January 2011 Minutes

Minutes for January 5th Mindbridge Meeting

  1. Call to Order
  2. Minutes from December Meeting were not read, but are posted on the Mindbridge list and web site.
  3. Highlights from the Treasurer’s Report were read.
  4. Gamicon Report
    1. Guests of Honor will not be Budcats, Video Game Designers. This company has been dissolved.
    2. GM Party Sunday, January 9th from 12 to 5 pm at Critical Hits Games in North Liberty.
    3. Date for Con is still February 11th — 13th.
  5. AnimeIowa Report
    1. Online Registration has begun.
    2. Planning to use a new tech company.
    3. Next meeting — This Saturday, January 8th at 2:00 pm at the Coralville Convention Center.
  6. ICON Report
    1. Steve Thomas to be artist guest of honor.
  7. Other Projects
    1. Game Library — More new games.
    2. Book Group — January 24th at Coffee Talk Café at 6 pm. They will be discussing Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susannah Clarke.
    3. Film Group — January 21st at the Denny Lynch home at 6:30 pm. They will be viewing Star Trek: Of Gods and Men.
  8. Old Business
    1. Gamicon 21 Bid vote passed.
    2. Vote to give $5,000 to the Cedar Rapids Library also passed.
  9. New Business
    1. Cath proposed a Mindbridge scholarship through Kirkwood for creative writing.
    2. Marty bought some new totes and labeling materials for the storage locker.
  10. Adjournment

Next meeting: Februrary 2nd at the Iowa City Public Library at 6:00 PM.