Meating called to order 18:55 on 12.03.2004 Present: alya dankane rwbarton smalpert tabbott yuranlu yoz molly vern spann turzaak jwalden andersk mats_a mathmike griffinc stronger Minutes submitted by: tabbott Newly elected officers took office at this meeting. (rwbarton has failed to email last meeting's minutes out) Divine Bovine -- yuranlu Master Carver -- alya Watchful Cow -- tabbott Painted Doll -- dankane Business and Announcements: We have cowpital -- we got a new beef dehydrator (ordered, but has not arrived yet) and we have a new jerky cannon for making beef jerky with. During finals week we will be giving out free Red Bones beef at the student center as a service to the MIT cowmunity, on wednesday during finals lunchtime. MITbeef members should come and help distribute beefy goodness. We have these beef balloons that we should blow up and give them out. Cowsider renting a helium tank. We applied for funding for the spring term -- we've not heard back yet. We will be holding an event during IAP, to be titled the IAP Beef Day. We should also go beef carolling before winter break; we'll have a writing session. We need people who can sing and/or know the actual tunes to the carols themselves. Get your friends who like beef to come sing with us. People should come up with new ideas for the IAP Beef Day: Bad ideas: -Beef or dare. Truth or beef. (Wouldn't everyone just take beef? No, they'd explode if we played for too long). -Make beef sculptures Good ideas: -Serve Beef Meating ends 19:12