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Next Meeting: August 7
Our last Summer meeting will be on Tuesday, August 7 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM in BIC 2435. On the agenda:
I.) New Faces?
II.) Old Business:
A.) Laser Quest
B.) Ren Faire
C.) Other?
III.) New Business:
A.) August Movie?
B.) Student Life Activities Fair
C.) Fall Meetings
D.) Other?
IV.) Reviews, Rants, and Reports:
A.) CODCON
B.) Recent Movies
C.) Gossip & News
D.) Other Stuff
V.) Gaming: TBA
Meeting Minutes for July 3, 2018
Sci-Fi/Fantasy & Gaming Club
Meeting Munites
July 3, 2018
I.) Opening icebreaker and discussion question: Talk about your favorite villain. (First 5 minutes)
General Favorites:
- Thrawn
- The Joker
- Makuta Teridax
- The Thinker (Main Antagonist from The Flash Season 4)
II.) Upcoming Events
A.) Ant-Man & the Wasp (July 6)
Thursday 7/5/2018 @7pm (Be there by 6:45pm) *Reserved Seating*
Friday 7/6/2018 @5:45pm (Be there by 5:00pm) *Open Seating*
B.) Laser Quest (July 14): If you are going, be there by 12:15 pm. Plenty of space left to participate.
C.) Ren Faire (July 28)
1.) Theme: Ren Con
2.) Meet up by the Chappy Statue by 8am to carpool to Ren Faire
3.) There are 30 tickets left for members to claim (member share: $10; non-member share: $15); contact Doc ASAP.
III.) CODCON XXIV
A.) Working Theme for CODCON XXIV: Con of Ice and Fire
B.) Looking for ways to expand publicity
IV.) Other Business
A.) Rants
B.) Trailers: several clips from E3
C.) Past news: Jurassic World 2—okay (sets up another sequel)
V.) After-Meeting Gaming: Munchkin Magical Mess, Flux, Various video games
Club Meeting Minutes for June 5, 2018
Sci-Fi/Fantasy & Gaming Club
June 5 2018 Meeting Minutes
I.) Any New Faces? Nope! : (
II.) Old Business?
A.) Anime Central – Fun, not the best, hostile, bad weather
B.) Other?
1.) Avengers almost 2 billion at box office
2.)Blazblue Cross Tag Battle
3.)Boatload of Trailers out for the summer
III.) Upcoming Business:
A.) June Sponsored Movie: Incredibles 2
1.) Thursday, June 14- 6:00 PM
2.) Friday, June 15- 5:40 PM
B.) July Events:
1.) Summer Laser Quest (July 14)
a.) 12:15 – 3:15 PM; three games (just us) and pizza/pop
b.) Members and Non-Members Invited
c.) $20 for less than 20 people); for every five more players, cost goes down $5
2.) Ren Faire Outing (July 28)
a.) Tickets: Still MANY left! Contact Doc for details
b.) Carpooling meets here at ~8:30AM
C.) Other Business?
1.) Anime Midwest July 6-8, Rosemont Convention Center
2.) Anything Else?
IV.) Reports:
A.) CosPlay Report:
1.) Not meeting this summer;
2.) Considering adding “Anime” to their name
B.) Advisor Report: Nothing
C.) CODCON:
1.) Working on Theme
2.) Striving to get ahead on planning this year
V.) Rants, Gossip, and Other Stuff
A.) Solo (May 25): so-so; ending was great, though
B.) Other TV and/or Movies?: Trailers for Wreck-It Ralph 2, Christopher Robin, Thundercats Roar, etc.
C.) Gaming News: More stuff coming for Nintendo Switch for Pokemon
VI.) After-Business Gaming: Car Wars, Some Mario game
June Club Meeting
Our June club meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 5 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM in BIC 2435 (NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM LOCATION). On the agenda:
I.) Any New Faces?
II.) Old Business?
A.) Anime Central
B.) Other?
III.) Upcoming Business:
A.) June Sponsored Movie
1.) Incredibles 2 (June 15)
2.) Jurassic World 2 (June 22)
B.) July Events:
1.) Summer Laser Quest (July 14)
2.) Ren Faire Outing (July 28)
C.) Other Business?
IV.) Reports:
A.) CosPlay Report
B.) Advisor Report
C.) CODCON
V.) Rants, Gossip, and Other Stuff
A.) Solo (May 25)
B.) Other TV and/or Movies?
C.) Gaming News?
VI.) After-Business Gaming (TBA)
Meeting Minutes for May 1, 2018
Sci-Fi/Fantasy & Gaming Club
Meeting Agenda
May 1, 2018
I.) New faces
Leo – Joel
Bree – Ian
Adam – Ian
Tiffany – Ian
Blue – Brody
II.) Old Business:
A.) Altered States Symposium – great attendance until pizza ran out
B.) Avengers – Awesome—NO SPOILERS!
C.) Student Life Celebration – Toree went; presented club excellence awards
III.) New Business/Coming Events:
A.) Deadpool II
1.) Thurs: May 17 – 7:55 PM
2.) Fri May 18 – 5:05 PM
B.) Summer Meeting Dates: June 5, July 3, August 7 in BIC 2435 (NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM)
C.) Renaissance Faire Tickets: Get yours soon!
D.) Talk about Medieval Times Outing?
E.) Reports:
1.) CosPlay
2.) Advisor: CODCON Updates: got feedback forms; won’t be losing Maid Café room
F.) Elections of 2018 – 2019 Club Officers
1.) President: Joel
2.) VP: Riley
3.) Secretary: Torree
4,.) Officer-at-Large: Brody
5.) Social Media Director: Leo
IV.) End of Year Pizza/Snack Party! PLUS GAMES! PLUS AVENGERS TALK!
LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!
Our last club meeting of the 2017 – 2018 academic year will be on Tuesday, May 1 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM in BIC 1437. On the agenda:
I.) Any New Faces?
II.) Old Business:
A.) Altered States Symposium
B.) Avengers
C.) Student Life Celebration?
D.) Other?
III.) New Business/Coming Events:
A.) Deadpool II
B.) Summer Meeting Dates
C.) Renaissance Faire Tickets
D.) Reports:
1.) CosPlay
2.) Advisor
E.) Elections of 2018 – 2019 Club Officers
IV.) End of Year Pizza/Snack Party! PLUS GAMES!
Meeting Minutes for April 17, 2018
Sci-Fi/Fantasy & Gaming Club
Meeting Minutes for April 17, 2018
I.) Any New Faces?
Nick – Friend of Phillip L.
Jose – Saw us at Student Life Fair
II.) Old Business:
A.) CODCON XXIII Post-Mortem
1.) Attendance down (around 400-ish), as were profits (about $1,600)
2.) What went well: Pizza, Maid Café, Sat. Video Games
3.) What Needs Work: Reg Desk not prepared, Silent Auction needs work, Weather & Main Doors
4.) Things to Do Differently:
a.) Move up Pre-reg deadline to give more time to prepare badges
b.) Schedule more exciting stuff for Sunday
c.) Try to get ability to accept electronic payments
B.) Open House (4/12): Went okay—hopefully spread the word on club & CODCON
C.) C2E2: Not as much CosPlay, apparently
III.) New Business:
A.) Tickets for Avengers shows (4/26 & 27): Only 2 left for Friday, 7 left for Thursday; contact Doc ASAP if you want what’s left!
B.) Student Life Celebration (4/26): May have missed deadline for RSVP! (Same day as Thursday showing of Infinity Wars)
C.) May Sponsored Movie: Deadpool 2
1.) Watch Facebook & E-mail for showtimes
2.) Comes out same day as ACEN (& Graduation)
D.) Ren Faire Tickets: Doc still has about 40 available; contact him if you want one
E.) CosPlay Report: None
F.) Advisor Report
1.) We now have a new club locker big enough to hold CODCON leftover stuff!
2.) Nerdy & Dirty Sketch Show at Center Stage Theater (Naperville) Apr. 26 – 28
G.) Nominations for 2018 – 2019 Officers
1.) President: Joel, Riley
2.) VP: Riley, Joel, Brody
3.) Secretary: Torree
4.) Officer at Large: Danielle, Brody
5.) Social Media Director: Joel
6.) Nominations remain open until 4/26; contact Doc to nominate yourself/someone else
7.) Must be an enrolled student for Fall & Spring and must have minimum 2.0 GPA
IV.) Other Business:
A.) Rants and Reviews: None (too late)
B.) News and Gossip: New animated Suicide Squad video released
V.) After-Meeting Gaming: TBA
Next Club Meeting: April 17
Our next club meeting will be on Tuesday, April 17, in BIC 1437 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM. On the agenda:
I.) Any New Faces?
II.) Old Business:
A.) CODCON XXIII Post-Mortem
B.) Open House (4/12)
III.) New Business:
A.) Tickets for Avengers shows (4/26 & 27)
B.) Student Life Celebration (4/26)
C.) May Movies
D.) Ren Faire Tickets
E.) CosPlay Report
F.) Advisor Report
G.) Nominations for 2018 – 2019 Officers
IV.) Other Business:
A.) Rants and Reviews
B.) News and Gossip
V.) After-Meeting Gaming: TBA
Come Out to CODCON XXIII!
CODCON, the club’s annual gaming convention, will be held on April 13 – 15 in SRC 2000 (and elsewhere). we’ll have lots in store! For details, go to www.codcon.com!
Meeting Minutes for April 3, 2018
Sci-Fi/Fantasy & Gaming Club
Club Meeting Minutes
April 3, 2018
I.) New Faces? None : (
II.) Old Business:
A.) Galloping Ghost:
1.) Great fun—should do it again (should car pool—lousy parking!)
2.) Gauntlet dark legacy played
B.) Pacific Rim II:
1.) Low attendance for a sponsored movie
2.) Mixed Reviews
III.) Upcoming Business:
A.) Altered States Symposium (4/25)
1.) Psi beta and human services network is partnering up with us
2.) Publicity and agenda finished; still need to order food
B.) Avengers: Infinity War (4/26 – 27): Half the tickets are claimed already!
C.) Reports:
1.) CosPlay: Cosplay contest people are coming
2.) Advisor
a.) Waiting to hear back about the snack cart
b.) Student life celebrations and awards April 26, 2018, 6 PM – ?
IV.) CODCON:
A.) Publicity
1.) Popcorn Wednesday (4/04): being run by Jordan, Steve, Joel, & Riley
2.) Information Table (4/11): Joel volunteered—need 1 – 2 more
3.) Open House (4/12): Phillip L staffing—need one more
4.) Other: KEEP SPREADING THE WORD!
B.) VOLUNTEERS
1.) Staffing: Almost done—just three slots to fill!
2.) Badges: Danielle in charge; Denise, Torrie, and Brody assisting
3.) Unloading/Loading: Be at the Ballroom at 3 on Friday and/or Sunday
C.) Other
V.) After-Meeting Activities:
A.) Courier TV Interview [Officers Only]
B.) Games
C.) Popcorn Bag Tagging
D.) Movie/TV Rants/Other News/Gossip