- Call to Order
Chair, Nathan Wakefield, called the meeting to order at: __6:32____ pm EDT
- Roll
Present: Nathan Wakefield, Louie Skaradek, Noel Yee, Jared Davis,, Kyle Johnson, Mike Sullivan, Afton Benson, Martin Frost
Absent: Lucho Fernandez Warren Hammond
- Approval of Agenda
Motion:Noel Yee
Second by:Kyle Johnson
Discussion: Noel wants to talk about the 2015 Festival
Vote:Passed Unanimous
- Approval of Minutes:
Motion: Louie Skaradek
Second:Kyle Johnson
Discussion:No
Vote:Passed Unanimous
- Reports (Please keep verbal reports to 5 min or less except for festival and future festival discussion)
Future Festival Planning (Mike Sullivan)
Discussion: Mike wants the board to select the two possible festival location choices for the 2017 festival for successive years 2017+2018
Between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Springfield, MA
Past IJA festivals in this area have been larger than normal.
Noel talked about possible re-evaluation of festival criteria for future IJA Festivals
AMS Report (Mike Sullivan)
Discussion:
Mike says there are some problems with the vendor.
IJA 2015 fest website should be up and operational April 1st 2015
Veronique is waiting for the website to be finished so she can move forward with the 2015 Festival Registration and Promotion
Nathan is organizing a call to clear up festival/website information
2015 IJA Festival Report (Veronique Provencer)
Discussion:
The performers are pretty expensive & There aren’t enough rooms at the moment
Discussion:
Great stuff
Marketing (Kyle Johnson)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gSYC–uIz0Q_MaB6CBW7BZZcysnVhUjB3a89Or3h968/
Discussion: Kyle has been working on festival promotion
Financial Report (Afton Benson)
Discussion: Final financial numbers for 2014 are in. $4,000 below expenses for last year.
eJuggle Report (Scott Seltzer)
Discussion:Everyone should watch the new Wes and Tony Video!
Discussion:
Spoke about if you need to be a member to attend the IJA festival.
Maybe we should include a membership in the IJA festival package?
Louis is going to make a post about it.
IRC (Erin Stephens)
Discussion:
- Motions for Consideration
- Motion to authorize Bookkeeper Dennis Morrison up to $250 to purchase Microsoft Office for his IJA computer.
Motion:Kyle
Second:Louis
Discussion: We may be able to get this program for free as a non profit!
https://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/office365-for-nonprofits/
Vote: Passes Unanimous
- Motion to rise the eJuggle budget from $500/month to $650/month with the rollover cap raised from $1,000 to $1,500.
Motion: Kyle
Second:Louis
Discussion:
Jared and Kyle like this idea.
Vote: Passed Unanimously
- Motion to give the eJuggle Editor a yearly $600 stipend earmarked to fund his/her travel to a major international juggling convention (IJA, BJC, EJC, etc.) with intent to promote the IJA and acquire content for eJuggle while there.
Motion:Kyle
Second:Louis
Discussion: Kyle Praised Scott
Vote: Passed Unanimously
- Motion to rescind the 2015 music policy and revert back to the previous year’s policy.
Motion: Louis
Second:Jared
Discussion: Well discussed already.
Vote: Nathan Abstains/ Jared,Kyle,Louis Vote to pass
Motion Passes
- Motion to approve restructuring the stage Championships prize payouts from 4-2-1 to 5-2-1 pending a prize money donation from Unna Med.
Motion: Kyle
Second:Louis
Discussion:
Vote: Passes Unanimously
- Motion to approve the 2014 3rd and 4th Qtr P&L Statements and Balance Sheets.
2014 3rd and 4th Qtr P&L Balance Sheets Motion: Louis
Second:Kyle
Discussion:
Vote: Passes Unanimously
- Varia:
- Festival Registration/Promotion
Discussion: strongly discussed earlier
- Set March Meeting
Next Vision Planning Meeting – March ___10th_______ at 6:30 ET
Next Board Meeting – March __24th______ at 6:30pm ET.
- Adjournment
Motion to adjourn:Kyle
Discuss:none!
Voting: All Passed – Moved to Adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at _8:07_______ pm ET.