Tuesday 12 February 2008

Scheduled Meeting Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am (OSU time) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (VT time)
Meeting Agenda Created by: Amanda Lansdown (copies were emailed to all team members)

In attendance:
• Moses Mweetwa
• Erica Reepa
• Amanda Lansdown
• Miriam Chaudhary
• Mohammad Ali
• Jeff VanDomelen
• Ben Lyddon

 Team members introduced and told something about themselves. Some provided objects &/or
descriptions of objects, hobbies or interests that identify something about who they are.
 It was decided that future meetings should be held on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am (OSU time) and
1:00 to 2:30 (VT time).
 Team members should check their email periodically throughout the day.
 Emails should be responded to within 24 hours
 Each team member should check the team website [ http://ie470.isfound.at/forum/1 ] at least once per
day.
 Each group member was given the opportunity to suggest a company or organization that will be the
subject of this project.
 Suggestions included: Boeing, UPS, Subway, Netflix, Life ____ (something), Burton snowboards, and
the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.
 Individuals were given the opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of the various suggestions.
 It was eventually decided that our project focus will be on the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.
Erica has access to information and personnel associated with this facility and the VT CRC web site will
provide additional information.
 Erica volunteered to email the team members information regarding VTCRC’s business plan, as well as
a sample of a similar project related to Subway. She also provided the address to VTCRC’s website
[http://vtcrc.com].
 The assignment, due this Friday the 16th, will be an email that is sent to both Dr. Doolen and Dr.
Godfrey.
 Mohammad volunteered to compose the email and post it to the website for team review.
 Team members will review and comment on the email, posting these to the website no later than 2:00
pm (OSU time) and 5:00 pm (VT time).
 The email will be approved no later than 5:00 pm (OSU time) and 8:00 pm (VT time).
 Jeff has taken responsibility for sending the approved email to both professors. [Dr. Doolen:
doolen@engr.orst.edu and Dr. Godfrey: j.godfrey@vt.edu]
 An individual responsible for creating the next meeting agenda will be determined at the end of
meetings.
 Each team member will have an opportunity to compose a meeting agenda.
 Erica volunteered to compose the meeting agenda for next weeks meeting.
 It was determined that Erica will be the Information Coordinator and Ben will be the Secretary.
 Phone conference was sufficient for this meeting and may continue to be the main form of
communication for future team meetings.
 If possible, we will attempt to rectify the situation with the visual (web cam) display.
Meeting Minutes written by: Ben Lyddon – 12 February 2008