May 2007
Chapter Representatives and BOD members checking in:
Bruce MacDermott, ICG Treasurer
Marissa Wronka, SouthEastern Costumers' Society President/BoD Rep
Aurora Celeste, Silicon Web Rep
Erin Brown - Recording Secretary CGWP
Karen Heim - Corresponding Secretary
Bruce Mai - Rep for
Henry W. Osier -Règle Mystique des Balles et du Drap, President, Armed Costumers Guild
Dora Buck, Prez, Sick Pups
Jennifer Thompson - DFWCG rep
Ann Catelli – Moderator
Janice Dallas, Northern Lights CG rep
Frances Burns - ICG Recording Sec
Jan Price - VP ICG
Pierre Pettinger - Parliamentarian and Archivist
Ann Hamilton – GCFCG, BOD Rep
Susan Smith, Alternate Rep. Northern Lights Chapter
Jen Thompson - DFWCG President and BOD rep
Denyse M. Hammen – MTCG president
Vote Results:
POLL QUESTION: Do you approve Motion 04-07-01 (moved by Rob
Himmelsbach, seconded by Jan Price), admitting to the ICG as a new chapter the
Middle Tennessee Costumer's Guild, representing middle Tennessee &
centralized around Nashville, TN?
CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Yes, 14 votes, 100.00%
- No, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Abstain, 0 votes, 0.00%
the Middle Tennessee Costumer's Guild, representing middle
Welcome to the Middle Tennessee Costumer's Guild and their president, Denyse M. Hammen.
Archive Funding
Discussion
Discussion May 2006
Enquiring minds want to know - What the Archives are and why they should be supported? Responses by Pierre - ICG Archivist and Bruce Mai ICG Assistant Archivist
The archives contains photos, video, ICG records and copies of various publications that have appeared over the years. We know there are photos of costumes from at least the 1950s. Whole collections of photos never seen by the public before have been donated to the Archives, and will eventually be put up for all to see.
What exactly would the dues increase be used for?
Acquisitions of new materials and maintenance of current materials.
One long-term goal is to eventually put the archives online, but will there be some sort of timetable for when we can expect to see something like that?
We hope to start putting things up within a few months. Video will take longer as there are more complex legal questions.
We are slowly, working on putting the first phase of this project in place: making it possible for people to upload their own photos they've taken that are not official photos: the candids, the hall costumes and other stuff that you often don't see.
There are already a variety of nice (free!) photo albums from past Cons online for us to enjoy, so why would this one be worth paying extra for?
How many of those (other than the anime ones) would you consider comprehensive? How many years do they cover? My guess is they are mostly from the 90s to the present. How many photos per year do they have? In my experience most photos on-line are photos and nothing else. There is often no context given to the materials. Part of the purpose of the archives is to preserve our history. This includes not just the photos and video, but who are the designers, makers and presenters, who won awards, who judged, how has an individuals style changed and evolved over time.
There are only photos from a few convention, what about photos from other areas?
We may not have photos from your area yet, but we want them.
Anything you have we would accept, along with as much background info you can
supply.
(Note, I always emphasize background. However if you don't have any, the photos
are still welcome. Once posted we can solicit information from our visitors.)
Group Exemption Letter Applications Received
From:
Dallas Fort Worth Costumers Guild. Their letter meets all requirements. Their letter has been posted to the ICG-BOD yahoo groups as an example.
Chapter Contact
Information
Does anyone have an updated contact for the