SFLIS Minutes - August 13, 2003

- We start with some insightful comments about Microsoft, viruses, crashes,
  etc.
- ICON is Oct. 10-12, same place as last year.
  There are at least 700 prereges for AnimeIowa, probably a lot more.  Some of
  them came with fan art on the envelopes.
  When Gamicon was at the armory, they tried to get permission to use some of
  their vehicles as full-scale miniatures.
- We discuss possible future locations for AnimeIowa if it keeps growing -
  Davenport, Des Moines, new convention center in Coralville scheduled to open
  in 2005.
  AnimeIowa is $50 at the door this year.  Suppose they raise it a bit and
  give everyone a complimentary Gamicon registration along with it?  Or have
  a box on the registration form where you can have $1 go to help a struggling
  convention?
  By the time the new convention center opens in Coralville, will AnimeIowa
  be too big for it?
  How about chartering a fleet of riverboats for AnimeIowa?
- SWAMP anime show dates for this fall are Sept. 7 and 21, Oct. 5 and 19,
  Nov. 2 and 16, and December 7.  The room is also reserved for Dec. 15, so
  there may be anime, gaming, or whatever on that day.
- Will someone find a way to charge things to their university bill at Anime
  Iowa?  Well, you CAN buy textbooks with your university ID, then return them
  for cash, up to a certain point.....
  Has anyone tried buying an expensive textbook, scanning it to CD, then
  selling the CDs?  Definitely a copyright violation.
  Is it possible to copy-protect a key?  Besides stamping "Do not copy" on it?
  Master keys at the university will let you into any room except for the
  custodial closets.  Because the custodians are the ones who REALLY run
  things.
- Would anyone complain if they show Ebichu to kids at AnimeIowa?  It's so
  twisted that we can't stop laughing when we talk about it.
  They showed Ninja Scroll at GenCon once when there were kids in the audience.
  It is suitable for children except for a couple parts where it's very
  definitely NOT, and parents had to cover their kids' eyes and/or usher them
  out of the room.  But other than that, it's ok.
- Now we're talking about testing chemicals in a medical lab to see if the
  info on the warning label is correct.  It's surprising how many people
  really do that - "This doesn't LOOK like it rates a 3 for explosiveness,
  let's find out...."
- Some of the artwork on the AnimeIowa prereg envelopes is VERY good.  The
  people at the post office probably enjoyed them too.  A few examples are
  passed around for us to look at.
- All we need to make this year's AnimeIowa complete is a serial killer let
  loose at the con.  Murder at AnimeIowa, "And Then There Were None," etc.
  Or maybe not.
  One possible volunteer position to add would be a monitor for the freebies
  table, to keep people from putting porn on it - a "Porn basher."  There
  was a problem with that last year.  We'd take the objectionable material
  and throw it out, and it would magically reappear.
  Now we're speculating on how many dirty old men are going to be there to see
  all the cute teenage girls.  The girls wouldn't be in any danger in any case
  because they tend to run around in packs, and there's safety in numbers.
  What if we limit attendance to only teenage girls?
  Ok, seriously....
  There are some costumes that look good on women that don't look good on men.
  If you're a man and are planning to wear a costume, please keep that in
  mind.
- Would it be possible to hire an event coordinator for AnimeIowa, ICON, and
  Gamicon?
  How about having Gamicon at Carver Hawkeye Arena?  We could have a team
  from the hospital there for a gamers' aid station, maybe to treat hand
  cramps for the video gamers or provide counseling for rpg gamers when one
  of their characters dies.
  And Falbo Bros. Pizza could be there selling refreshments.
- Ok, that's enough for this week.
  There are lots of name badges to make for AnimeIowa, and a large number of
  them will have some variation of "Kitty" on them.