Animethon 17 - MEETING ANNOUNCEMNT

[Vlad]

UPDATE (Sept 6/09):

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all those of you who have gotten back to us in regards to the meeting. Pretty much everyone can make it either Saturday or Monday and so we will have two meetings to accommodate everyone as follows:

First Meeting: Saturday, September 12th from 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Second Meeting: Monday, September 14th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Both meeting will be held at MacEwan City Center Campus in Room 7-185.

Now that the meeting time and date is confirmed, if everyone who intends to come could let us know on which day so we have an ideas of how many to expect, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Vlad G Pohnert
Animethon 17 Chair
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For those interested who did not get this e-mail as of yet:


Let me start by thanking everyone one who works on Animethon as it would of never happening without you all.

Currently, Animethon is at a crossroad as our staff numbers have been dwindling down as the event has grown. In order for Animethon to continue next year we need to increase our staff numbers so that we can continue to bring the event together as well as decrease the burden of everything that needs to be done on each individual. In order to do this we need all our past and present staff and volunteers to step up to the plate or else Animethon might not be able to continue.

In order to get a head start on the event and to start the work early ASAPA has appointed me as the Chair of Animethon 17. However, ASAPA will be taking applications for the committee positions we post every year and information on that will be up on the web site shortly. The committee will continue to mange Animethon but this task cannot be done without the help of everyone else who wants to be staff and volunteer their time to this event.

In order for all of this to happen we will have a general staff/volunteer meeting so that we may discuses the future of Animethon as well as what is required in order to rebuilt it to the level of where it should be for an event it’s size. As such we need as much of you to come to this meeting to ensure this will happen or else there is a good chance Animethon might be delayed or even canceled!

Currently, the meeting is proposed to be held on either Saturday Afternoon (1:00 pm) or Sunday Afternoon (1:00 pm) or Monday Night (6:30 pm) of September 12 – 14. We need you to please get back to us as soon as possible (preferably by Friday, September 4 by the latest) so that we can book a classroom for the day that as many people as possible are able to attend. The future of Animethon is in all your hands.

Thanks,

Vlad G Pohnert
Animethon 17 Chair

Please email your preferences to chair@animethon.org

[DJEK]

my vote is for monday

[Nanashi]

I'm good with anything but Sunday.

[Hyokenseisou]

I;m good for any day, given I can get up there.

[SeaStorm]

The Monday one is the only one I'd be able to make it to.

[shaungratton]

I can compromise with Monday, but Sunday would be preferable.

[my_dark]

Monday would be best for me as well.

[Nanashi]

Got one more for Monday, although she can come on Saturday if she has to, and one for Saturday or Monday.

[Haruka]

Cynthia and I would love to have Staff Positions at Animethon 17. However, us living in Lethbridge would not allow us to attend this meeting or any meetings until the event takes place.

We are all for Staff positions that would enable us to help out but we have to be able to do our work from afar.

[Vlad]

There are positions that can be done from out of town. For example both the Cosplay and Karaoke Coordinators from previous Animethons live out of town. I myself am staff at several other cons (2 in the US too).. It's a matter of keeping in good communication with the Managers / Directors so that everything keeps moving in a coordinated manner and is done.

Vlad