Mentor
Notices
Quorum for the June meeting is 10, based on 51% of the average attendance of the last three meetings.
The following people have declared their candidacy for con chair: Tom Murphy, Carsten Turner, September Isdell. If you are interested in running for con chair for 2008, send mail to the eboard by the June meeting.
Minutes of the May Meeting
Date, Time, and Place
Call to
order at MIT building 66 Sun May 21 2:22 PM
In attendance: Lisa Adler-Golden, Bridget Boyle, Jack Dietz, Joel
Herda, Lisa Hertel, Lisa Holsberg, September Isdell, Rick Kovalcik,
Alex Latzko, Ben Levy, Karen Purcell, Jonah Safar, Rachel Silber,
Michael Sprague, Conor Walsh -- 15 in attendance
Proxies
Jill Eastlake to Karen Purcell; Zanne Labonville to Karen Purcel; Susan Mozzicato to Lisa Hertel; Walter Kahn to Bridget Boyle.
Corrections to the Minutes -- None
President’s Report
There will be a brief eboard meeting following the corporate meeting to discuss scheduling of Arisia con chair interviews
VP – no report
Treasurer
We have money. PayPal is still broken but Cris is dealing with it.
Clerk
Mailbox mail is handed out and up to date. Rachel will follow up on state registration information.
Eboard – no report
A06: No report.
A07 Conchair
We
have an artist guest of honor, Hilary Scott (applause). The
divheads have met hotel. Space allocation is "interesting" --
many things are still under discussion. There will most
likely be dealers in the Empress Room.
The concomm meeting will be on a Monday night at hotel in June if
possible We are doing zero based budgeting, a draft budget is coming
soon. Party status: not Anime Boston, anyone to run a Balticon party?
A 07 treasurer
A draft budget has been generated, will be in June Mentor. (Update – not yet, but soon.) We expect a small positive margin on a conservative budget
Corporate Inventory Control
Readercon wants to borrow two of the wireless swipe boxes. Deferred to eboard.
Hotel
Janet
and Rick met with Radisson and Marriott, and we have a contract from
the Radisson which is moving forward. We're down to $105 with
free internet and free water; 100 rooms no room commitment
Janet was going to talk to big downtown hotels about 08 and 09, we
don't know the status on that.
Relaxacon Committee
Relaxacon discussion was held after the February meeting concluding that it would be difficult to get a hotel-based relaxacon together this year. Some locations for a one-day event were suggested -- some were heavily damaged in the storms at this point. It is suggested that the August corporate meeting become the venue for such a one day event. [Update: shortly after the corporate meeting, Jill Eastlake agreed to host this plan. Thanks!]
New Business
Bridget complains about Park Plaza spam. She is asked to forward the most recent example(s) to the eboard. Corporation should know that Arisia data is being specifically used for their marketing efforts.
Future meetings
Menu
for 6/19 meeting is on Arisia web site. T directions will go
out in Mentor (see back of Mentor).
MSP to accept Jill's invitation for the 8/6 meeting and inquire with
her about making it a BBQ/party. (Note: Jill says yes, so this is
confirmed.)
Concomm
meeting 6/25 at 2 pm at MIT Hyatt
Regency Hotel
Announcements
Merv would like to thank everyone who helped him move.
Meeting adjorned at 3:02
Mentor Subscription Information
Subscription to Mentor of Arisia is included with Corporate Membership to Arisia, Incorporated. Membership runs from September 1st to August 31st and costs $24. Dues are pro-rated on a monthly basis for members joining during the year.
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September |
$24 |
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March |
$12 |
October |
$22 |
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April |
$10 |
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November |
$20 |
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May |
$08 |
December |
$18 |
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June |
$06 |
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January |
$16 |
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July |
$04 |
February |
$14 |
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August |
$02 |
Membership Roster
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Lisa Adler-Golden |
Rob Bazemore (honorary) |
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Aaron Agassi |
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Dave Belfer-Shevett |
Bridget Boyle |
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Brian Cooper (honorary) |
Tom Coveney |
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David D’Antonio |
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Jack Dietz |
Regis Donovan |
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Elka Davidoff |
Claudia Mastroianni |
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Don Eastlake |
Jill Eastlake |
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Tom Fish (honorary) |
Colette Fozard |
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Joel Herda |
Brendan Hertel |
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Lisa Hertel |
September Isdell |
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Jeanne Kahn |
Walter Kahn |
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Allen Kent |
Rick Kovalcik |
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Zanne Labonville |
Alex Latzko |
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Michael Leuchtenburg |
Ben Levy |
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Skip Morris |
Susan Mozzicato |
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Tom Murphy |
Karen Purcell |
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Pam Ochs |
Mary Robison (honorary) |
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Noel Rosenberg |
Paul Selkirk |
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Nicholas Shectman(“Phi”) |
Pete Thomas |
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Rachel Silber |
Cris Shuldiner (honorary) |
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Carsten Turner |
Persis Thorndike |
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Conor Walsh |
Pat Vandenberg |
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Convention Calendar
Jun 16-18 Concertino 2006 Worcester MA http://www.nefilk.us
Jun 16-18 Gaylaxacon Toronto ON http://gaylaxicon.gaylacticnetwork.org/2006/
Jun 30 - Jul 2 PortConMaine 2006: Revenge of the Pirates (anime/gaming) Portland ME http://www.portconmaine.com
Jul 7-9 Readercon 17 Burlington MA http://www.readercon.org
Jul 7-9 Connecticon (multi-genre) Hartford CT http://www.connecticon .org
Executive Board
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President Rick Kovalcik 19 Chesley Rd Newton Centre MA 02459 president@arisia.org |
Arisia 2006 ConchairNicholas Shectman 75 Lexington Ave Somerville MA 02144 conchair@arisia.org |
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Vice President Lisa Hertel 93 Greenwood Rd Andover MA 01810 |
Arisia 2005/06 TreasurerCris Shuldiner 9 Jeremy Hill Rd Pelham NH 03076 treasury@arisia.org |
TreasurerBen Levy 47 Brown St Andover MA 01810 treasurer@arisia.org |
Arisia 2007ConchairJoel Herda 17 Heath St #3 Somerville MA 02145 |
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Clerk Rachel Silber 59 Orient Ave Melrose MA 02176 |
Arisia 2007 TreasurerAlex Latzko |
Committee Members & Corporate Appointed Officers
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Grant Committee Lisa Hertel (head) |
Honors Committee Rachel Silber (head) |
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Budget Committee Ben Levy (head) Alex Latzko Nicholas Shectman |
Long Range Planning Committee Bridget Boyle (head) Jill Eastlake Jack Dietz Lisa Adler-Goldin |
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Corporate Inventory Control Skip Morris (head) Lisa Hertel Hobbit Joel Herda |
Technical Equipment Committee (same as CIC) |
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Corporate Systems Administrator Cris Shuldiner |
Survey Committee Pat Vandenberg |
Archives CommitteeLori “Jet” Turi |
Corporate Sales Officer Lisa Hertel |
Hotel Search CommitteeJill Eastlake (head) Skip Morris Janet Stickle Joel Herda |
Timeline Committee Lisa Hertel (head) Skip Morris Nicholas Shectman Noel Rosenberg Rachel Silber |
Relaxacon Investigation CommitteeJack Dietz |
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ARISIA, Incorporated
Building 600, PMB 322
1 Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
Directions to June Meeting
September Isdell
82 Albion Street #2 Somerville, MA 02143
781-608-1211
By T:
Green Line: Get off at Lechmere and take the 88 bus to the Lowell Street stop. Red Line: Either take the 88 going up Highland Ave or walk up Highland from Davis until you get to Lowell Street.
Eveline’s African Hair salon will be on your right. Walk down Lowell, you will see the intersection of Albion and Lowell Street, take a right. The house is the third one in on the right from Lowell Street and is Bright Blue.
Tem will provide food: Hamburgers, Hot dogs and some veggie alternatives. Salad, and assorted munchies. Various cookies and brownies. Assorted beverages. If you have diet restrictions please let Tember know cintyber@gmail.com
Upcoming meetings
Corporate meeting: Mon June 19th 7 pm at September Isdell’s home, Somerville (directions in next Mentor).
Corporate meeting: Sun August 6th , 2 pm, Eastlake residence, Milton
Corporate meeting: Sun September 17th at MIT building 66.
Concomm meeting: Sun June 25 at Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 pm
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