Minutes for July 7th Mindbridge Meeting
- Call to Order
- Minutes from June Meeting were not read, but have been posted on the Mindbridge list and web site.
- Treasurer’s Report was not read.
- AnimeIowa Report
- Slightly ahead on pre-registrations this year, currently around 1700
- Meeting Saturday, July 10th at the Coralville Convention Center from 12:00 to 4 PM.
- Icon Report
- 1st mailing out! Dealer mailing out! Fliers at Convergence!
- Gamicon Report
- Nothing to report at this time.
- Other Projects
- Game Library — Stored away. Ready for AnimeIowa.
- Book Group – Book Group will be meeting at 6:00 pm on July 19th at Coffee Talk Café. They will be discussing The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
- Film Group will be meeting at 6:30 pm on July 9th at the McKibben home. They will be watching and discussing Labyrinth.
- Old Business
- Storage locker clean-out is done! New plastic containers! Looking into a new bigger, climate-controlled location for after AnimeIowa!
- New Business
- AnimeIowa 2011 bid is in and has tentative approval.
- There will be a Mindbridge meeting at AnimeIowa on Sunday (con weekend) at a time to be determined.
- Board approved $400 for scholarships to the Clarion Writers Workshop.
- Board approved $300 to replace games from the Game Library that were stolen.
- The membership voted to approve the proposed budget for the Game Library as a Mindbridge project. $1000 per year to cover the cost of brochures, mailings, game purchases, and con memberships for volunteers running the Game Library at our three conventions.
- Adjournment
Next meeting: August 4th at the Iowa City Public Library at 6:00 PM.