AmesMUG Officers: AmesMUG this year

Thu Sep 18 13:39:58 CDT 2008

We can make it 7:30 then at the West SOS.  We can then walk over to  
Stephens at 8 if we want.

See you guys then?

--
John Rearick
www.bobbis.net
jrearick at bobbis.net

On Sep 18, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Sheng Ly wrote:

> Sure. I can be there although late. Pilates until 7:15 in beyer.
> I should also mention Henry Rollins is going to be a free speaker at  
> Stephens tonight at 8 if we want to extend the meeting over there.  
> He's pretty funny and has been to ISU often to speak.
>
> http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/15077
>
>
> Sheng Ly
> Media Information Specialist & Systems Analyst
> 171C Hamilton Hall
> Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
> Iowa State University
> 515-294-4353
> macli at iastate.edu
>
> "Now we know, and knowing is half the battle..."
>
>
>
> On Sep 18, 2008, at 1:18 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>
>> 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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