Matt Strait typed up these minutes from a paper copy in 2020. No OCR was involved. Original errors, if any, are lovingly retained. Additional errors may have been introduced. ======================================================================================== Minn-STF Board of Directors - - minutes - - meeting of December 14, 1989 at the Karen Johnson home. Present: Board: Bailey, Krueger, Johnson, Dyer-Bennet, Ihinger Officer: Tuttle Others: Paula Taylor, Eric Boyden, Dan Gjerdahl, Lou Frank, Mike Heinsohn ************************************************************************************* Meeting called to order at 7:50PM with DDB wearing the ceremonial lobster. Agenda: Program Book Chastisement Computer Hot Line Results of Whither MNSTF discussion Convention Assistance Request Ken Fletch Minicon Planning Next meeting Charitable Giving TV Convention Assistance Request Officially U-Con has died for various reasons. There is an attempt to restart it. The group starting it has organization questions. The suggestion was made to set up a general information session with those who have experience with running a convention and pick their brains. They will also use our mailing list (one shot). "And then of course there is the French house which isn't weird but is." Computer: Need to take care about the process of deciding what we get. We need to cover all the bases. When do we acquire uses information? A round robin will be circulated for this. Hot Line: Nothing has been done yet. Whither MNSTF results: Don reports A good discussion at the time. Most reactions were to get new people into the club. Sometimes we are closed in when new people do show up. AS we recognize the problem we need to bring more awareness and work on this. We need to do something different with the lecture series. Don will be putting his notes into a readable form. Ken Fletch: Letter for Ken Fletch about getting his portfolio published. This started with an idea for Rune. This needs more discussion. Minicon Planning There will be a vote for the 1991 convention at the next Minicon meeting. Does the Board want to do anything to see that 91 is properly set up? Does the Board want to campaign for a no vote? Is there anything we want to do before or after that meeting? Consider if the board wants to make any change in budgetary requirements? Does the Board want to give a guideline of extra money, less money or hold the line?(Treat this as a live issue.) Do we need the advanced planning? The Board needs to talk to the Exec for their input. All this is subject to ratification of the next board and Exec. The Board wants Minicon to have better long term planning and a smoother transition for the Exec. Board Position: This Board recommends that Minicon commit and the Exec shoot for the same profit for next year. Idea: There's creativity happening and we may need to feed it. Charitable Giving: Board needs to approve purchase of Science Fiction Books for giving (Santa Annonymous). The Board approved at $100 total - five for, none against. TV We've received complaints about having a TV on in the main rooms at MNSTF meetings. This disrupts meetings. Chastisement: Rob reports on sales tax exemption. He has a contact and has received direction for an application to come close. Needs to know what else we're doing. "We're the charm school with propeller beanies." Program Book: We have reserved 5 ISBN numbers since Sturgeons book. One is for the poetry anthology and one for the program book. Next meeting: January 11, 1990 at 7:30 PM at the Elise Krueger home. 992 Chatsworth North St. Paul, Minnesota The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 PM. [signed: Twila K Tuttle]