This is an OCR of paper minutes done by Matt Strait in 2015. The file was checked over after OCRing and OCR errors corrected when noticed. I have approximately preserved the original formatting, and also preserved a few typos (marked with "[sic]"). I may certainly have also introduced new typos or inadvertently corrected some. The original handwritten notes clearly say that this meeting was on Monday, March 17, but the typewritten minutes clearly say March 16. Beats me! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting Minutes of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors, Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc. March 16, 1986 Note: this is the first meeting of the 1986-87 Board of Directors Directors attending: Don Bailey, David Cargo, David Dyer-Bennet, Scott Imes, Geri Sullivan Others attending: Beth Friedman, Margo Bratton, Karen Johnson, Rob Ihinger, Kay Drache Agenda: New Minn-stf officers Minn-stf library/Karen Geri Sullivan request for money Beth Friedman request for money Tom and Denise Longo update Minn-stf Hotline/Margo Item 1: Board discussed selection of new officers. Yours truly and all other non-Board attendees were asked to leave during the discussion, so we'll never know what really happened. However, the room looked much the same when we returned as when we had left. Results: President, Beth Friedman; Vice Presidents, David Cummer and Steven Brust; Treasurer, Joel Halpern; Membership Secretary, Scott Raun; Corresponding Secretary, Kay Drache; Recording Secretary, Karen Johnson. A new tradition was suggested by a member of the Board. "Upon establishment of the new Board, a polling takes place of old officers to determine their interest or lack of interest in continuing in their positions." Item 2: The Minn-stf library has been moved. Five boxes of fanzine material were taken to Karen Johnson's to be sorted and cataloged. The Board discussed where else to move the library, since Joyce doesn't want to keep it more than 3 to 6 months. Once again Don and Margo were targeted. They are reroofing their house this spring, but if Minn-stf can rewire the attic we may be able to use that space for a library. Item 3: Someone inquired about the project to bind Minneapas for the library. Beth Friedman reported that the project is on hold due to missing issues. Joyce Scrivner may have some issues, many are at Denny Lien's since the fire at Bev Elmhauser's some time back. Binding will occur when a full set of issues is collected. Item 4: Minn-Stf hotline query by Margo. Dan Goodman has requested that the hotline include information about the presence of pets at Minn-stf meeting locations. Margo tried this and feels silly about this (the recording ran too long, as well). Discussion Someone suggested that the presence of children be included. David Dyer-Bennet (DD-B) suggested listing allergy condition information at the end of the message. Further discussion of what information is important and what is covered in Einblatt. Information about pets and smoking is not included in Einblatt anymore. The Hotline has less "room" for this sort of information than Einblatt does. The Board decided that the Hotline was not appropriate for this. Geri Sullivan was appointed to talk to the Einblatt editors about including pet/allergy/children information in the listing of meetings. Margo also inquired about the frequency of updates to the Hotline. Should she do it more often? The Board replied with apathy. Apparently this means she is doing fine. Item 5: Geri Sullivan request for money. She is sponsoring a Whimpy Zone Fan Fund to get Terese and Patrick Hayden-Nelson (please correct the spelling) to Minneapolis for her Not-A-D-Con happening over Memorial Weekend. Any excess money will go to Jon Singer for transportation. Will the Board donate money in some fashion to total no more than half the total expense of bring Patrick and Terese to Mpls.? She said she polled fans about this idea, and most approved. Geri anticipates a total expense of $280. She is planning to hold a fund-raising party. She wants perhaps $45 from the Board. Discussion. Don and Beth have reservations about A) spending money on a non-Minn-stf function, and B) spending it in this particular fashion. Perhaps a fixed figure donation would be better. Query: is this an appropriate and/or legal expense for Minn-stf money? Much legal discussion followed, focusing on not spending Minn-stf money for personal gain. The point is to make such a donation clearly for educational purposes. Kay Drache suggested holding a library cable tv program about publishing or whatever using Patrick and Terese. Scott suggested postponing a decision. David Cargo agreed. Kay is to report at the next meetingabout [sic] library educational possibilities. Geri want a decision by mid-April. Item 6: Beth Friedman request for money for Mpls. in '73 party at Keycon in May. $30 approved. (Geri abstained, Don and Scott voted yes, David and DD-B didn't say anything...the Board marches on.) Item 7: Tom and Denise Longo case. April 4 is the court date for Denise's appeal. Rob has a rough draft of the complaint against Tom, and an affadavit for Don to sign. Rob will also need affadavits from Rick Gellman and from Beth. The intent is to serve the papers on Tom before Minicon. The meeting adjourned at an unknown time. but certainly after 10:15 pm. The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 21, at 8:15 pm at David Cargo's. Recording Secretary