{"id":114,"date":"2008-07-24T03:49:40","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T03:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buggyalums.wordpress.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2008-07-24T03:49:40","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T03:49:40","slug":"homecoming-conf-call-minutes-71808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2008\/07\/homecoming-conf-call-minutes-71808\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming Conf. Call Minutes, 7\/18\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homecoming Goals:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Launch Buggy Alumni Association and get as many alumni as possible to sign up
\n– Educate Freshmen and student body about Buggy, visibility boost (including awareness about HoB)
\n– Prime seniors and underclassmen to join BA
\n– Gather missing information for archives
\n– Networking with other University Community and organizations<\/p>\n

Needs:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Volunteers to take shifts at Freerolls, Welcome Table & Display, and Launch Reception
\n– Some seed $ for merch and marketing expenses
\n– Email distribution of Homecoming schedule and BA launch plans (rely on active people on pikabuggy.com)
\n
\nPromotion:<\/strong><\/span>
\n[Alumni]<\/strong><\/em>
\n– Listed in Homecoming Registration hard mailing that went out
\n– Listings on Homecoming website with event descriptions
\n– Send info to your local, regional alumni clans and organizational alumni lists (will provide info)
\n– Targeted email or mailing (TBD) to 1,400 people registered as Buggy Alums with Alumni House
\n– Email to anyone we can get to sign up to officiall BAA site between live date and Homecoming<\/p>\n

[Students]<\/strong><\/em>
\n– Post to Sweepstakes chairmen’s d-list and Sweepstakes website (note: PiKA chairman is active head until Sweepstakes chair is elected)
\n– Homecoming event posters around campus (2 weeks, 1 week, and 1 day prior)
\n– Flyers @ UC desk, dorms, other locations
\n– Personal invitations to key community contacts (Student Affairs, CMUtv, WRCT, Tartan, CMU Today, Library, etc.)<\/p>\n

ACTION ITEMS:
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[ADVANCE PREP]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Andy –<\/span><\/strong> Help soliciting a Buggy Alumni logo (need logo by end of August to inform website and merchandise)<\/p>\n

Chris\/Carsen –<\/span><\/strong> Donation\/Dues specifics ASAP (to inform merch budget and website donations form). Include corporate matching and Student Life matching programs for tax-deductible donations<\/p>\n

Tom –<\/span><\/strong> Discuss room selection for HoB with Anne W (McKenna\/Peter\/Wright room)<\/p>\n

Dani –<\/span><\/strong> Coordinate with Sarah on room set up for HoB and other events (A\/V person, etc.) Would like HoB to be in McKenna\/Peter\/Wright room on 2nd Floor of UC<\/p>\n

Chris –<\/span><\/strong> Merch selection and production<\/p>\n

Abby\/Dani\/BAA –<\/span><\/strong> Decide on 3-4 goals for year 1 to include in Mission Statement (e.g., chip timer, outside enjoyment like jumbotron or kids’ tent, archive building, party at Carnival ’09)<\/p>\n

Abby –<\/strong><\/span> Coordinate video footage from CMUtv in August when students return<\/p>\n

Sam\/Adam –<\/span><\/strong> Website build finish, testing and launch prior to Homecoming<\/p>\n

Andy –<\/strong><\/span> Video psyche reel to play at Buggy Display<\/p>\n

Abby –<\/span><\/strong> Speak to Jennie Benford @ Library re building Archives and help for Display<\/p>\n

Dani\/Abby –<\/strong><\/span> Research photo array to be included in Display (e.g., use Statile’s sub-2:10 list as a basis, but hi-res)<\/p>\n

Sam\/Adam\/Dani –<\/span><\/strong> Organizational data registry books<\/p>\n

Dani –<\/span><\/strong> Gather info for event blurbs to be put on Homecoming website (include our URL in all listings)<\/p>\n

Dani –<\/span><\/strong> Create informational one-sheet explaining BAA and goals; Posters; Flyers; Stickers; Mailings<\/p>\n

Dani –<\/span><\/strong> Set up Campus group meetings to discuss Carnival (e.g., CMUtv, WRCT, Tartan, CMU Today, Library, Alumni Relations, New Dean of Student Affairs)<\/p>\n

Dani – <\/span><\/strong>Create Buggy Alumni style guide (for name, logo, usages, etc.)<\/p>\n

All –<\/span><\/strong> Make a list of alumni you can distribute the Homecoming schedule to<\/p>\n

BAA –<\/strong><\/span> Continue to track requirements to repave Hill 1. Possibly hold meetings during Homecoming
\n
\n[DAY-OF]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sam –<\/span><\/strong> Think Pads for Buggy Welcome Table and Display<\/p>\n

Tom\/Andy\/Abby\/? –<\/span><\/strong> Buggies to be displayed (4 total, to represent ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s)<\/p>\n

Dani\/Chris –<\/span><\/strong> Coordinate refreshments and set-up for Freerolls<\/p>\n

Dani\/Chris\/Carsen\/Aiton –<\/span><\/strong> Point people for events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Homecoming Goals: – Launch Buggy Alumni Association and get as many alumni as possible to sign up – Educate Freshmen and student body about Buggy, visibility boost (including awareness about HoB) – Prime seniors and underclassmen to join BA – Gather missing information for archives – Networking with other University Community and organizations Needs: – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buggy-alumni-association"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}