Some publicity
Computer scientists really are engineers, honor society concludes at meeting

Don't know if anyone reads this anymore - after all Nat'l Convention is already a few months past. We had a post in the local news - though the reporter nuanced things a little wrongly and we had to explain to Matt Ohland that CA G's understand is ultimately not at variance with the agreement reached at Convention, nor with the resolution as drafted and passed.
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List of Arguments
I'm setting this post up so you can post as comments, logical arguments that we might use at the convention. Happy brainstorming!
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Mailing List and Directory
You will by now have noticed that you have been added to a mailing list at tbpcsalliance@lists.stanford.edu.

The circulation of this list is everyone on this blog, and people who actively support our cause. Consider it a supplementary channel of communication.

On another note, let us create a directory of contact numbers for those of us who will be at convention. It is quite possible that our discussions might take place beyond the normal convention hours; furthermore, contingencies might crop up for which having quick access to communication might be important. Send your contact info to tbp.cs.alliance@gmail.com as well.
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Handout at Convention
Another thing that I would like us all to work on is a list of reasons, short articles in support of our stand that we can distribute. This would give us a package that we could pass to all voting delegates that would describe the history of this issue, the steps, considerations on both sides (remember the issue started as a question of setting clear unambiguous criteria) and an appraisal of CS, at least in engineering schools, as an engineering discipline. PA-A's position statement will certainly make this package, but we need other things. We would be willing to do compilation, but given the short time, if you have ideas or points raised in previous correspondence with HQ that you feel could be reproduced for a wider audience, please forward them to us at tbp.cs.alliance@gmail.com.

(Jason Bay, Vice-President, CA-G)

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Update on e-mail returns
CONFIDENTIAL
Some of you have expressed interest in the returns we are receiving.
Here is a running count:
For: 24
Against: 6
Undecided: 5
Don't Care: 1

Of the chapters sitting on the Constitution & Bylaws Committee:
For: 8
Against: 1
No response: 19

(Jason Bay, Vice-President, CA-G)

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Articulating our goals
One of the stated objectives of this blog is to try and keep everyone on the same page. I would like to do this by recommending that we bounce our own ideas off each other.
As a start, I would say that Stanford TBP's objectives are "to ensure that CS programs with engineering foci are recognised as engineering programs eligible for TBP". Please read the comments for a detailed explanation.

(Jason Bay, Vice-President, CA-G)

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Welcome
Welcome to the TBP CS Alliance blog! We've set this blog up to facilitate open and frank communication and debate between chapters who to some extent or other are adversely affected by the proposed amendment to Constitution Article VIII, and a blog seemed the best way to facilitate discussion among ourselves while keeping everyone else on the same page.

Feel free to post your thoughts here as we try to feel out we are affected as a collective group and what kind of a common position would best serve all our interests. It would also be helpful at the beginning if you gave us all an idea of what the situation at your school is, and what you have or plan to do.

Time is short, and it is my sincere hope that we can bring a united front to Convention as that will give us the strongest chance of defeating the amendment, or passing a counter-proposal. Thank you for joining, and welcome to the alliance!

(Jason Bay, Vice-President, CA-G Stanford)
ps. you do not have to be a blogger user to post. just click 'comment' under the post most relevant to your opinion.

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