Georgia Tech has been participating in Campus Movie Fest, the world’s largest student film festival, since 2003. We have won honors in the Atlanta region finale as well as national recognition for best picture (2007) and best drama (2008). Filming and editing equipment are provided free of charge to approximately 100 student teams competing in the week-long event. The campus finale in the Ferst Theater attracts roughly 750-1000 guests from the Georgia Tech community. Ideas United, the company that runs CMF nationally, is donating $26,567 of the cost, leaving Tech’s iMovieFest to finance the remaining $10,00 admission fee into the competition. Because our organization is not chartered, we will also have to pay the rental fee for the Ferst Center, an additional $2634.

The bill is for the design, construction and operation of a simulated teleoperated Mars rover to compete in the Mars Society International University Rover Challenge.

This bill will fund 17 Men's Volleyball Club members to travel to Kansas City (803 * 2 round trip * $0.70 = $1124.20) to compete in the National NIRSA tournament (Registration Fee = $1970).

This bill will be the 09-10 budget for the GT Softball Club, because the organization is new, and this is the first budget to be submitted. The items included are necessary for the starting and successful continuation of a softball club here at Georgia Tech.
In order to compete in the National Club Softball Association, there is an annual league fee of $675 that arranges for and covers costs for nine games against other competitive teams within the state, and permits qualification for national tournaments. For other non-league games, umpire fees as well as field usage are necessary. Umpires cost $75 per game per umpire, and two umpires are needed for each game. Field usage fees also run $450 per weekend (2 games per weekend).
Expected Games:
*League Games = 9 games
*Non-League Games = 6 games
*Tournaments = 6 games/per * 2 = 12 games
The planned schedule calls for 3 different weekends encompassing six different non-league games that bring the totals to $900 for umpires ($75 * 2 umps/game * 6 games) and $1350 for field use ($450 * 3 weekends). Other necessities for game play are score books ($20 per * 2 per season) in order to keep records and statistics, and lineup cards ($5 * 20 games) that are used to publish the official roster for each game played. For practice as well as games, league mandated official softballs ($75 per dozen) are needed. $450 ($75 * 6 dozen) will be needed for softballs, as 3 dozen are needed for practice purposes for the season, and two new balls are needed for each game (20 games ~= 3 dozen) bringing an expected total needed to six dozen.
As a team we anticipate using batting cages for additional batting practice aside from what can be done on a field. The going rate for batting cages is $65 per hour for two cages. Because of our team size of 25 current players that attend practices, it will be necessary to rent two cages at a time. Five different trips to the batting cage have been worked into our practice schedule making the total for cage rental $325 ($65 per * 5 practices). We also have a coach that is coming to work with our team at practice once a week for both spring and fall for an agreed stipend of $500 dollars. As a startup team this is especially important in order to make sure our team gets off on a strong start.
Within the National Club Softball Association, our team will play one away series against Georgia Southern that will require travel funds (20 players travel). Because it is approximately 209 miles away the estimated cost for travel to Georgia Southern is $292.60 ($0.70 per mile * 418 miles). We also have planned to attend a tournament at North Carolina State which will cost $495.60 ($0.70 * 708 miles).

Requesting funding for the Spring SGA Retreat. Retreat will primarily focus on preparing members for the Annual Budget and on team-building initiatives.

One Night Stand is an all-night sporting event held each year in the CRC on the Friday night of Dead Week. The purpose of the event is to provide a night of stress relief and fun for Tech students the weekend before finals. This year, the event will be from 10 PM to 4 AM on the night of Friday, December 5. There will be at least 15 different tournaments, a large array of prizes, free food and drinks, and free t-shirts for participants. Over 1,000 students attend each year, with a goal of 1,200 this year.

The Paintball Club at Georgia Tech is currently in "pending" status with the Office of Student Involvement, and is therefore eligible to receive funds from GT SGA. Funds included in this bill are start-up expenses (all non-capital - from prior year account), practice funds, fees for tournaments, and travel costs to these respective tournaments.

We request financial assistance from SGA to subsidize the cost of AIESEC's winter conference for member's of Georgia Tech's AIESEC Local Committee. We received $300 for conference fees and $700 (maximum allowed) for travel in the 2008-2009 budget. Since then, an additional four individuals were enlisted to attend this conference. The total conference fee per person is $386, so we are asking for the full amount available through the JFC policy. Money not allocated from SGA and the RHA leadership development fund will be payed for, in part, by AIESEC members.

Description of the eventThe Student Center Arts Committee will be planning and directing a student oriented trip to the Georgia Aquarium sometime in early February. The arts committee would like to coordinate the evening in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Symphony, inviting them to perform live throughout the event, providing background music for the attendees. Georgia Tech Stingers will be providing subsidized transportation to and from the aquarium for the duration of the event, from 6pm until 10pm.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY that the Campus E-Mail Messaging Policy be adopted, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Policy be transmitted to the Office of the Dean of Students for enactment and enforcement.