After losing all of this once, and it was so beautifully composed too, we'll try this again...
Lynda was sick this week, so Rob presided over the meeting, even though Zoey's liason put in a five minute appearance at the end.
Minicon stuff
--Achmed is still looking for a place to crash.
--The local Anime club will have an Anime Cabana
--The Iowa Embassy will also have a Cabana
--Both cabanas may have potential crash space
--Confirm your room with Minicon by February 23
--Minicon is $60 at the door.
We owe the storage locker rent by the 5th.
Much discussion of whether or not to give the green light for the Icon Con Com to look into the possibility of a new con hotel for 1998. Achmed firsted, and Rob seconded the official SFLIS blessing to look at the possibility of a new hotel. PLEASE NOTE: This DOES NOT mean we're getting a new hotel. This means we're looking at options!!
Issues in the hotel discussion
--varying prices for varying things
--raising prices for function space
--Distance from campus
--multiple year contracts
--dealers room
--mingle space
--swooshie stuff
--room parties
--how much we would/wouldn't scare the normals
--differently abled accessibility
--hotel amenities
--capacity of hotel
Michelle reminds Gamicon is this weekend
--prereg pack stuffing going on even as I type
--stuffers will be rewarded with XFiles video viewing
--Sean is the official sacrifice for the con
--SIF and Anime group need to get fliers to the guys tonight
--Freebee table at Gamicon
--LARP for Gamicon will be cool
Simon says our women's week speaker is confirmed.
Galen says we asked the university for around $4000 dollars this year.
Achmed has a hot date.
Empire Strikes back this Friday. Iguana's is selling a limited number of tickets for a special Thursday Midnight showing. 40 Tickets a day, beginning at 11:00. Get in line early. Today they were gone in 5 minutes.
Anime showings now twice monthly. March 2 from 1-8 in C107 Pappajohn, and March 16, same time, same place. The 2nd's theme is excessive collateral damage, and the 16th's is Tenchi's back.
Last Anime show had Manga pre release anime. Way cool.
Beginning to line up guests for Anime Iowa.
TV News --New Millenium Sacrament --Dr. Who Delta and the Bannermen --New Babylon 5 --New X Files Unrequited --New DS9 The Dominion Invades!
Don't forget the XFiles Guy at Penguin's in March. See the previous minutes for more details.
I am out of here before this crashes again.
Homework away!!!