Between the first and second lines of equal signs below is the full official
minutes.  After the second line of equal signs is an abbreviated version of
currently-uncertain origin (maybe in a Rune?) that was all we had online previous
to 2020.

The full minutes were typed in by hand (no OCR) in 2020 and are intended to be
verbatim, including formatting and errors, which will be marked by [sic] when
noticed.  Other things in square brackets are also explanatory additions by the
transcriber.

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                                                         [handwritten:]
                                                          B # "10"
                                                          (really 11)
                

  Minn-STF Board of Directors -- 1988/89 year, meeting 10
       21 Feb 1989 -- at Rob and Peg Ihinger's  -- 7:30 pm

Present: Board members: Bailey, Cargo, Ihinger, Johnson, Sullivan
         Others: Heideman (TotU, etc), Lien (Recording Secretary)

Agenda: TotU, RUNE, Lecture Series, Air Cleaners, Credit Card, Con
        Ethics, and especially Board By-Laws Revision session
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Credit Card Acceptance at Minicon: No report.  Johnson will look into.

Air Cleaners: No report.  Ihinger will examine in conjunction with one
or both party heads; will probably rent for Minicon.  New Board should
consider possible purchase.

RUNE:  Cargo reported that Post Office sent Detailed Audit Report to
Joel Halpern reporting that circa 500 copies of last RUNE (our [sic] of 675)
were improperly bundled and/or labeled and required special handling,
which Romm reportedly went down and did again to avoid extra charges.
We don't know what's going wrong.  We ought to find out and fix.

TotU:  Heideman hopes to have issue 5 out by Minicon, but is not sure
that it will happen; must get to printers by 15 March to have a chance.
It's 80% typeset; proffradedink [with a bunch of proofreading marks fixing it]
                                session 23 Feb at Huddling Place. (And
several subsequent sessions followed.)  Budget report next time.

Lecture Series: Heideman reports this year ran about $750 under budget,
mostly because illness of one out-of-towner forced replacement with a
local.  Sally Moren is now head.  Intent for next year is two locals and
two out-of-towners.  Travel costs are going up and lodging costs were
underestimated this year; honorariums should also be increased.  Last
year $1925 was budgeted and $1190 spent; this year $2500 requested.
Much discussion.  Lecture series is worthy and just the sort of thing we
should be doing, but our expenses are up and income is down for this year.
Suggestion that someone--either on Lecture Series or a club officer--
look into grant application possibilities.  Suggest that Dave Lenander,
who negotiates with University Student Union board of governors for free
room rental, investiage [sic] if board would be interested in further support
(e.g., supplying the refreshments).  Heideman argued Lecture Series
staff should not be expected to seek ways to augment their income beyond
what the board would supply them and reported degree of staff burnout.
Board voted 5-0 to OK $2000 for this year's lecture series; possibility
of more money when our financial picture is clearer is not precluded,
but should not be anticipated.

Con Ethics: Philosophic discussion of criteria for con GoH choices,
especially of concom staff also serving as con guests.  Precedents were
noted.  Philosophy on complimentary memberships and some past problems
with inconsistencies discussed.  No conclusions beyond keeping eye on...

At this point it was 9:10 and Board could not face hours of By-Laws
revision.  Session set 24 Feb 89 at Toad Hall for same (followed by one
on 4 March at Johnson's, and signing on 7 March at Bailey's).  Not with
a bang, or even much of a whimper, the last meeting after two years of
same Board & Secretary faded into history, and not a moment too soon.

                        [handwritten: It's been real - 'bye now - Denny Lien]

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February 21, 1989

Air cleaner rental considered for Minicon. (Much relieved
breathing.)

_Rune_: About 500 copies were improperly bundled and/or labeled. Dave Romm
took care of it. We don't know what's going wrong. We ought to find out and
fix.

_Tales of the Unanticipated_ may or may not be out by Minicon.

Lecture Series: Ran about $750 under budget, mostly because of an
out-of-towner replaced by a local. Sally Morem is now head. Budget discussed,
with suggestions to look into grant applications. Heideman reports degree of
staff burnout. Board OK'd 1989 budget.

Philosophic discussion of criteria for convention guest of honor choices,
especially concom staff also serving as con guests. Awareness to continue.

Not with a bang, or even much of a whimper, the last meeting after two years
of same Board & Secretary faded into history, and not a moment too soon.

Outgoing Board: Rob Ihinger, Don Bailey, Karen Johnson, Geri Sullivan,
David S Cargo. Secretary: Denny Lien.

Incoming Board: Rob Ihinger, Don Bailey, Karen Johnson, David Dyer-Bennett,
Elise Krueger. Secretary: Twila Tuttle.