Computing and Maths Programme Area

CAM Computing Committee

Operational Sub-committee

Notes from meeting 20th May 2005

Venue: BT1.08 at 1430

Present: Jim Briggs (Chair), Alex Counsell, Ed Kopinski, Steve Broadbent

Apologies: Les Black, Alison White

Previous meeting's notes

Agenda Notes Action Status

Actions carried forward

Actions completed are noted in the minutes of the previous meeting.    

Outstanding requests/orders: software

     

Outstanding requests/orders: hardware

     

Equipment orders

JSB approved a large number of orders. Procurers for each order were agreed.    

Strategy/policy

     

Revised CAM strategy

JSB reported that he had recently updated the strategy document. It would be discussed at the full Committee meeting next week.    

Major projects

     

Operational issues

     

Visual Studio and other software upgrades

Can we confirm our earlier decision to remove VS6? SB to consult with Arthur Poyner, Alex Bennett, Brian Heal, Mo Adda, Jonathan Crellin and others  

Any other business

     

Mac lab

Some problems have been reported with students not knowing how to do simple things like copying files. EK to arrange production of a basic user guide  

Games lab

Where are we going to put the PS2 consoles? Do we need a quiet server?

AC & SB with Andy Bain to decide whether M3-1 is suitable

SB to warn timetablers that M3-1 may not be available as a general purpose lab

 

Date of next meeting

Friday 17th June at 1430 in BT1.08 (JSB's office)    

Last updated by Dr Jim Briggs of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth.