Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc.
Board of Directors
Minutes of meeting, April 14, 2005
Home of Carol Kennedy

Present: Kevin Austin, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Carol Kennedy; Laurel
Krahn

Gordon R. Dickson fund: We will wait to find out how much profit Minicon
made before deciding on a Minn-Stf donation. We will check into the
amounts of scholarships that are generally given.

2006 Minn-Stf Fallcon: Kevin Austin and Laurel Krahn would like to run
one. At the moment, all they are asking for is permission for Minn-Stf
sponsorship. Rick Gellman says that 2005 will be his last fallcon.
Tentative date: Oct. 21-22, 2006. Tentative name: Convivial. Board approved.

Meetings: Laurel reports that she and Peter have started to mention in
meeting announcements that contributions of refreshments are welcome at
meetings. The meeting stipend that Minn-Stf gives hosts covers just some
basic supplies. Many hosts provide more on their own, but this is not a
requirement for hosting. Peter and Laurel are trying to organize a "kit"
of items that travel from one meeting to the next: e.g., a sign for the
door, blank badges. They are also collecting historical data for the Web
site.

Locations: We need to think of locations for both Minicon and Minn-Stf
meetings. Having an occasional meeting at a more public place rather
than in a private home might draw some new people who aren't comfortable
going to a private home for their first meeting.

Events: We will try to have more Minn-Stf events in addition to the
regular meetings. All ideas are welcome.

Bookmarks: This would be a convenient handout with information about
Minn-Stf.

Repectfully submitted,
Carol Kennedy