MeetingMinutes:2010-10
OutWorlders, Inc.
October 2010
The regular business meeting of OutWorlders was held on Sunday, October 17, 2010, at noon at Chattahoochee Recreation Area. Edward DeGruy, Mike Henigan, Cassie, Vandy Beth Glenn, Wm S. Boozer, Ken Fernandez, Jens Palsgaard, Dan Benge, Thompson Jennings, and Kris Harter were present. President DeGruy called the meeting to order.
Officer Reports
President’s Report
Pride went very well.
Vice President’s Report
Not present.
Secretary’s Report
No report.
Treasurer’s Report
We took in $299 from the party at Dragon*Con. We got one new sponsoring member at Pride. We received $125 from the table at Pride. We got one new sponsoring member at this meeting.
Events Coordinator’s Report
The Harry Potter monthly event begins this month, on the 23rd ad Justin Williams’s house. It will be on the fourth Saturday each month hereafter.
Public Relations Coordinator’s Report
Not present.
Internet Coordinator’s Report
Not present.
Historian’s Report
Ken took pictures during the meeting and picnic.
Special Interest Groups Reports
Readers Group:
On hiatus.
Writers Group:
On hiatus.
Gaming:
Ad hoc strategy gaming at J.D.’s yesterday (October 16) went well, and was attended by around ten people.
Old Business
Pride went well, and we got several new sponsoring members. We sold all but three t-shirts.
Robert Marshall, in absentia, was chosen to serve as our Election Coordinator for officer elections for 2011.
Nominations for 2011 elective officers formally opened today, and will close at the end of the November meeting.
Wm S. Boozer accepted a nomination to succeed himself as Treasurer.
Edward DeGruy accepted a nomination to succeed himself as President.
Vandy Beth Glenn accepted a nomination to succeed herself as Secretary.
Cassie accepted a nomination for Vice-President.
New Business
The Outworlders Hallowe’en party will be on Friday, October 29th, at Jeff Smith and Alan Siler’s house.
Tentatively, we will have a room party at Chattacon in January.
The proposal to amend the bylaws presented by Wm S. Boozer at the September meeting was tabled until the November meeting.
We will have a movie outing to the midnight premiere of Tron: Legacy on December 14/15. Dan Benge will coordinate.
We will have another outing to Regal Hollywood 24 to see Rifftrax dismantle House On Haunted Hill, a Fathomevents.com event. It is on Thursday, October 28th, at 8 p.m. Vandy Beth Glenn will coordinate.
The meeting adjourned at 12:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Vandy Beth Glenn, Secretary, Atlanta Outworlders.
