[Sigcabinet] ACTION NEEDED: SIG ED $ for lunch sponsorship

[Phillip M Edwards]

I vote in favor of funding this request. -P.

On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:47:01 -0400, "Vaughan, K.T." <ktlv at email.unc.edu>
wrote:
> Hi all -
> We need a quick vote from the Steering Committee about whether we will
> authorize the lunch for the speakers at the SIG ED workshop.  $400 comes
to
> about $30/person.  SIG ED has the money available in their account.
> KT
> 
> From: Cassidy Sugimoto [mailto:cassidysugimoto at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:37 AM
> To: naresh.agarwal at simmons.edu
> Cc: Vaughan, K.T.
> Subject: Re: SIG ED sponsorship
> 
> Dear KT:
> 
> Advice for a newbie chair?  I am not sure how the transfer of money works
> here, how much money SIG ED has, and if this is an acceptable use of
> funding.
> 
> Thanks!
> Cassidy
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:01 PM,
> <naresh.agarwal at simmons.edu<mailto:naresh.agarwal at simmons.edu>> wrote:
> Dear Jan and KT,
> 
> Hope you're both doing well.
> 
> I'm the Treasurer at SIGED. Cassidy Sugimoto asked me to get in touch
with
> you.
> 
> During the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Nancy Roderer is putting together a
SIGED
> sponsored workshop on Wednesday afternoon on the education of Information
> Professionals, including in China, with a speaker expected from China.
She
> plans on having a group lunch before the session, which she expects would
> cost $400. Nancy is requesting SIG ED for funding towards the luncheon
(in
> full or part).
> 
> These are the three questions we have:
> 
> 1) How much money do we (SIG ED) have?
> 2) Can the money be used for something like this?
> 3) If yes, how can we go about it?
> 
> Hope you'll be able to help answer these.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Naresh