PokéCon
Certified Tech in their fold, but he has not yet seen list of requested equipment
vote for Kale to continue as ATC's proxy to judge request
- as long as their Tech conveys that he knows what he's doing [Brian]
inability to consistently communicate in a timely fashion is worrisome [Sari]
Kale's e-mails may have ended up in spam folder, hence the communication breakdown [Lauren]
open session - Anime Detour Artist Alley [Kevin]
would like to (re-)institute entry fee of $50 without badge, as an option to or replacement for current entry fee of $100 with badge
- problem arising from Artists registering as attendee beforehand and ending up with two badges
- reversal of earlier problem of Artists of waiting to register until table was secured, then getting shut out of Registration [Lauren]
option: save slots for Artists from cap number [Lauren]
option: exclude Artists from cap [Lauren]
option: two badges, for Artists who can't run table solo [Kevin]
typically, 40 tables (80 badges) in Artist Alley (AA)
would prefer to exclude Artists from cap, so that there's no issue with not attaining cap due to unsold reserved badges [Kevin]
would like to keep things simple with one option [Lauren]
option: reserve block of special AA badges that wouldn't count against cap [Dave]
should currently consider financial aspects, and leave implementation to Kevin, Jayson, and Kim [John]
â–º motion for adding possibly 80 badges outside of cap for Artists Alley [Lauren, John]
votes passes with no objections, with Kevin abstaining
open session - ATC ad for Anime Fusion [Heather]
due by the end of the month
no ATC ad ready, but can use list of upcoming SOS events? [Lauren]
upcoming schedule is a bit sparse [Heather]
can use promotional material for LEG Fund as ad [Kale]
would be good opportunity to push LEG fund [Jayson]
back cover in color is available for $150
Jayson can assemble ad from art files via Sari, LEG Fund text via Kale, SOS schedule via Heather
â–º motion to buy ad space on back of Anime Fusion program book for $150, with Jayson as project leader on ad creation and submission [Lauren, Brian]
vote passes with no objections
open session - what can be done for 's family [John]
in light of his wife's spinal stroke and the resulting financial distress
set up a drive rather than setting aside money from general fund [Lauren]
worried about setting precedent of giving money to staff directly from general fund [Lauren]
precedent already exists in $500-$1,000 range [Kale]
bylaws don't contain guidelines on distributing money, which may be problematic at some point [Lauren]
would be embarassed by public nature of a drive [Heather]
would need 's permission [Jayson, Sari]
approach from a standpoint of helping out the community, as opposed to a specific person [Heather]
have backup plan of using general fund in case doesn't want a drive [Sari]
John will broach subject with
Coordinator reviews
general
Jayson
Heather
Kale
JayColette - postponed until her next attendance
Anime Detour [Jayson]
trying to push training and developing leaders
talking with GPS about options to train multiple people at once via its MAP membership (20% discount) - $3,000 including subheads, assuming they all show up
goal: multiple opportunities for leadership development throughout year
personal list of who needs this training more than others; may be more suitable for those who are relatively new to leading departments [Lauren]
would like every candidate to attend at least one session
question: feasible to have trickle-down training? [Lauren]
Social Outreach Services [Heather]
recaps of events
some apprehension among attendees that no one else is showing up, due to information disconnect between Facebook and Meetup
2nd RenFest event coming up on 9/28
Scavenger Hunt on 10/11 [Lauren]
possible gathering occasions before/after hangout events (Obon, etc.)
people were excited that they got reminders [Lauren]
if we paid Facebook to promote a specific event, it will do so at the expense of our other events [Dave]
will ask Jo password to ??? [Lauren]
seeks permission to advertise SOS events on Detour page, as that gets many hits; no objections
more internal, quieter events with onset of cold weather months; looking for ideas
LEG fund request - $3,593.56 grant for overdue home association fees
want to know if there's a plan for requestor to make future payments [Sari]
does requestor have employment or other means of steady income? [Dave]
- not mentioned in request; has bad credit
would be much more receptive if it was clearly known that requestor has way of paying going forward [Brian]
would be supportive if this payment would make a difference, as opposed to being a stopgap [John]
Lauren's criteria, in the effort of not judging other people's lifestyles:
grant would enable him to get fees back within his budget [Kale]
what to do if there is insufficient funds for a future request? [Rin]
- there would be a drive
- it is possible to take money from general fund in extremely special circumstances [Lauren]
â–º motion to authorize grant as requested [Brian, Lauren]
vote passes with no objections (Kale voting as John's authorized proxy)
ask for writeup for promotional purposes [Lauren]
financials [Kim]
received monies from United Health Group, Amazon Smile
there would be ~$2,000 remaining in LEG fund if request is approved and after paying for Richard Townsend's dental work
Anime Detour Hotel update [Dave]
all four bids went out - Hyatt, DoubleTree, 2 others
DoubleTree replied with offers for 2016-2018
AD Tech has sent Ted a list of requests concerning setting costs up front to pass onto the hotel
make sure Rin gets copies of all correspondence that has been issued [Lauren]
constant disconnect and miscommunication between AD Hotel and DoubleTree; should be a SOP for Hotel department [Danielle]
there should be a folder of historical forms (contracts, bids, etc.) [Sari]
draft for timeline for hotel contracts [Dave] both for this year and ideally in a given year [Lauren]
Coordinators should store instructional manuals, etc. pertaining to their charges in office filing cabinet [Lauren]
should standardize all Detour department manuals at some point [Jayson]
should have an overarching timeline [Rin] and/or annual calendar [Lauren] for Detour
Charities [Kale]
link to Amazon Smile
may get space at Midtown Global Market
sell coffee (and pancakes, latkes, etc.) on Sundays at the Waterbury, concurrent with church-goers being on premises [Dave]
Light the Night on 9/28