Second GBM of Bio-engineering Organizational Alliance in Fall 2011.

1. Bioengineering Organizational Alliance 2nd General Body Meeting

2. Le BOA Logo

4. Preferred T-Shirt Size

5. Preferred Email (We prefer if you have a Gmail account—more on this later)

6. Missed the 1st GBM?

7. Outlined each program and society.

8. Committee sign-up sheets.

9. New BOA credit system.

10. Without you, BOA doesn’t exist.

11. Not a member yet?

12. Join for only $10—helps pay for a T-shirt, food for meetings, exclusive BOA-sponsored outings/events, and more.Opening Smorgasbord of Technical BOA Mumbo-Jumbo

14. Art Program

15. Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Honors Society

16. Big Brother/Sister Program

17. Bioengineering Volunteering Program (BVP)

18. Internal Bioengineering Exposure (IBE)

19. External Bioengineering Exposure (EBE)

20. Community Outreach Program (COP)

21. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

22. BioPhysics Society (BPS)

23. Engineering World Health (EWH)

24. Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS)

25. Open Source Laboratory Program (OSLP)

26. Tutoring ProgramBOA Programs and Societies

28. Back will say “Bioengineering Organizational Alliance” and “University of Illinois at Chicago”

29. Ordering 150 of them. T-Shirts Update $ Million Dollar Question $ Do you want anything to be on the back bottom? (Slogan/Saying/Quote/Website/Other) …Or is that too much?

30. Social Media and BOA on the Interwebs boa.uic@gmail.com @BOAatUIC facebook.com/boa.uic Website boa.pages.uic.edu

32. http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/bmes/M&M.html

33. http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/bmes/HDocs.html

34. 2nd GBM will be posted right after the meeting

35. Events

36. Now able to RSVP via email invitation

37. Click “more details” to see if there is an attached document for a particular event.

38. New Event Albums Are Up

39. Try to tag embarrassing photos of your friends.Website Updates

41. BOA Credit Card:

42. Redeem Credits anytime after 10 for a sweet prize, a BOA Certificate, your name on our website, and recognition at the BOA Awards Ceremony at the end of spring.

43. Prizes will have credit values associated with them.

44. The person who obtains THE MOST CREDITS over the Fall and Spring (wait for it) will receive….(wait….for….it)……………………………………BOA Credits Explained

45. A NEW CAR!!!!!

47. Recognition by BOA and professors.

48. BOA will also hook you up with a unique package of items

49. Not quite a new car (unless our Funding Director pulls some epic strings)

50. Contents still to be determined.

52. Companies

53. Professors

54. Future Formal Dinner

55. Chinese

56. Italian

57. Indian

58. On-Campus Activities

59. Bowling

60. Karaoke

61. Video Game Tourneys

63. Fright Fest

64. Go Karts

65. Miniature Golf

66. IMAX

67. Student/Professor Communication

68. Needs improvement!

69. Life after B.S.

70. Grad School

71. Med school

73. Every 5 credits you can advertise something through BOA.

74. Advertising includes:

75. Flyers with BOA logo on it

76. Facebook/Twitter/Google+

77. Front page of our website

78. Display Monitors by BIOE office

79. GBM Slide

80. Email

81. *If you don’t have 5 credits yet but still want to advertise something, let us know. We’re nice. Advertising Through BOA Obligatory Cliché “Advertising” Concept Art That Is Trying To—Wait, Why Are They Standing on Buildings?

83. iPhones, Androids, and Blackberries

84. Works like a charm for UIC.

85. Ignore bad ratings, people are strange and don’t understand things.

86. Go Google…seriously.GoogleApps@UIC http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/google/ gmail.uic.edu Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office http://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudconnect Syncs Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. to Google Docs on each save. Google Docs Mobile App Helpful Hints and Tips of the Week

88. What are you missing out on?Baxter Info Session / Interviews(Position: Intern) Oct. 10th (Info Session on campus) Oct. 11th (Interviews on campus) Can only attend Info Session if you are approved for an interview. Deadline to submit application: September 27, 2011 Zoll Medical Positionfor Spring 2012 (Position: Co-op) Deadline to submit application: Sep 30, 2011 HospiraPosition for Spring 2012 (Position: Co-op) Deadline to submit application: Oct 29, 2011 Jobs/Internships/Co-ops through UIC Careers

90. Tell BOA or Kathy the companies that interest you!

91. 34th Annual UIC Fall Diversity Career Fair on Sept. 29th

92. Guess who isn’t represented? Us.

93. If you have any contacts with biomedical companies, tell BOA!

94. Guest Speakers for Future GBMs

95. Research?

96. Industry?

97. Medical?What Companies or Guest Speakers Are YOU Interested In?

99. Best way to communicate with us anonymously.

101. An idea BOA can implement to improve student life

102. Areview of a recent BOA outing

103. A particular person you’d like see talk at a GBM

104. A gripe or a compliment about a class you’re taking.

105. Silly haikus.

106. Serious haikus.

107. Idiosyncrasies of one of your professors.

108. A doodle.

109. Money. BOA Suggestion Box What you think this guy’s name should be.

111. Why you forgot to wear shoes before going to class.

112. An amusing thought you had in class.

113. The best joke you got.

114. Why does he have a red beard?

115. Problems you’re having at home, work, or school.

116. Questions about ANYTHING, like stem cells or wormholes, or why it takes so long for your HD television to turn on.

117. The alphabet, just for the sake of showing off your handwriting.

118. Humorous top 10 lists about life as a bioengineering student at UIC

119. How many Mini-Ditkas it will take to beat the Saints.BOA Suggestion Box

120. Upcoming Events That Might Be Relevant To Your Interests

122. Technical Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

123. Time: 7:30am – 7:00pm (aka All Day Extravaganza)

124. Interested? Fill out top half of IEEE registration forms and give to board member or leave in BOA mailbox, or RSVP to boa.uic@gmail.com by October 1.

125. Tickets are $50 but they will be free for all BOA members!

126. Party Bus to Argonne (Keg not included).IEEE Conference at Argonne National Laboratory (November 15, 2011)

128. All day event: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

129. Dr. Eddington is presenting “Leveraging the Microscalein Biological Models”

130. Receive 1 BOA credit for attending!

131. Registration Deadline: September 16th at noonhttp://chicagobiomedicalconsortium.org/events/symposium/cbc2011/register.php or go look at the Events Calendar on BOA’s website for the link. 9th Annual Chicago Biomedical Consortium (Friday, October 21, 2011)

133. Literally 100s of exhibitors

134. Location: McCormick Place North

135. Registering: “Visitor Registration”  “Expo Hall Admission” +“No QuikReg number”.

136. For company, say UIC.

137. On the company detail page, just put what makes sense ifUIC is your “employer”.Medical Design and Manufacturing Conference (Sep. 20-22, 2011) Need more help? Email Sagar: skn989@gmail.com

139. a Lightning Tech Talks highlighting a few of Google's awesome projects.

141. 6:30-7:30pm Lightning Tech Talks (food included)No registration required! Google Visits UIC! (Tuesday, September 27th)

143. Coffee and donuts to stimulate the mind.

144. Form mini-study groups, study on your own, or discover another BIOE studying the same thing!

145. Please don’t hit and run.

147. Bring clothes for our volunteering drive!

148. We’ll have food for meat-lovers AND vegetarians!

149. 12pm-3pm AKA FREE LUNCH!

150. We’ll have some footballs, soccer balls, and Frisbees.BOA Outdoor Grill Party and Volunteering Drive Despair Sadness Friday, September 23rd

151. OH HEY GUYS I HEARD YOU LIKE FRISBEE LOL POSTPONED BRB

153. Goals:

154. To compile the latest stem cell research and applications from various outlets to discuss, analyze, and learn with other members.

155. To provide a setting where various UIC stem cell research labs can discuss their latest research and explore collaborative possibilities with each other.

156. Operation:

157. Bi- or tri-weekly meetings

158. Members compile material they’ve discovered and outline main talking points, things of interest, and background information.

159. Research labs present progress at select society meetings.

161. Games

162. Playing cards

163. Sports Equipment

164. Frisbees

165. Footballs

166. Soccer balls

167. Baseballs and gloves

168. Textbooks for ClassesBOA Check-Out System Any other ideas for a check-out system? Interested in donating items? Email boa.uic@gmail.com

170. Videographer, video editors, and actors.

171. Requirements

172. Roughly 30 minutes in length.

173. Showcases live BIOE classes, professors and students in labs, faculty members, and BOA.

174. Short interviews from students and faculty.

175. Promo Video Uses

176. Will be shown at high schools for our External Bioengineering Exposure program.

177. Will be featured on the BIOE website and BOA’s website.Shoot footage for the BIOE Promo Video like a boss. Interested? Contact: Salman salmanfaroky@gmail.com