Agenda

Notes

Action

Status

Minutes of last meeting

The minutes of the meeting on 27th January 2005 were approved.

Matters arising

Faculty web server

This matter is still ongoing. Nothing to report at present.

EK to pursue

Lion Gate Roof

Nothing further to report.

AV Technician

JSB raised this matter with ECAM, who will raise it with the Faculty. If any problems arise, academics can contact AC who will pass the matters to the Faculty Manager. A student helper was suggested to check machines. EK agreed to talk to Alison Elliott.

EK to pursue

Budget for 2004-2005

JSB had made the call for bids.

Computing Strategy

Nothing to report. JSB to re-write strategy.

JSB to rewrite Strategy

Summer schools

HODs were written to. Singapore (in Mercantile House) is the only Summer School we are aware of.

Capital Expenditure plans for 2004-2005

JSB reported that the budget we have for expenditure this year is £189,000 approx. Bids have been received to the value of £208,000 approx. Around half the value of last year.

EK reported that the University have been approached by Macromedia to provide all their software in one package for £30,000 per annum, 2/3 year deal. This would provide 6000 licences and allows University staff to install software on their own machines at home. It is possible that this cost would be shared across Faculties. Last year CAM alone spent £33,000 upgrading Macromedia. Agreement is imminent.

EK

The CAM Equipment Bids 2005 list was distributed and each item was discussed at length and priority status attached.

JSB requested AC and GB to keep information on all items for student borrowing. Policies should be noted and linked to from the CAM Computer Committee web pages to give both a list of assets and information to students.

AC and GB

JSB noted that this year CAM is responsible for the Maths items, however from 1^st August 2005 responsibility passes to Maths. JSB through ECAM to sort details out with Andrew Osbaldestin.

JSB to pursue

Bids for NAG Libraries and Fastflo submitted by Athena Makroglou were discussed. It was agreed that primary use of these items was research and they therefore did not fall into the remit of this Committee.

Peter Bednar made a bid for Microsoft Visio. EK to check status with regard to the Microsoft Select agreement. If Visio is not included then a Priority 5 to be attached to licences for 80 copies.

EK

There was much discussion over the bid by Mike McCabe for server software Maple TA, particularly relating to support issues and the overlaps between it and Perception.. A Priority 4 was attached.

JSB agreed to update the CAM Equipment Bids 2005 spreadsheet incorporating the decisions of the Committee and then authorise designated people to go ahead and order the equipment.

JSB to update spreadsheet

Done 

JSB reminded the Committee that the process for ordering equipment has been tightened this year. For each item, a "Procurer" (often EK) would be nominated, who would be responsible for overseeing ordering, delivery and chasing up where necessary. Procurers were asked to notify JSB when equipment was installed. CJ will keep a note of order numbers and notify JSB for his records.

Any other business

None

Date of next meeting

Meeting to be fixed middle of Summer term.