2009 Annual Meeting Minutes
Annual Meeting
- Josh talks about the progress of Mindbridge over the past year.
- Rewritten the by-laws.
- Event to get more interest in Mindbridge.
- Food was consumed.
- Words were spoken.
- Election was held.
- Each voter was given votes relative to the number of seats open
- Winners to the board:
- Catherine Schaff-Stump – Two Year Term
- Pat McCauley – One Year Term
- Reports on Conventions
- AnimeIowa
- Is using the entire hotel in the Marriot Hotel in Coralville
- Word of convention center in Des Moines, but getting along with Coralville Marriott Staff
- Gamicon
- Looking to grow the convention this year.
- Main ballroom space this year.
- Icon
- It's coming.
- Preplanning - Suggestions for possible guests
- Artist – Charles Vess
- Writer – Steven Erickson
- Author – John Scalzi
- Comic Artist – Barb Jacobs
- Podcasting – Rachel Swirsky
- Artist – Peter Andrew Jones
- Comic Artist – Schlock Mercernary
- Comic Artist – Terry Beatty
- Author – Sarah Prineas
- Author – Terry Pratchett
- Actor - Michael Emerson
- Author – Ellen Kushner
- Author – Elizabeth Moon
- Mangaka – Kenichi Sonoda
- Actor – Zachary Quinto
- Author – George R. R. Martin
- AnimeIowa
- Noel offered to become Public Relations Officer.
- Discussion about how to spend money on new projects.
- We would like to do new things, so people with new projects submit a bid by August.
- We're openly saying that we want projects to spend money. (Preferably related to our purpose).
- Majority approves an $11,000 operating budget for Mindbridge, and $10,000 budget for special projects.
- The Board will provide more details.
- Unanimously approved a small change in the by-laws. Members who can not make meetings long-term are to be known as Auxiliary Members, rather than Proxy Members.
- Next meeting is June 3rd at the Iowa City Public Library at 6pm.
- The July meeting will be held July 11th, location TBD.
- Meeting adjourned.
