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September 13, 2020

9/13/2020

Attendees:
- Ahmad Malik, Ahmad Uzair, Nauman Ahmad, Sheeba Malik, Jasim Qazi
Discussion:
- Tax filing for Tax year 2019 (July 2019 - June 2020)
- FAANA Open House date and agenda
- Webinar topic for September 27th
- Graphics Design - Next Steps
- Alumni Action Committee proposal progress
- Local Chapter Engagement Formulization

August 9, 2020

8/9/2020

Attendees:
- Ahmad, Uzair, Nauman, Sheeba, Jasim, Javeria (Guest)
Agenda:
- FAANA finalized amount to be sent to all campuses in Fall 2020
- FAANA decided to conduct an Open House to start membership campaign for elections in November. Oct to December will be dedicated to fundraising campaign.
- Nauman updated on the Crisis (Meme-gate)
- FAANA working Board/Alumni formal engagement proposal to work on ideas such as:
- Quality of education
- Curriculum Update/New Ideas/ New Disciplines
- Communication role by FAANA
- Team decided to search for a new graphics designed
- Four Final Year Project (FYPs) ideas were shared with Dr Kamran Lodhi for the pilot

June 14, 2020

7/14/2020

Attendees:

Ahmad Malik, Ahmad Uzair, Nauman Ahmad, Sheeba Malik, Jasim Qazi, Umer (Guest), Javeria (Guest), Farah (Guest)

 
Agenda:

New Volunteers shared their background and areas of interest: Umer, Farah, Javeria 
Monthly Financials update was shared
Nauman updated on the money transfer issues

Ahmad shared FYP Pilot progress
Organization membership program kickoff is on hold until later
Ahmad shared update on localized Whatsapp group sharing
Uzair shared update on the webinars
Jasim shared that web site redo is on hold for now

Revisited goals for FAANA through the rest of the year:

Engagement via social media/in-person events
Induction/Orientation Process
Fireside chat - highlight individuals
Financials $60k for scholarships

July 12, 2020

7/12/2020

Attendees:
Ahmad Malik, Uzair, Nauman, Sheeba, Jasim, Umer (Guest), Javeria (Guest)
Agenda:

Uzair sharing shared webinar updates

Faisalabad and Peshawar campus requested board members involvement in open house

Ahmad shared challenges of getting FYP Ideas solicited by Alumni

Board decided to share one-page update on what FAANA has accomplished so far

Ahmad shared the latest financial numbers

Nauman shared update on the student/fast administration issue; FAANA is taking an active role in reducing the actions against the students

Nauman shared that bank transfer still an issue

May 5, 2020

5/5/2020

No Meeting

April 12, 2020

4/12/2020

Attendees:

Ahmad Malik, Ahmad Uzair, Nauman Ahmad, Sheeba Malik, Jasim Qazi, Umer Abdullah (Guest)

Discussion:

Discussed webinars offerings for the rest the next few months
Umer volunteered to help as an outreach director
Team decided to engage a graphics designer
Document FAANA's accomplishment in a posted just like NUST

Board to solicit FAST Alumni who can establish chapters in various regions in North America
Shared financial summary for the last quarter and issues with bank transfer
All in person events/activities on hold due to COVID

March 8, 2020

3/8/2020

Attendees:

Ahmad Malik, Ahmad Uzair, Nauman Ahmad, Sheeba Malik, Jasim Qazi

Discussion:

Nauman updated the board with his visit to various campuses in Pakistan

Ahmad kicked off the FYP Collaboration project
Team decided to formally organize the in-person event

February 20, 2020

2/20/2020

No Meeting

January 19, 2020

1/19/2020

Attendees:

Ahmad Malik, Nauman Ahmad, Sheeba Malik

Discussion:

Shared end of the year Financials summary
FAANA to investigate Final Year Projects (FYPs) with one Campus
Received $5k from a donor for the innovation/research initiative in 2020
Decided to conduct two in person events in 2020

Decided to setup various informal chapters in the US/Canada area

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