Minutes November 20, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013.

Members present : Janessa M, Amanda W, Amanda C, Becca M, Amber O, Hillary U, Emily G

Meeting called to order at 2:30 pm by President Janessa M.

1) Poetry Slam

• Ticket cut-off is at midnight tonight
• There will be a buffet-style menu
• The final head-count is to be reported tomorrow
• Amanda W to confirm sound-check and set-up times
• Attendees can pick up tickets in the office this Friday
• We need one more judge
• No response back from Imprint yet

Sweater orders are closed, and have been sent in

Email the Codex submitters to come pick up a copy

Next Wednesday is our last meeting of the term! 

Meeting adjourned at 3:05 pm by President Janessa M.

Minutes Wednesday November 13, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013.

Members present : Becca M, Janessa M, Hillary U, Curtis G, Amanda W, Emily G

Meeting called to order at 2:30 pm by President Janessa Mann

1) Poetry Slam

• The event is now 19+, and the tickets will be stamped accordingly
• Imprint can send a reporter. Amanda W will contact them
• People can pay at the door, but cannot purchase tickets at the door
• Beth Murch is our feature poet!
• There is some interest in having a similar event next term, though this might not be practical
• We need an attendance count by Thursday morning of next week
• Amber can put up the posters 

2) Codex

• It looks great, thanks Curtis! :)
• Can pick them up hanging outside the office

3) Sweaters

• We will now be ordering our sweaters from Swaggerloo, which will reduce our costs by about 1/3
• Sweaters are now $10.00 cheaper
• The orders have been extended by another week

4) Ideas for next term

• Board game night
• Another meet and greet
• Another Codex (begin calling for submissions at the beginning of next term) and a launch with an open-mic theme
• A book club with once-monthly meetings including potluck dinners
• A seminar on writing papers

Meeting adjourned by President Janessa Mann at 3:17 pm

UW English Society Presents: A Poetry Slam!

 

 

The event will be 19+

 

 

Check out the Facebook Page for the event



Fill out the Google Form to reserve your tickets and indicate if you wish to compete.

 

Tickets are $5 and include entry and food. (You pay for your own drinks.) You may reserve the tickets and pay for them at the door, but no "walk-ins" will be for sale.

 

Questions? Email us uwenglish.society@gmail.com or Twitter @UWEnglSoc

 

To compete:

Competitors need two pieces of original poetry (they don't have to be memorized) and are allowed 3 minutes to perform in each round.
First Round: 12 Poets
Final Round: Top 5 Poets

 

Our Feature Poet who will perform between the two rounds is Beth Murch, a nationally acclaimed slam poet!

Minutes November 6, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Members Present : Janessa M, Amanda W, Amber O, Becca M, Hillary U

First Year Ambassadors Present : Eleni Z, Emily, Tatianna, Apoorva

Meeting called to order by president Janessa Mann at 2:32 pm

1) Codex

• Curtis is currently working on the layout
• We stayed within the budget
• The launch party has been cancelled due to low interest (Nov. 8)
• We will invite those who submitted to perform during the open mic slot for the Poetry Slam

2) Poetry Slam

• Sarah Tolmie to be a judge
• Matt will be the backup M.C.
• Amanda to post sample videos to the event page
• We will sell tickets in the vendor's alley on Tuesday, 11-4 pm

3) Sweaters

• We currently have  the minimum orders
• The deadline will be extended to November 13th, 2013

Meeting adjourned by president Janessa Mann at 3:05 pm