The Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators

Executive Board Meeting

Shippensburg University of PA
Friday, April 8, 2011

This meeting is concurrent with the 2011 Spring Conference at Shippensburg University.

• Meeting called to order.
  Present: Bloomsburg -- Bob Montante ; California -- Lisa Kovalchick ; California -- Paul Sible ; California -- Mohamed Kholief ; California -- Nick Ford ; California -- Jerry Blackmon ; Clarion -- Soo Kim ; Clarion -- Jon O'Donnell ; Clarion -- Dana Madison ; East Stroudsburg -- James Emert ; Edinboro -- Joseph Molnar ; Harrisburg Univ. -- Joe Cannon ; Indiana -- Soundararajan Ezekiel ; Indiana -- Gary Buterbaugh ; Kutztown -- Greg Schaper ; Kutztown -- Yong Zhang ; Kutztown -- Joo Tan ; Kutztown -- Joe Cannon ; Kutztown -- Oskars Rieksts ; Kutztown -- Mark Jones ; Lock Haven -- Mark Jones ; (Lock Haven -- Susan H. Strayer) ; Lock Haven -- Bruce Wooley ; Mansfield -- Dave McKee ; Mansfield -- Jaesung Sim ; Mansfield -- Clarence L. Krantz ; Millersville -- David Hutchens ; Shippensburg -- Dave Mooney ; Shippensburg -- Joseph Thomas ; Slippery Rock -- Bernie Zhou Hongbo ; Slippery Rock -- David Dailey ; Slippery Rock -- Paul Mullins ; Slippery Rock -- Deborah Whitfield ; West Chester -- Afrand Agah ; West Chester -- Tom Ahlborn .
• Minutes from the previous Board meeting were approved with two corrections.
• The Treasurer's report shows a balance of $9404.85.
  • There was a discussion about cutting conference registration fees.
  • Shippensburg expects to break even or come out ahead on the conference.
  • It is proposed to offer cash prizes: $300 for First, $150 for Second, $105 for Third place.
  • What are exact conference costs? How much does the school administration contribute?
  • How much does PACISE spend each year? To within a couple of hundred dollars?
  • Can the Board support travel to September meetings?
  The report was approved by voice vote.
• No announcements.
• Information about the Spring Conference was presented:
  • 39 faculty, 98 students, and 3 others are registered.
  • 9 of 11 faculty papers accepted.
  • 5 of 5 undergraduate papers accepted.
  • 3 posters.
  • 3 BOF sessions.
  • 4 abstracts.
• Discussion of website maintenance was tabled.
• Conference sites through 2017 were assigned.
  An updated list, according to the lame-duck secretary's "information":

  1995	Indiana
  1996	California
  1997	Clarion
  1998	Shippensburg
  1999	Millersville
  2000	Indiana
  2001	Edinboro
  2002	Slippery Rock
  2003	Shippensburg
  2004	California
  2005	Bloomsburg
  2006	Indiana
  2007	Lock Haven
  2008	Kutztown
  2009	Slippery Rock
  2010	West Chester
  2011	Shippensburg
  2012	Millersville
  2013	East Stroudsburg
  2014	California
  2015	Indiana
  2016	Edinboro
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2020	West Chester
  2021

• The following slate is nominated for the coming year's officers:
  • for President: Lisa Kovalchick
  • for Vice President: Joe Molnar
  • for Treasurer: Afrand Agah
  • for Secretary: Dave Mooney
• Other business and discussion:
  • When to schedule student presentations? Overlap with the programming contest is an issue. Could the contest be moved to Friday? ...after dinner?
  • Keynote starts the conference.
  • Does a team have to be present to win an award? Will students want to leave early?
  • Time for programming practices is an hour.
  • "It is a good idea to have vendor presentation on Friday opposite the contest practice."
  • Could the programming contest be remote?
  • Discussion is to be tabled to September, for discussion within departments and comments from the floor.
• The meeting adjourned.