17 5-8pm

  • CV 3/9

  • GM2 3/10

  • Opentable 3/15

  • Yt channel

  • Socials!

  • Server

  • Funds

  • Prosps

  • Paper reading,

    • +

      • More consistent turnout

      • Michael seems very happy!

    • Δ

      • No one read paper, but he expected that

      • Projector wouldn’t work

  • Deep learning,

    • +

      • The people who were there were very interested

      • Eric felt it went better than ML workshop b/c didn’t need to rush or get specific stuff done (lack of prep is a plus???)

    • Δ

      • Few people, 10-15 ppl

      • Streaming didn’t work well on Eric’s computer, made it freeze

      • Topic is too specific

        • In the future, Eric will make a video to post online instead of holding a workshop

        • Yitz thinks this workshop was fine though; purpose of workshop is to help students be introduced to the topic

  • root day

    • +

      • Really good!

      • People actually came this time, made changes yay

      • Awesome for people who came

      • Important updates have been posted on #announcements by Caleb

      • Great turnout! Very helpful people

    • Δ

      • Only tushar, caleb, loren came to help

      • If more people can help, that would be gr8

  • Da Club 3/3

    • Tomorrow!

    • Megan is currently moving into her new place.

    • If you want to get in for $5, you have to text something. Megan posted this in the CSUA Slack.

    • People will leave Berkeley at 9:30 ish?

    • Theme is blacklight so wear neon and stuff!

  • Startup fair 3/8

    • In the IHouse! Ten companies officially signed up; some more will probably come.

    • Volunteer sign in sheet is sent.

  • SalesForce - CAP 3/6/17 5:30-8pm

    • Barak order Montagues!!!!

    • They’re really excited to be working with us!

    • We’re really excited to be working with them!

    • Eric’s taking over. Send out a volunteer sign in sheet and stuff.

  • CV 3/9

    • Tushar! He is not here.

    • He’s getting stuff set up.

  • GM2 3/10

    • Next Friiiday.

    • The event is not directly with Qualcomm -- so no advertisement directly about Qualcomm.

    • Angeline’s!!

  • Opentable 3/15

    • Cancellleeeeddddd.

  • Box and Palo Alto Networks are still going.

  • Engineering for Kids!

    • Happens once (?) a year. 4th-6th grade kids come to Berkeley and it’s like a field trip for them!!!

    • We have to sign up in a few days.

    • Ideas:

      • Has to be things that are easy for kids to understand.

      • Caesar ciphers, intro to CS, legos…

      • Interested?? :D

    • It’d be cool if we could run a little workshop for 2 hours about something cool? But the event runs from 9AM to 3 PM on Saturday…

      • You can host an activity or do a demo table!

      • Activities should be about half an hour long; prepare for 7 sessions, about 20-30 students each, with differing difficulties

      • Sounds like a lot of commitment…

    • You can still volunteer as an individual!!!

      • Free stuff!

  • Yt channel

    • Nothing to say here.

  • Streaming workshops??

    • Some people want a recurring ML series (?)

    • “Why do these methodologies work” aside from mathematical rigor

    • Maybe we can do a DeCal about ML/DL?

      • Invite ML@B to collaborate?

      • They’re not a very friendly group….

    • If ML@B doesn’t create it, it’s all in our power to make ML workshops.

  • Socials!

    • Socials will happen!

  • Server/Root

    • Security breach :( server was forwarding spam again.

    • Not exactly a breach, but our mail configuration was configured to allow all mail to go through our server. Not good.

    • Certain things are fixed.

    • Tushar will test by sending spam through the server when he has time.

    • Prosps to Emily for putting up the showcase!!! *clap clap clap*

    • Lots of new root staff members who have been contributing heavily to the website ooo: We knocked out a lot of root to-dos!!! Thanks root staff!!!

    • Congrats to everybody who pushed a change to the Github!!! :D :D :D :D

    • Sending emails through Gmail won’t happen yet...

  • Funds

    • Nothing new…

  • EECS Town Hall

    • Really crowded…

    • Talked about elitism and arrogance.

    • “Why don’t you know any of this stuff?” Freshman -> Barak

    • People get very arrogant in lower divs.

    • A lot of people brag about finishing projects early…..

    • Potential fix: More support for students in undergrads?

      • This is a problem EECS Dept already knows of and is trying to fix, but it’s hard.

    • CS 10 is shoved off as a “waste of time.”

      • Having to admit that you want to take your time with something is hard, after all these people are used to being the top in their class.

    • Some of these 61 series really shouldn’t be taken unless you already know some of the material…

    • A 2011 61A test is so much easier than a 2016 61A test…

    • The GPA cap is causing a lot of this.

    • Make it less intimidating to ask questions?

    • Certain TAs make this even worse. Some TAs are just very condescending.

      • Some TAs kept bringing up their internships and successes ????

      • This is just bad behavior by the TAs…And it’s happened multiple times.

    • There are some SUPER good TAs.

      • The TAs that go out of their way to meet with the kids are worth.

    • Live lecture questioning on Piazza!!

    • If you haven’t already, read the meeting minutes posted on FB!

    • Send any more suggestions to our feedback form!!!

  • Cal Day

    • We’re doing tours with UPE!

    • We can do tabling too.

  • ASUC Candidate: Adnan, adnan.h@berkeley.edu

    • Tech candidate for ASUC!

    • Running for Senate.

      • Legislative body for ASUC.

      • Draft bills, handle payments, handle administration, relations, represent students.

    • Platform:

      • Represent engineering!

      • Help out with the budget crisis we have in the EECS department.

        • Work with Academic Workers Union to renegotiate their contracts, so that TAs are fairly paid.

        • Re-allocating TAS budget, which controls academic budget for all the departments.

      • Cal-Central is shit.

        • “Bye-bye TELEBears! We’re so happy you’re gone!”

        • “Waaiit… please come back…”

        • Make a better schedule-builder, one that actually works, and has features and functionality of the old schedule-builder.

        • Web-casting classes, making it mandatory for any class that has more than 200 students, is before 10 AM, or after 5 PM.

          • University students should have access to all other classes.

        • Campus-wide surveys about Cal-Central improvements?

        • Remove the ban on time conflicts. Absolutely no reason for it if we have so many of our classes webcasted…

      • Create more spaces for student groups on campus.

        • Last year we had Late-Night Wheeler, where people could go into Wheeler after 7 PM and before 12 AM and just sit there for meetings and stuff.

        • Maybe extend that to Late-Night Evans??

  • Prosps

    • Robert Quitt

    • Ben Li

    • Kartik Kapur

  • Pitch tips:

    • Don’t need an account to come to our events!!

    • Why are y’all advertising meetings?

    • We’re a social club! Make sure this is emphasized.

  • Quiz Questions:

    • I want to be a member! What do?

      • csua.berkeley.edu/newuser

    • Someone wants to pay through Venmo. What do?

      • @BerkeleyCSUA.

      • Look at their phone very intently; make sure that everything is approved.

      • Make sure that the description includes the item and your name on it!!

    • Why would I choose this club as opposed to IEEE/SWE?

      • We’re all equal members in this club! Participate more actively. We’re not split into commitees.