January 16, 2014

Present: Evan, John, Dawn, Daman, Chris, Hans, Emily, Cathy

1. Date & Format

The 2014 FSOSS will be held on Thursday/Friday Oct 23, 24, 2014. The format will be determined later. At the moment, we think that we end up with the same format as in 2013: workshops on Thursday, presentations on Friday.

John to prepare a proposal for the Robotic Competition (format, first email blast, leadup events, ...)

2. Key Dates

January - Book space: Schulich, Seneca Feb. 18 - Call for Presentations Mar. 31 - Registration Form update Mar. 31 - Registration Opening, First email blast. Announcement of t-shirt design and robotic competition Sept. 16 - "10 Days Left" reminder Sept. 26 - "Soft" Early Bird Oct. 6 - "Hard" Early Bird Oct. 20 - Regular registration ends

3. Keynote

Need somebody to focus on this task. Decided to extend an invitation to Praveen - she graciously accepted.

4. Sponsorship

Need to involve more faculty in this. Cathy to send an email.