SFLIS Minutes

SFLIS MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 23, 1998

Before the meeting - a discussion of the relative merits of Barnes & Noble
vs. Praire Lights.
- Mail:  We're invited to participate in this year's homecoming festivities.
    The Office of Student Life is coordinating events for the Martin Luther
    King human rights week, Jan. 17-23.  Do we want to do anything?
    We also got a Sept.-Oct. social activies calendar and two flyers for
    the dance marathon.
- There's an article about Gamicon Lite in the Community News newsletter.
  There's also something about it in the Press Citizen.
  And just when is Gamicon Lite?
  It's this Sunday, the 27th, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., second floor of the IMU.
  It's FREE, and the organizers are promising a full refund if you don't
  have a good time.
- AnimeIowa:  It happened.  Things went very well.  There were approximately
  336 1/2 people there - 50% more than last year.
  There was an article about it in the Advertiser two weeks ago.
  Thanks to everyone who brought candy for the pig.
  Ryo-Ohki is at the meeting today.
  Pictures from the con will be on the web page soon.
  Videos of the cosplays from this year and last year, plus P-chan's death,
  will be available from Marty later.
  For next year, AnimeIowa is penciled in at the Clarion-Hampton, but they're
  waiting to see how ICON fares before making any commitment.
  Kuni Kimura says that if we can get him a gun, he's pretty sure he can
  get us Ippongi Bang as a guest next year. (Not sure if the name is
  spelled correctly.)
  There are plenty of t-shirts left, and they will be for sale at ICON.
- There is an anime show Sunday the 27th, 1-8 p.m., C107 PBAB, where you
  can see anime that doesn't make any sense, stuff that makes people say
  "What the hell IS this?"
- If you like Escaflowne, for a limited time, you can preorder the entire
  series for $150 from www.AnimeVillage.com
- The Mindbridge meeting is Saturday the 26th, 3-6 p.m. in room 234 of the
  Clarion Hotel.
- ICON:  Forrest Ackerman will do a book signing at Barnes & Noble at
  7 p.m. on Oct. 15.
  There will be volunteer signup sheets at next week's meeting.
  The TICC skit still needs actors, including one major male part and
  people to do commercials.  They meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and
  Wednesday by the vending machines in the English-Philosophy building.
  Does TICC want to do something at Barnes & Noble sometime?  Think
  about it.
- The next meeting of the SF reading group will be Wednesday Oct. 14,
  7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble.  They will be discussing "Another Fine Myth"
  by Robert Asprin.
- The new season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer starts Tuesday at 7 or 8.
  Come to the Maakestad's to watch it.  One question that was asked:
  Will there be a Buffy buffet with stakes?
- Rumor has it that scripts are being written for a tv production of
  Anne McCaffrey's Pern books.
  And for a new Indiana Jones movie.
- TV:  The Crow starts Saturday at 4 p.m. on WGN.
  Stargate SG1 starts this weekend on KCRG.
- We're getting info. about the legality of and university regulations
  regarding public showings of SF movies.  Stay tuned.
- We're done.