{"id":257,"date":"2013-09-05T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/?p=257"},"modified":"2021-01-02T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T00:06:54","slug":"first-general-meeting-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/2013\/09\/first-general-meeting-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"First General Meeting Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to everyone who joined us at our first meeting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a great turnout, with 65+ students in attendance. I know several people wanted to attend but couldn\u2019t, so you can use this post to catch up on what you missed. There are some useful links for those who were there too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the meeting we said that&nbsp;<strong>membership forms<\/strong>&nbsp;would be available on our website very soon,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/membership\/\">you can now find them through the membership page<\/a><\/strong>. You should also&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/calendars\/\"><strong>subscribe to our calendars<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1187286_534457256620839_250230500_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Getting all of the food ready<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1175244_534457376620827_1427249867_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waiting for food, and the start of the meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1176383_534457629954135_1386008963_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Food!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1186218_534457733287458_771058_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/553501_534457543287477_810394113_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We started with 12 pizzas, finished with 0.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1176347_534457843287447_210865424_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Almost ready to start presenting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1240444_534457889954109_2133644415_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Elise introduces ASCE.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1260899_534457979954100_1337404845_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1185270_534458006620764_501856566_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We had a big audience\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/732_534458063287425_937048783_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">People were literally flowing out the door!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1236441_534458103287421_807001935_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Daniel waits out side with a piece of last year\u2019s bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1185502_534458163287415_678399498_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Evan talks about membership dues.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1174899_534458396620725_1393511942_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Daniel talks about Steel Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1173873_534458219954076_1003619506_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Winston talks about PSWC.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/562327_534458233287408_973521214_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rosa talks about our upcomming events.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1235459_534458363287395_727292607_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Attentive Audience<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1238343_534458383287393_699910337_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Elise wraps up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/530510_534458543287377_121839665_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Questions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the main portion of the meeting, where we explained what ASCE and USC ASCE are, as well as talking about all of the different things we do, we had a brief activity for those who could stay. The assignment: create the tallest possible tower out of six sheets of (re-used!) paper and nothing else (no tape, glue, paperclips, etc.). Oh, and they had to be wind-resistant too. We had some pretty creative results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1235439_534459256620639_1956288594_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1005829_534459186620646_1630114749_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1185278_534459059953992_682001359_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1185503_534458969954001_1626885269_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1176391_534458929954005_422876509_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1170748_534458876620677_218651545_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1184949_534458813287350_1240372835_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1233466_534458753287356_78838462_n-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_010-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_011-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_009-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_008-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_005-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_002-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WP_20130905_001-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone requested that we post our<strong>&nbsp;presentation slides<\/strong>, so&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/USC-ASCE-1st-General-Meeting-2013-14.ppsx\">here they are<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(minus our special fonts)&nbsp;if you want to review what we went over or in case you missed the meeting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember the&nbsp;<strong>slideshow<\/strong>&nbsp;of images we had playing before and after our presentation? It\u2019s actually just a page on our website that make a slideshow of all of the pictures we\u2019ve uploaded here.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/slideshow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check it out<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget about our upcoming events:&nbsp;<strong>PSWC Info Sessions Thursday 9\/12 from 5:30-6 or 6-6:30 or Friday 9\/13 from 12-12:30<\/strong>&nbsp;(all three cover the same information and focus on our design teams) and our&nbsp;<strong>First Guest Speaker Meeting Monday 9\/16 from 6:30-8<\/strong>. Make sure you&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/membership\/\">join our mailing list<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for updates!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to everyone who joined us at our first meeting! We had a great turnout, with 65+ students in attendance. I know several people wanted to attend but couldn\u2019t, so you can use this post to catch up on what you missed. There are some useful links for those who were there too. At the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/2013\/09\/first-general-meeting-summary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First General Meeting Summary<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meetings","tag-general-meeting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}