Minutes: 28th September 2009

STaG Board Meeting
28th September 2009

In attendance: H. Sloan, A. Blundell, R. Jones, S. Gregson, P. Mannion, M. O’Neill, L. Fenwick, T. MacKay, K. Nesbitt, J. Dyer, F. Andrew, A. Ralston, T. Wilkins.

Welcome!
A thousand times, welcome!

Agenda
1. Board Trip
2. Peribanez
3. STaG Nights
4. Copy and Print
5. Tech Committee Meeting
6. Publicity Committee
7. AGM
8. AOB

1. Board Trip
We are booking an Inverary hostel for the night of 17th October from the Board Trip away. J. Dyer, T. MacKay and, possibly, L. Fenwick will be sitting the minibus driving test, so we will be able to travel to Inverary for free. The trip costs £14.50 and money is due by 28th September (i.e. you should have handed it in!)

2. Peribanez
Peribanez has been cast. There was a read through on Thursday. A budget meeting has already occurred and the publicity committee will meet with the production team to begin publicising the production. A meeting is to be arranged.

3. STaG Nights
The STaG Nights committee has met, and will continue to meet weekly until the festival itself. There has been interest from other societies, who wish to be involved: Cut!, Crack (experimental music group), GUAVA. There has been a call for submissions, which are due on the 9th October.

4. Copy and Print
The account at the Copy and Print shop has not been settled. This will be fixed this week.

5. Tech Committee Meeting
The tech committee will continue to meet every week (Tuesday), after a successful first week’s meeting. The stage managers for the New Talent Play are being finalised, and should be emailed out soon.

6. Publicity Committee
An advert will be sent out in this week’s email for people who are interested in being involved in the publicity for Peribanez. Publicity will be assigned and delegated by the committee for every different project, as it is decided upon.

7. AGM
The STaG AGM is next week – 5th October in QMU Committee Room 2 at 5.30pm. Please tell everyone they are invited to come, especially new people who are interested in running for the board. P. Mannion will send round the constitution, and it will go round in an email to the society, and the board.

8. AOB

A. Blundell - wishes to hold a ‘proposal’s surgery’ – much like PlayGroup on Tuesday 6th October, so that anyone with any queries about proposing can approach her. This was agreed to be a smashing idea!

K. Nesbitt – was wondering about the small cupboard in the STaG Room, and its security. It was agreed that J. Dyer would enquire about getting a new lock.

A. Blundell – is meeting Vicky price soon to arrange dates for STaG in the Studio, but all board members are encouraged to think about new venues for our smaller scale projects. T. MacKay said she was looking into the ‘Lights’ situation, and P. Mannion offered to assist. H. Sloan reminded that the society is not in a great financial situation, but funding applications will be looked into by P. Mannion.

F. Andrew – the social committee met on 27th Sept and will continue to meet weekly. They have decided on a theatre trip for interested members of the society, and the first outing will be to ‘Memory Cells’ at the Arches on 21st October.

F. Andrew – enquired about the Summer Steele situation. P. Mannion is in contact with her and will attempt to attain her phone number for H. Sloan. Various options were discussed, but nothing was agreed.

R. Jones – suggested that we apply for a Made In Scotland Grant for next year’s Fringe. This was agreed and A. Blundell will look into it.

T. MacKay – asked about board reps for STaG Nights – H. Sloan is going to oversee the process of the Festival.

That’s all.

DON’T FORGET – Alice’s party on 3rd October

Snack Rota for 12th October – Lizzie and [I can’t remember]. Sorry.