Minutes for December 7th Mindbridge Meeting

  1. Call to Order
  2. Minutes from November Meeting were not read, but have been posted on the Mindbridge list and web site.
  3. Treasurer’s Report was read.
  4. ICON Report
    1. Books not closed yet.
    2. All went well.
  5. Gamecon Report
    1. February 12th — 14th
    2. Prereg ends February 1st
    3. Will be in Main Lounge of Memorial Union
  6. AnimeIowa Report
    1. Staff Meeting Saturday January 9th at 2:00 PM at the Coralville Convention Center.
  7. Preplanning Committee Report
    1. Two new members were voted in, Bryon Stump and Michelle McKibben.
  8. Old Business
    1. Office Space Update — looking at a new location in Iowa City.
    2. Trademark for AnimeIowa is now being evaluated by the government.
    3. New possible project has been tabled for now QC-Anime Zing.
    4. Taxes are currently being done.
    5. Proposals for charitable donations by Mindbridge are to be presented at the next membership meeting in January.
    6. $6,000 grant was approved for ICON to bring guest, Corey Doctorow.
  9. New Business
    1. Sam’s Club Membership has been cancelled.
  10. Announcements
    1. Book Group will be meeting at 6:00 pm on December 21st at Coffee Talk Café. They will be discussing Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
    2. Film Group will be meeting at 7:00 pm on December 18th at Shannon’s house. They will be discussing Tron and Silent Running.
    3. AI is looking for department heads for dealer’s room and publications.
  11. Meeting Adjourned
    1. Next Meeting: January 6th at Denny Lynch’s home at 7:00 pm.