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 ====== GRACS Events ====== ====== GRACS Events ======
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 ===== Ideas ===== ===== Ideas =====
-  * Bowling +  ​* Trivia night (Posse East and moreso Austin'​s Pizza have been successful) 
-  * Picnics+  * Holiday time Potluck (was successful in 2010 the Monday after the last day of class) 
 +  ​* Bowling ​(at Union) 
 +  * Picnics ​(Eastwood'​s Park) 
 +  * Board game night 
 +  * Video game night 
 +  * Movie night
   * Tournament   * Tournament
   * Foosball   * Foosball
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   * Games during Tea Time?   * Games during Tea Time?
   * One time RecSports events (as opposed to Intramural teams)   * One time RecSports events (as opposed to Intramural teams)
-  * Trivia night 
-  * Board game night 
-  * Video game night 
-  * Movie night 
   * Todd's AI Gong Show -- one minute research talks, expanded department-wide   * Todd's AI Gong Show -- one minute research talks, expanded department-wide
   * Assassin   * Assassin
   * Bat cruise   * Bat cruise
   * Lunch forum   * Lunch forum
 +  * Halloween Party with pumpkin carving
 +
 +===== Accounting =====
 +
 +[[gracs:​departmental_expenses|GRACS Departmental Expenses]]
  
 ===== Social Event Advice ===== ===== Social Event Advice =====
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   * Know the budget!   * Know the budget!
  
-===== Notes on GRACS social events from Todd Hester =====+===== How to Run a GRACS Event ===== 
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 +Need details here: 
 +  * Review budget 
 +  * Book venue 
 +  * Book CS dept-controlled room: https://​www.cs.utexas.edu/​department/​calendars/​ > Calendars by Room > pick Room > go to date > press the + link on the date. 
 +  * Book ACES room: http://​webevent.aces.utexas.edu/​webevent.htm 
 +  * Announce ​ -- see [[gracs:​communication|Communication]] 
 +  * Updated GRACS calendar 
 +  * Post on GRACS Web site 
 +  * Send e-mails 
 +  * Post flyers 
 +  * Track expenses -- see [[gracs:​finances|Finances]] 
 + 
 +===== Notes on GRACS social events from Todd Hester ​and others ​=====
  
 It is best to make people commit to coming to an event. We made people RSVP for bowling and karaoke but not for the movie night. Handing out flyers also possibly helps. It is best to make people commit to coming to an event. We made people RSVP for bowling and karaoke but not for the movie night. Handing out flyers also possibly helps.
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   * Party – about 25 people   * Party – about 25 people
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 +==== Reserving Rooms (ie GAD) ====
 +  * If you want to reserve a room in ACES, go [[http://​www.aces.utexas.edu/​seminar/​|here]]
 +  * Other rooms (PAI, ENS) can be reserved [[http://​apps.cs.utexas.edu/​calendar/​|here]]
  
 ==== Getting reimbursements:​ ==== ==== Getting reimbursements:​ ====
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   * Let them know which item it is for   * Let them know which item it is for
  
-==== Buying pizza: ====+  * Gift cards are not reimbursable!
  
-  * Call the pizza hut in austin+  * [[GRACS_Finances#​getting_reimbursed|here]] is the link for getting reimbursed 
 + 
 +==== Buying ​pizza: ====
  
-  * Make sure to get the dept discount+  * Call the Domino'​s right by campus 
 +  * $6.50 per pizza (for 15, one-topping pizzas)
  
   * Make sure to do it tax-free   * Make sure to do it tax-free
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   * For talks, 10 large pizzas seemed pretty good (~$80)   * For talks, 10 large pizzas seemed pretty good (~$80)
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 +  * For events, 15 pizzas is not a bad idea (30+ people)
  
   * Got cheap soda from HEB   * Got cheap soda from HEB
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-[[gracs:​|GRACS Internal ​Administrative]]+**//​See ​[[gracs:​|GRACS Internal ​Start Page]] for more GRACS administrative topics.//**
  
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