26 September 2010 at the Troy Marriott. Pre-meeting at noon, meeting promptly starts at 1pm.

Meeting officially started at 1:04pm

• Attending
  • Limey Zrnich - ConChair
  • Jer Lance - Facilities
  • Aaron Thul - Registration
  • Amanda Long-Adams - Treasurer & (Room Parties)
  • Christine Bender - Operations
  • Bill Korsak - Programming
• Missing
  • Kylia Zrnich - Hospitality

• James Hice (Community)
• Steve Dehart (Consuite)
• Richard Herrell (Science Track)
• Ed Chaltron (Registration)
• Nicole Yates (Assistant to the Conchair)
• Tracy Pegg (Gaming)
• Matt Arnold (Program Book)
• Nate Bezanson (I3 Liaison)
• Joe Bender (Network Genius)
• Keri Springer (Ops)

• Gerald Gentry (Beer Troll)

Agenda:

Website

• Why does nothing on the website work?
  • Information is wrong
  • Registration is broken
  • Calendars don't work
  • Events are sparse
  • Still looks like last year's web site
  • Send info to Ron (webmaster@ and make sure to cc chair@)

SMOS Dinners -

• Need to have them more often
  • SMOS Event Oct 30 at i3 Detroit
  • We will advertise on the broken website as well as the lists, twitter, and stuff
  • If you want to host, we pay for the food and will send volunteers to help.
    • 16 October - Bill Korsak in Royal Oak
    • 6 November - Nicole Yates in Lansing

Hotel

• Website is broken, so we can't reserve rooms on the site
• You can call to reserve. Tell them you are with Penguicon
• Con-Related Hotel Stuff
  • Where's my fucking coffee?
  • If you have thoughts, ideas, etc, email hotel@ (if it relates to programming, cc: programming@ )

Treasurers Report -

• If you have receipts, fill out an expense report
• Update the wiki, or no $$$ for you!
• Department heads can view their budget if they wish. DO NOT GO OVER BUDGET!
• We have spent very, very little. If you have receipts, get them in.

ConSuite -

• Beer thing.
  • All beer service will be done by people who are
    • Staff
    • Trained
    • Signatories on a policy letter that requires appropriate methodology
  • All servers must
    • Ask if the individual is a holder of a valid, photo ID
    • Ask if the individual is legal to drink in the state of MI
    • Visually check the ID at EVER SERVE

• Has information for the track heads, and is looking to set up meetings with the tracks
• Tracks open:
  • Media
  • Food (is going to go under life)
• Lit Track
  • Room layouts as-is are good
  • Cat Rambo tentative to run writer's workshop
  • Awaiting replies from two nifties
  • All is well.

• Please sign up for SMOS dinners
• If you have announcements for the con, please feel free to forward to community@ to disseminate

• Marshall will be tech troubleshooter again
• Still need staff, contact ops@ if you have the willingness

• Spend 12 seconds thinking about how important the program book is to you
• Send nude photos to programbook@

• cc: asstchair@ on communications to the conchair

• October 24th ConCom…Probably at the Troy Marriott, 12pm gathering, 1pm meeting proper

• Several tentative coming up
• If you want to throw a SMOS dinner or party, please contact us at community@

Meeting proper adjourned at 2:23pm by Jer.