06 Aug 2019


What We’re Going Over:

  • Finalize poster
  • Mechmania

What We Went Over:

  • MechMania (fast on the horizon)
    • Dates
      • Hotel rooms will be needed for the nights of Thursday, September 19 and Saturday, September 21
      • Leaving 19th, returning 22nd
    • Vans
      • Preference to take 2 vans
      • Each van would require a driver
      • 1 backup driver wanted, 1 per van preferred
        • A lot of volunteers expected
      • NDSU requires collision, comprehensive, and liability insurance
      • Gas (take with a grain of salt, all estimates)
        • Trip would take ~747 miles,
        • 15 passenger has ~12mpg
        • 7 passenger has ~20mpg
        • $2.71 per gallon average
        • Comes out to ~$340 for 1 van or ~$405 for 2 vans
      • ~$350 for 1 van
      • ~$464 for 2 vans
      • 2 vans would make insurance easier, since we would have to buy our insurance ourselves for 1 van
      • Decision has been made to take 2 vans
    • Rooms
      • Reserving rooms must be done way ahead of time
      • Plan for discussion for next week
  • Poster
    • Discussion on color
    • Increasing text size
  • Bank Account - $247.71

To Accomplish By Next Meeting:

  • Come up with poster color ideas

Next Meeting:

  • Mechmania Rooms
  • Mechmania Pricings
  • Poster