<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Its a minor point, but I was at the meeting. I sat in the back. I had a bowl of spaghetti and some salad. It was superb.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div class="signature">David Holt
drhgames@yahoo.com</div><br> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24822" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24821"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24820"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24824"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24823"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24826"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24825">To:</span></b> "deptheads@strategicon.net" <deptheads@strategicon.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Deptheads] Orccon Meeting Minutes<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24819"><br><div id="yiv9953289963"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24854"><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Ok all, Minutes below. Also available in Word if you want that.</font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"></font><br></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Strategicon Meeting 10 Jan 2016</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">In attendance: John Paiva, Tim Keennon, Mike James, Fred Upton, Mei Dean Francis, Jim Sandoval, Chris Carlson (more or less), Chris and Danielle Suarez, Tracy and Mike Fryer, Jason DuVall, Polly Laylor</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Via Skype: Eric and (occasionally) Tanya Aldrich, Victor Bugg, Ryan McMullin, Shane Sauby, Jon Merrix</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24853"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24852">A. Lunch – Had to be there for that one.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24856"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452699383260_24855">B. Welcome and Announcements</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">1. We’re not moving – Still looking, but not moving. Yet.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">2. Illness during downtime scuttled a few plans – Eric had surgery on his back and new birthing hips, something about his half an ass. Look, fill in any questions you have with your own punchline.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">C. Orccon</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">1. Budget – Have room, but don’t go crazy. Possible attendance hit due to El Nino.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">2. Special Guests and Events – Most are already up on the site, just waiting for an updated John Wick bio. Any special events need to go to Eric and Mei, ASAP.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">3. Publicity - Mei can write pitches for you if you want to hit up game companies and the like.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">a. Marketing Email #1 ASAP – Give Mei anything notable or she will once again be forced to make stuff up, which is retroactively binding.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">b. Art – Kevin Hill is the new art director. Any art requests go through Mei. </font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">c. Shirts – Done.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">d. Flyers - Have flyers, Mei is going to put on the Department Heads list (where it will probably sit until Eric approves it).</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">4. Department reports </font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Dealers room: Sold out yet again.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Reimbursements: It really helps everyone if the GMs know they have a payout event. Just sayin’.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Video Games: Lots of new stuff coming out. Wants one of the new printers. Todd’s last con for a while.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">Registration: Get your badges in the system by January 25</font><sup><font size="2">th</font></sup></font><font color="#000000" size="3"> at the latest, more info on this later.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Open Gaming: Expect complaints about the space, but open RPGs can be sent to RPGHQ for unused tables.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Library: BGG list matches Dave’s list, and just needs to be updated with whatever is new. Will make sure library folks check in with RPGHQ for unused space.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Quartermaster: Would like a key card to the locking rooms on move in day. Couls also use an updated map. Need to figure out what isn’t used and can be tossed or stuff that can stay at storage facility.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">RPGs: Eric needs party games SV login info to be able to edit events. Will be in contact with John Wick for special events.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Board Games: On a personal note, Shane is rather mushroom-like. Very busy, queue is cleared. Catan qualifiers again, Power Grid World Tour again, lots of Ticket to Ride events, and will check with Asmodee over the future of Catan events now that that they own the rights. Wants one of the new printers.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Pathfinder: Wants one of the new printers, and the Pathfinder Card game now falls under Jon’s purview in the PFS structure. </font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">LARPs: Wyrd con is in September. Will be moving to occupy the space formerly used by Adventurers League. Looking to reach out to the Vampire LARPs after their latest shake-up.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Lounge: Meet and Greet is Friday night. Hot food Saturday and Sunday, Taco night is Saturday.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Adventurers League: Thanks for all the help pulling off possibly the second largest AL event in the world. Moving down stairs into the Lower Lobby and will need signage to reflect that.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Suggestion Boxes: Boxes will be at Registration, RPGHQ, Library, Minis, Board Games, Dealers Room, Open Gaming (which will be taken with the supervisor so the piranha-like attendees won’t loot our supplies). Paiva will drop off the supplies, and from this con forward if your department is on the above list, you will store the box in your stuff from con to con. </font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">5. Signage - Being worked on, have templates and a printer. Will number signs so we can track changes easier.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">6. Website changes – Give Mei ability to add badges. Give John and Tracy the ability to edit badges. Update default rooms to new department areas. Update map.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-indent:0.5in;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">7. Annual Awards et al – Polly will crunch the data by the end of the month.</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">8. Parking – Working on the adjacent buildings for close parking.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">9. Rooms – Get room lists to Victor and Eric ASAP. You can change names later, but the room block needs to be finalized.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">10. Hotel Relations – They are holding to the letter of the contract, so the outside food thing will continue to be an issue. Do not eat at HQs.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">11. Hotel Layout Space – Adventurer’s League moves to Lower Lobby. Flea Market moves back up in the main foyer. Any special requests to Tim, he needs a good laugh.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">12. Family Track - If you have anything family friendly, please consider putting it in the Family Area upstairs across from Collectibles. Bringing back Fuzzy Heroes.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">13. Library – Will make a list of family friendly games available in the library to supplement the other helpful lists.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">D. Deadlines</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Mon, 1-11 Room lists to Victor B. and Eric A.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Fri, 1-22 Event Submissions, Special Facility Requests due, Con Book Ads</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Sat, 1-23 Event Pre-reg turned on</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Mon, 1-25 Conbook proofs start, Badge list to Tracy</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Fri, 1-29* Hotel Reg</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Mon, 2-8 Con Pre-Reg turned off,Event Pre-Reg turned off</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">E. 2016 Planning</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">1. Special Guest(s) – Victor has a list, but it is a secret. Also possibly adding Adventurer’s League Admin games.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">2. Marketing – Won’t need more color ad space.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">3. WonderCon + GAMA – No WonderCon this year. Victor will need your business cards to hand out at GAMA (Spoiler alert, you get business cards).</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">F. Q & A</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Business Cards: Eric has the template and will be bringing you new spiffy cards with the spiffy new logo. If you need them sooner rather than at con, let him know and he can send you the file.</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Future Meetings: If you get the email about the meeting, you should be there or send someone in your place so we can browbeat you into stuff no one else wants to do. Worked good this time, but please RSVP so Eric doesn’t feed John for a week. </font></font></div></div></div><br>Message From: Mike James <a ymailto="mailto:minis.tyrant@gmail.com" href="mailto:minis.tyrant@gmail.com">minis.tyrant@gmail.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Deptheads mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net" href="mailto:Deptheads@strategicon.net">Deptheads@strategicon.net</a><br><a href="https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads" target="_blank">https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>