1. Treasurer’s Report (Jon): Down 7 k due to Gamicon Paying hotel bill
  2. IT Officer (Tony): Mindbridge google drive here
  3. Storage Manager (Carhoff Alliance)
    1. April 11th there will be Cleanout/inventory of locker after the AI meeting at 4pm.
      1. Would like to have a member of each Project
      2. If things are unclaimed there will be a list included in the following month meeting minutes.
  4. Convention Reports-All conventions are looking for additional help
    1. AnimeIowa (July 31st – Aug 2nd, 2026)
      1. Next meeting April 11 at 2pm at the Hyatt in Coralville and online
      2. Room Block opened on March 30 and closed in 30 mins extended Sunday room block
      3. Formal dance people will be back this year
      4. Volunteering please reach out at Recruitment@animeiowa.com
      5. If interested in volunteering, staff or have other questions contact: execs@animeiowa.com
    2. ICON (Oct 24th at the Hyatt ICON50-2026)
      1. Next meeting will be Tues April 21st
      2. Registration will open Sat April 4th
      3. Hotel Reservation is open. Here
      4. If interested in staff or have other questions contact: info@iowa-icon.com
      5. If interested in Volunteering contact:info.icon.mb@gmail.com
    3. Gamicon (Feb 26-28 2027)
      1. Next meeting is at the 26th at 6pm at Tim’s house at 271 Wiley Blvd NW Cedar Rapids, IA and online
      2. Krypton Reg is open
      3. 814 number of badges sold
      4. $1046 raised for HACAP
      5. If interested in volunteering, staff or have other questions contact: info@gamicon.org
  5. Other Projects
    1. Game Library: Michele
      1. The Game Library had 145 checkouts (2 Thu, 23 Fri, 85 Sat, 35 Sun) by 100 unique users.
      2. We also facilitated 478 play-to-win checkouts by 167 unique users. (some overlapped with library users) (142 Fri, 286 Sat, 50 Sun)
      3. Most checked out games were:
        1. Hues & Cues (6)
        2. Dice Miner (5)
        3. Various Jengas (4)
        4. Abduction, Clank! Catacombs, Castles by the Sea, Flamecraft, I Would Kill Hitler, Isle of Cats, Ransom Notes, and Sagrada (3 each)
      4. And Gamicon by the numbers:
        1. Had 155 Play-to-Win Games donated and played
        2. Had 145 library checkouts
        3. Sold 299 lots in the auction
        4. Had 30 Vendors: Ran over 365 scheduled tables of gaming
      5. Would like to have barcodes on all of the games
      6. Feedback for missing hot new games
    2. Video Game Library
      1. Total 179 checkouts at Gamicon
      2. Decrease of 8 hours played on games
      3. Grievance, Code of Conduct, Banned Policies are listed on Discord
      4. Working with Gamicon to have tournaments
      5. Please Reach out if interested at Info@videogamelibrary.org
      6. Need assistance with running Video Game Library please contact Adam
    3. TrekFest: Jenny Carhoff & Alex Ward: If interested please contact Jenny at mommayaya911@gmail.com subject Trekfest
    4. Book Group: Discussing James by Percival Everett Thurs April 9th at 6pm at Panera in Cedar Rapids on the SW side of town
  6. Anybody wanting to become Mindbridge Members
    1. James Sampers
    2. Gray- is now a member of Mindbridge
    3. Abby Holst-is now a member of Mindbridge
  7. If there are any problems or questions address them to Lost from now until May, 6th 2026 meeting Email mindbridge-bod@googlegroups.com
  8. Old Business
    1. Treasurer Retreat 2026-2027 budget cleared
    2. We will no longer be able to have meetings at the Arc
      1. All monthly meetings at the Penticoff house going forward
      2. Alternate Locations:
        1. Ben Carhoff’s work has a Conference room in Tiffin-free
        2. Iowa City Library- free?
        3. Hyatt in Coralville cost $150 meeting plus parking
  9. New Business
    1. Talking about doing Mindbridge Foundation T-shirts, hoodies, and polo
    2. Possibly moving the Day of the Monthly Mindbridge Meetings
      1. There were a few conflicts
      2. 2nd Wednesday of the month
      3. First Thursday of the month
    3. May 9th 4pm there will be a Mindbridge Membership Meeting after the AnimeIowa meeting Hyatt, Coralville Borlog Room
      1. Jimmy Johns est 30 people
      2. Beverages
      3. Snacks
      4. Board Position open
    4. Roll on For Life a Charity: 1900 42nd St April 25 10:30am-6pm

Next meeting will be Wed May6th, 2026 @ 7pm online and at the Penticoff house 6914 Amhurst Dr Cedar Rapids, IA