AmesMUG Officers: AmesMUG this year
John Rearick
jrearick at bobbis.net
Thu Sep 18 13:18:25 CDT 2008
Should the rest of us meet tonight then and email the minutes so
Brandon is still in the loop?
Thanks,
--
John Rearick
www.bobbis.net
jrearick at bobbis.net
On Sep 18, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Brandon Newendorp wrote:
> Probably not going to make it tonight...sorry.
> --
> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>> Jonathan Salvador
>>> jonny at iastate.edu
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 16, 2008, at 1:06 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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