General Meeting Minutes

1.0 Introduction of Board of Directors·
The Board of Director’s for Student Council 2007/08 was introduced

2.0 Events 2007
2.1 Teacher’s Day
· Date: 16th May 2007
· SC is co-joining with the management of TBS to organize this event for the lecturer’s
· Lunch is provided for the lecturer’s on that day
2.2 ECA Improvement Plan
· A brief introduction of what ECA Improvement Plan was given
- To help students be aware of what ECA is
- To introduce the clubs to students
· The events of the ECA Improvement Plan is still in process
· Students are asked to give suggestions and feedbacks
2.3 Wellness Week
· Date: Proposed to be on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd Aug
· Brief happenings of the event was given:
- Health scan
- Blood donation
- Activities like yoga and games
- Talks· Students are asked to give suggestions and feedbacks
2.4 T- Bizaar
· Brief introduction of what T-Bizaar was given
-A similar event of Canteen Day in High School
· Date: 1st Aug
· The purpose of this event is to raise funds for own club*, charity and prom night 2007
* (All profits earned will go directly to the Prom Night, which is the annual dinner and dance for all TBS and ADP students. It does not goes to Council funds)
· All clubs, TBF March intake (TBF Jan intake have their own Y.E. Day), and outside stalls are to participate
· Targeting approximately 16 booths this year
· Division of Profit (clubs)*: 40 % goes to prom, 30% goes to club, 30% goes to charity
* ( Open to discussion when the meeting of clubs are called)
2.5 Star on Stage
· A brief introduction was given:
- Audition : 7th & 8th June
- There will be 3 categories :( Solo, Group, and Band)
· Further details will be announced when the event is nearer
2.6 Monday Movie Madness
· The event will be on 1 Monday of the month
· Students are to vote for their favorite movie every month (out of 4 choices)
· The movies are proposed to be free for students
· The movie screening will be held at the Mini Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, TBS
· The movie for this month is ‘Step Up’
· Registration will start at 4:45 p.m.
· The movie will begin at 5:10 p.m.
· This will be on a first come first serve basis
2.7 FUN Program
· This FUN Program is catered for the new students (Orientation Day)
· The Fun Program consists of:
-Fun Tour - includes campus tour and lunch
-Fun Night – includes dinner, games, and club booths
2.8 Unity Camp
· Proposed date: 20th to 22nd June (3 days 2 night)
· The event is to:
- Unite all the clubs in TBS
- Improve communication between clubs
· The agenda of the event is yet to be confirm
· 100 people are targeted for the camp
2.9 Prom
· Proposed Venue: Sime Darby Convention Centre
· Proposed Date: 5th October
· Proposed Price: RM 100 per person
· The theme is Masquerade style
· If students want to see the picture of the venue, they are to contact the TBS Student Council
2.10 Alignment Meeting
· Proposed Date: 24th May
· Proposed Time: 3:00 p.m.
· Venue: K-Vision (Lvl 6, TBS)
· Each club’s president is to attend this meeting (Vice President is to attend the meeting if the President is unable to make it)
· The purpose of the meeting:
-To avoid clubs organizing the same events for students
-To avoid having events on the same day
-To have discussion if clubs want to have other clubs helping out, co-joined events

3.0 Feedbacks & Suggestions on events 2007
3.1 ECA Improvement Plan
· Q: What is it?
A: - To re-decorate M-Floor
- To Decorate the notice boards (e.g.To put all the club’s name on the notice board)
· This event is to be held through out the year
3.2 Prom
· Q: Is it confirmed to be held at Sime Darby Convention Centre?
A: Tentatively, as other hotels are more expensive
· Q: How come the last prom was able to be at Genting with the rate students are paying?
A: This is because last year we got a lot of sponsors from Genting
· Q: Can the prom be held at any other dates?
A: It is difficult as we need to cater for all the 5 programs, but will try to work something out.
· Q: What is masquerade?
A: - All are required to wear a mask on that night
- Both guys and girls can wear the normal formal attire, as long as they are wearing a mask
3.3 T-Bizaar
· Q: Last year, other clubs are not allowed to sell drinks as SC is selling. This year, will other clubs be allowed to sell drinks?
A: Tentatively, SC will only be selling coupons and song dedication
· Q: What is the point of having outside stalls to sell their food?
A: To have more variety of stalls
· Q: Then what is the point of having students participating as most students will buy their food/ drinks from the outside stalls as it will be better.
A: Maybe will get the outsiders to sell other things (so that they do not compete with TBS Students)

4.0 Suggestions & Feedbacks on Welfare
4.1 Student I.D.
· SC will suggest to the management to improve the quality of the card
4.2 Printing Quota
· Propose to have the leftover quota to be forwarded to next year
· The Printing quota is too little and too expensive to reload
· Suggest to upload more printing quotas
4.3 Lift Problems
· Suggest to have less stops (e.g. To have the lift to stop at Lvl 1, 3, 5, and 7. And if student’s class is at Lvl 2, they are to either walk up or down to their Lvl.)
· The lifts only move one at a time
-Suggest to change the lifts
· Suggest to create ‘lift ethics’ (e.g. to let people from the lift come out first)
4.4 Computers
· The computers are quite slow, especially I-Excess
-Suggest to update the programs (e.g. Flash Player)
-Suggest to upgrade the computer (hardware, software and program)
-Suggest to add a burner in the computer(Students can have it done at Lvl 2 IT department, but students are required to pay for it)
-Suggest to have colour printing(students are able to have it at Lvl 2 IT department, but they have to trade their quota for it)
4.5 Mezzanine Floor
· M-Floor is too small as the number of students have increased but the computers have not
4.6 Parking Problem
· Will work out a solution to solve this problem· SJ Uptown (RM 80 per month)
-the price can’t be reduced as they too need to pay MPSJ a certain amount
· If any student wants a parking, they can look for Ryan
4.7 Library
· Discussion room:
-Not enough for students
-Suggest to have it sound proof
-Some of the rooms do not have air-conditioning
· Books borrowing:
-the number of books that can be borrowed have increased as of 7th May 2007
· Students complain that the library is too noisy
· Suggest to have the library carpeted
· Students complained that the library is very hot 4.7 Air Conditioning
· The Air-conditioning is too stuffy
· Suggest to have air-conditioning in SAC and SLR rooms at the Mezzanine Floor as they have meetings until quite late at night
4.8 Toilet
· Lvl 7, TBS girls toilet do not have a mirror
4.9 SC Blog/ E-mail
· Any suggestions and feedbacks can be sent to
Blog: www.ourfuse.blogspot.com
E-mail: www.SCevents_tbs@yahoo.com