October 2009 Minutes

Minutes for October 7th Mindbridge Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Minutes from September Meeting were not read, but have been posted on the Mindbridge list and web site.
3. Treasurer’s Report
   1. Checking $44,617.53
   2. AnimeIowa $48,288.69
   3. ICON $1225.50
   4. Gamicon $1218.86
4. ICON Report
   1. October 23rd — 25th at the Cedar Rapids Marriot
   2. Room Block still open through this Friday.
5. Gamecon Report
   1. February 19th — 21st
   2. Prereg ends February 1st
6. AnimeIowa Report
   1. Still recovering, made much money
7. Preplanning Committee Report
   1. Nothing to do right now.
8. Old Business
   1. Proposals for Storage/Office Space
   2. $15,000 per year for office space passed
9. New Business
   1. Mindbridge Point System (much discussion)
   2. Rewards System discussed
   3. Comp Policy — Vote next meeting
   4. Minimum Points for Con Membership changed to 500
   5. Anime Con — Quad Cities Proposal
      1. Patrick Murphy (U of I student) lead Quad Cities group
      2. Proposed con would take place 2 months prior to AI
      3. Much discussion (Board will evalute)
10. Announcements
    1. Book Group will be meeting at 6:00 pm on October 12th at Coffee Talk Café. They will be discussing The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
    2. Film Group will be meeting at 7:00 pm on October 30th at Bryon Stump’s home. They will be discussing The Fabulous World of Jules Verne and Darby O’Gill and the Little People.
11. Meeting Adjourned
12. The meeting after that will be on Wednesday, November 4th at Denny Lynch’s home at 7:00 pm.