29th August 2022, 2pm, hybrid (EV 6.809 / zoom)

LS, MM, NH, SM, JdS, PT, BC, PL

Benoît explains

• useful info in the Hub - Staff Lounge
• Moodle and CTL help
• Honorairums
  • UG - 1 guest each per 3 credit - $125 / $150
  • MFA - different scale
• Photo Art Waiver forms

• BC has emailed staff their lab fees (class fees)
  • pay per class
  • on the moodle:
    • explanation of fee structure
    • payment procedure
  • CDA lab fees - removed forever!
    • students no longer have to pay $45 to logon to a computer

• NH - suggests write an assignment that includes a facility / equipment
  • helps justiofy lab fee / encourage quick payment

• LS - Undergraduates have access to the 10th floors studios:
  • white box projection space
  • audio recording booth
    • booking system
    • Pascale - need to book via Oswaldo
  • ROOMS
    • booking - https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/facilities/academic-research-support/booking.html
    • facilities:
      • https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/facilities/academic-research-support.html
      • https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/facilities/academic-research-support/research-spaces.html
      • https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/facilities/academic-research-support/workstations/video/video-studios.html

LS updates -

• Not all classes are full
• but all classes above 60% rate (ie, will not be cancelled)

• drop out date Mon 19th Sep

• Tutors advised to contact students asap to say:
• where and when first class will meet
• when moodle site will be opened

• Deans Office wants to have a grading workshop (no date set)
  • clear criteria for how to get A+
  • clear criteria for grading participation

• SM will run an online (Zoom) event to welcome first years - VIDEO BINGO
  • SM says it is “a cutting edge demonstration of telepresent media art”
    • essentially just a game of bingo, over Zoom, with animations
• will be open to all IMCA students, inc MFAs
• date TBC - after dop date (Mon 19th Sept)
• Bingo cards generated online - verifiable via url
• SM requires some help with:
  • catchy bingo phrases for each number (intermedia in jokes, puns etc)
  • video content (1080 x 180 sq videos / gifs - 1 to 10 secs
  • prizes! need 3 prizes (line, corners, full house)
• - SM to send details of how to submit bingo phrases / video content

• PL - proposing a series of lunchtime talks
  • 10 talks
  • Oct - March
  • two speakers per talk, 10 mins each plus Qs (3 mins total)
  • Potential speakers:
    • 1st and 2nd year grads
    • Faculty
    • Art Volt - M. Weiss
    • FOFA curators
    • FASA
• JdS - perhaps two speakers in 30 minutes is tight (espcially if one over runs?)
  • NH - alternatively 'micro-presentation' format could work for some talks - eg, staff presenting their work.
• SM - perhaps wwe could include the 3rd year grads?
  • LS - may be an issue in that they are not on campus
  • PT - suggests 3rd year grads would be up for it, coming in to uni

• JdS has doing a talk about Pasolini on Wed 28th Sept at 4th Space - https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2022/09/28/queering-pasolini.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/calendar
• SM has an installation on at Métro St Laurent until Sep 21st - 'Écran de Veille' - http://portfolio.smeech.co.uk/ecrandeveille/
• NH has a show on at the MAC from 17th November - https://macm.org/en/exhibitions/nelson-henricks/