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                                                [handwritten:] A # "7"

Minn-STF Board of Directors -- minutes -- meeting of 29 October 1987--
 was held at Joel Halpern's home, and had present the following:

Board:  Don Bailey, David Cargo, Rob Ihinger, Karen Johnson, Geri
         Sullivan
Officers:  Joel Halpern (Treasurer), Denny Lien (Recording Secretary)
Other:     Eric Heideman (TotU Editor)
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The 7:30 meeting started early at 7:40.  Sullivan and Lien tied for
the honors as Dedicated Late Arrivalist.  Lo, there was an Agenda:

Heideman reported on the Great Midwestern Book Fair.  The Minn-STF
table was an "unqualified success":  not only did we Spread The Word
to the Great Unwashed (and Semi-Washed), but against all expectations,
we made a profit: $40 cost of table offset by $51 in sales of RUNE and
the TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED (though not of any copies of MATURITY).

Heideman on the Minn-STF lecture Series: an aesthetic and moral
success, but attendance was down (circa 140 total for three lectures
this year vs. c.165 for two last year).  Proportion of attendees who
were new people vs. existing Minn-STFers was up.  Publicity seemed
well-done, but running second lecture opposite the World Series turned
out to be a problem, given who wound up playing in said Series.

Heideman on TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED #3: typesetting more expensive
than expected ($525 from Iris Graphics;  $300 was budgeted), but the
typesetting and poofrreading has been done and the layout will be
finished by night following the board meeting.  Pasteup likely to be
done by early December.  Everything is in expect for one ad and one
piece of artwork: expected momentarily.  If no delays occur, will be
out in early January.

Halpern presented a Treasurer's Report:  We still have money.  We will
get some more money.  // Books on Minicon finances still not closed.
Will be closed by 31 December, ready or not. Some records failing to
balance, e.g. registration figures.  Problem thought to be confusion
from paid registrations refunded and replaced by comps.

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"The books are being simmered rather than microwaved." -- Denny Lien
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Bailey on FallCon: memberships received far below budgeted level (35
as of three weeks before con).  Encourage slackers to get forms and
money in.  Lack of information on 31 October intended price hike in
the PR contributing to problem.  Should be a good con: facilities are
wonderful.  Sharon Kahn will be pushing Vegatology Fandom thereat.
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"Sharon Kahn is an onion; Elise Krueger is a yam.  I don't know what I
am yet."  -- Geri Sullivan, as prompted by Eric Heideman
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Hotel budget ran $100 over plans; cuts will cover if we make our
breakeven attendance figure of around 150 members.

Cargo handed out One Treu Mailing List report.  Total number of
entries is 3980--mostly from Minicon attendees.  Minicon ConCom
minutes go to 85; Einblatt to 199; TotU subs account for 29; 206
names present on basis of being on Minn-STF Directory.  RUNE receipt list
includes about 160 names not otherwise recorded for us.  // Cargo
hopes to do a pamphlet on "So You Want To User Our Bulk Mailing Permit"
(concentrating on mechanics, not legalities).

Lein reported for the record that the current editors of EINBLATT
(Karen Schafer and assistant Terry A. Garey) are resigning.  The Board
expressed unanimous appreciated and admiration for the work they've
done.  It was announced that there was at least one volunteer to take
over, and there was Much Rejoicing.  Board will meet at C'Ntraction
(aka Fallcon) to annoint [sic] successor(s) to take over EINBLATT, with hope
that KS/TAG will work with successor(s) for a mailing or two.

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Re EINBLATT appreciation:  "It would be nice to have one of them
bronzed."  "Karen or Terry?"
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Ihinger:  Assumed Name Certificate not yet applied for.  RealSoonNow.

Bailey on proposed Minn-STF Computer Policy: "If you are using someone
else's computer for Minn-STF business (which is not also "their
business"), the someone else should be reimbursed.  If you are using
your own computer for Minn-STF business, it's a donation."  Discussion
followed.  At what rates? (Probably less than commercial rates: MACs
at Kinko's run $4-$8/hour.)  What about dial-up access--if
reimbursement based partly on inconvenience of opening up home to a
user, this would not apply here.  Suggest operating on a pre-
authorized basis rather than setting exact rates, though a rate
guideline ("not to exceed X") would be useful.  Real expenses such as
paper and diskettes will always be paid for by club, of course.
Bailey will write up fuller draft policy statement for approval.

RUNE budget: no editors present.  Cargo has talked with Mealy; reports
editors would like to increase page count and decrease mailing list,
to effect of keeping budget the same.  No board decision noted here.

New Year's Eve party: Minn-STF has made Official in recent years and
thus partially offset host expenses.  Willing to do so again.  Host?

Minn-STF Library: Bailey/Bratton attic now wired and heated, but walls
and floor still need work which didn't get done this summer.  Later...

Next Board meeting will be at C'Ntraction, probably Saturday afternoon
(14 November) around 4 pm, unless that looks like a bad idea at the
time, in which case we will punt.

The meeting adjourned around 9 pm, and again around 9:05 pm, and again
around 9:10 pm, and finally one of them worked.

      Minutes typed 8 November 1987--secretary Denny Lien [big handwritten X] (his mark)
                                                  [signed:] Denny Lien

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