Date of meeting: January 14, 2009,

Location/Time: Corner Bakery Cafe, Fairfax, VA, 7:30pm

 

Attendance:

      Saleet Jafri, Ph.D, Advisor

ü     Yasmeen Mahmood, President

ü     Hoang Tuan, Vice President

ü     Ammar Naqvi, Treasurer

ü     Andy Heekin, Secretary

 

Agenda:

 

1.     Welcome Back Bioinformatics detail review

2.     Outline plans/events for rest of semester

3.     Website Progress

4.     Other(present BAC idea)

 

Proceedings:

 

1.     Last minute plans for BGSO event:  pass out flyers in BINF classes,  setup begins at 3pm, food will be picked up by Yasmeen or delivered.  Everything else (Wii game) will be deleivered.

2.     Talked about finding a conference related to BINF that we could attend – funds are available from GMU.

3.     Also solicited ideas for additional BGSO events to be held during the Spring semester.

4.     Website is now up and running  à   www.binf.edu/bgso

5.     Please email BACC committee for suggestions for activities for students in the Bioinformatics Dept.