Board of Directors Meeting
6 June, 2012
Meeting called to order at 2:02pm CDT and adjourned at 2:41pm CDT.
Board Members in Attendance
Attended by: Jared, Sheri, Jay, and Heather via Skype
Absent board members: Neal
Agenda
To Keep In Mind
Community outreach with local schools, press, investors, other professionals
Paid events
Paid sponsored “recommended professionals” page
Bringing in a speaker
Old Business
Techweek
Banner
Panels
Equipment/Furniture
Room setup
Getting More Help
Volunteers for Techweek
Volunteers for securing space
New Business
Game Jam in October?
Money procedures
Updates
Sheri
Heather
Jared
Neal
Meeting Notes
Techweek
IGDA Chicago banner is printed, will be delivered to Jared
Neal is taking care of securing furniture and sponsorship
Heather will make a Google Doc for volunteer info.
Potential mixer at the The Emporium (Jared is working on it.)
Finance policy
Forms for board approval.
Use of funds: event expenses, any other expenses must be approved by the board.
Google spreadsheet for expense-tracking.
Create a yearly budget in the fall for the upcoming year.
Jay will be giving everyone full access to the info at igdachicago email account.
October Game Jam
We should do this again.
Collaborate with Indie City Games or Toy Studio.
Separate Meeting for Executive List Survey
Schedule a separate meeting to discuss the results of the survey. (Next week, June 13th.)
Summit Pass
Unclaimed pass to IGDA Summit, open to Jared or Neal.
In-Person Meeting
During Techweek (June 25th) after 5:30pm expo closing: a dinner meeting.
Motion Summary
Heather made a motion to approve the financial policy documents, unanimously approved.
Next Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 at 2pm CDT via Skype.