AmesMUG Officers: AmesMUG this year

[Brandon Newendorp]

Probably not going to make it tonight...sorry.
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Brandon Newendorp


On Sep 17, 2008, at 3:31 PM, John Rearick wrote:

> I'm good for Thursday at 7.  I believe Sheng usually has something  
> going on until 7 so we may want to make it 7:30?
>
> West Student Office Space?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> John Rearick
> www.bobbis.net
> jrearick at bobbis.net
>
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 1:19 PM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>
>> I'm available Thursday night after 7.
>>
>>
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>> ----------------------------------------
>> Jonathan Salvador
>> jonny at iastate.edu
>>
>>
>> On Sep 16, 2008, at 1:06 PM, John Rearick wrote:
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>>> Try again for a meeting either tonight (Tuesday) or Thursday?
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Rearick
>>> www.bobbis.net
>>> jrearick at bobbis.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 13, 2008, at 10:24 PM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>>>
>>>> So are we in limbo about this because we need a fifth officer?   
>>>> If so, I'm sure I could find someone, or one of us could find  
>>>> someone, to at least sign as an officer so we can get things  
>>>> moving.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>> Jonathan Salvador
>>>> jonny at iastate.edu
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Brandon Newendorp wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That's not enough members to be a student/campus org - we need a  
>>>>> minimum of 5 student members, plus an advisor to be recognized.   
>>>>> Additionally, we need an updated constitution that has been  
>>>>> approved to operate.  I, for one, don't want to write a new  
>>>>> constitution for AmesMUG, considering how minimally we operate  
>>>>> now.
>>>>>
>>>>> The podcast could be an interesting experiment, depends on how  
>>>>> many people we get to actually listen to it.  Also, we could  
>>>>> record it remotely via Skype or iChat, which would be nice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dues...I'd say let's not bother with annual dues and just charge  
>>>>> admission to LANFEST if we have one.  That way we don't have to  
>>>>> worry about people getting value from them without regular  
>>>>> meetings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Clubfest...it's probably too late to register and frankly, not  
>>>>> worth the effort in my opinion.  Especially since Sheng & John  
>>>>> have full time jobs, Jon and I are the only two students left  
>>>>> and I'll be gone next week.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Brandon Newendorp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 4, 2008, at 1:20 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Next week I am available Monday night.  Thursday night I will  
>>>>>> be going down to the Cocoaheads meeting in Des Moines.  I'm not  
>>>>>> necessarily available Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday nights but  
>>>>>> I can try to work around my schedule if those days work better  
>>>>>> for others next week.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In order to spend money for the group I need to be the official  
>>>>>> treasurer, which will require all of us to sign and turn in one  
>>>>>> of their paper forms. Shall I go ahead and update our officers  
>>>>>> and get the form to sign? The offices would be:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> President: Brandon
>>>>>> Adviser: Tom
>>>>>> Treasurer: John (remove Chris)
>>>>>> Vice President: Jon
>>>>>> Secretary: Sheng
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> John Rearick
>>>>>> www.bobbis.net
>>>>>> jrearick at bobbis.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 4, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since there hasn't been any other responses yet, might it be  
>>>>>>> better to say we're definitely going to meet next week?  Maybe  
>>>>>>> give people some more time to come up with ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I could potentially be free tomorrow evening, if people are  
>>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:17 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do people want to meet tomorrow at 7 somewhere?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Giving swag at the meetings was the other thing dues  
>>>>>>>>> entitled people to.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm thinking it may be a little late to get anything  
>>>>>>>>> together for clubfest by now.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sheng, Brandon want to chime in?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> John Rearick
>>>>>>>>> www.bobbis.net
>>>>>>>>> jrearick at bobbis.net
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2008, at 1:42 AM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 29, 2008, at 1:02 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The podcast idea sounds pretty good.  The question comes,  
>>>>>>>>>>> how do we collect dues when there is no physical meeting?   
>>>>>>>>>>> I assume we can have them mail in dues.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The question may seem totally bonkers, but do fees  
>>>>>>>>>> necessarily have to be done physically?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also what are the benefits of paying dues?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well, what were the benefits of paying dues before?  Wasn't  
>>>>>>>>>> it just being allowed into LANFEST?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Checking on our stuorg web site I see that we have been  
>>>>>>>>>>> changed to a campus org and thus no GSB funding.  I have  
>>>>>>>>>>> just signed up for the treasurer training and will be  
>>>>>>>>>>> updating my status as treasurer soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also, clubfest is coming up September 5 do we want to  
>>>>>>>>>>> register for a spot to promote ourselves? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JIXzvfpMqutu7Canj0wkVw_3d_3d
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If we think we can coordinate and throw together a podcast  
>>>>>>>>>> that we can tell people to go check out on Friday, then it  
>>>>>>>>>> seems worth it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Do w want to meet next week to figure out what we're doing?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Definitely.  I'm flexible this week in the evenings.  When  
>>>>>>>>>> is everyone free?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> John Rearick
>>>>>>>>>>> www.bobbis.net
>>>>>>>>>>> jrearick at bobbis.net
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 29, 2008, at 12:20 AM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, since no one else has replied yet, I'll bite...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So attendance at meetings seems to be a perpetual  
>>>>>>>>>>>> problem, and that seems to be the case with a lot of MUGs  
>>>>>>>>>>>> (that aren't Appleworks fanatics).  And that makes a lot  
>>>>>>>>>>>> of sense; it was necessary to have to get together in one  
>>>>>>>>>>>> spot to find out what was happening when you couldn't  
>>>>>>>>>>>> just fire up a browser or check your feeds.  So I think  
>>>>>>>>>>>> it might be worth considering doing a podcast, or  
>>>>>>>>>>>> something that better fits with how people hear/discuss  
>>>>>>>>>>>> tech news today, rather than holding meetings.  Plus,  
>>>>>>>>>>>> there are plenty of interesting topics floating around  
>>>>>>>>>>>> for an Apple-centric podcast right now: the Psystar case,  
>>>>>>>>>>>> El Jobso's health and company impact, upcoming September  
>>>>>>>>>>>> updates/rumors, just to name a few.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Eh? Eh?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Salvador
>>>>>>>>>>>> jonny at iastate.edu
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:14 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Colin has asked if we have anything planned yet this  
>>>>>>>>>>>>> year for the MUG.  What do we want to do?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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