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Group Memberships => UND Cycling => Topic started by: Sal Atticum on May 02, 2011, 10:53:54 AM
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We still need to figure out a time because I think Sandman and DF are leaving Thursday for Nationals, so we probably should do it before then.
It's been a GREAT year for UND Cycling and I want to especially thank the other officers for stepping up to do the dirty work of running the meetings, keeping track of the money, carrying around the checkbook, and promoting the club as much as possible. I know a number of non-officers have been doing a lot of work as well, and you are each a good fit for at least one of these positions. As the club keeps growing we keep getting better and better members. The open positions are (as I recall):
President (currently Erik Sanders)
Vice President (currently Joe Dobransky)
Treasurer (currently Logan Evans)
Secretary (currently Andrea Hensrud)
Race/Event Coordinator (currently Matt Burton-Kelly)
Co-Race/Event Coordinator (new position)
The reason for two coordinators is to 1. split up the responsibilities of this position and 2. give the co-coordinator the opportunity to learn the ropes without having to jump into things head first. I am not running for re-election (I need to finish my dissertation) but I will be available to help people out (as in, I can tell you what or how to do things, but I'm not going to do them for you).
As far as other business goes, we can do some recap of the weekend, some congratulatory remarks to our two teammates going to nationals, some organization for people who are going to be here over the summer, and probably (finally) ratification of the dues system we hope to put into effect in the fall (if this is new to you, all the more reason to come to the meeting).
If there is other business to discuss, please post it below, along with the times you are available this week.
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wednesday evening 7pm union?
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sounds okay to me
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That works for me too
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This works for me (Ali said she can cover at the gym).
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Does someone need to schedule a room? I don't know how to do that.. I appoint someone else!~
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I am willing to bet that there will be an open room available, there usually is. Also, I have a final at 6:00, so I might be a little late for the meeting, but it shouldn't take me to long.
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Erik.. send an e-mail to the list-serve
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Is Erik the Red back?
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i have class at 6 that is technically a 3hr class - usually goes for 1.5hr-2hrs. so i cannot make 7. I could make it after but do not have a guaranteed time i will be done
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What do you want to do, Erik? We can have the meeting without you or until you get out of class, but it's really your meeting...
By the way, is there going to be any sort of food present? That would be good to have in an email.
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yea only problem is I didn't schedule this meeting. Nationals, Interview kind of messed up having a meeting this week, we could have a meeting next monday or tuesday (i know finals week...but that is what we have to work with, and people are going to have to make 1hr of their precious time to make it). A meeting today seems to me like it is pushing it with all I have going on today, tomorrow, two days ago, and next week, and since we haven't sent an email out about the meeting yet.
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Sanders, in that case the meeitng should be pushed back to early next week.
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Let's push it back then. Sorry, I was just trying to get on top of it since you were down in AZZZZZZZZZZZ.
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ok PUSH BACK
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So what's the date/time this week?
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We should know tonight, I assume our fearless leaders will be back sometime today.
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Meeting tomorrow (tuesday) at 5pm, second floor of the union!
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JACKPOT....
PISS, I just realized I have a briefing at 6:30... dude, we need to RESCHEDULE!!! wednesday 7pm>>??!?!
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5pm
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My notes from the meeting:
- Good showing: Me, Sanders, Logan, Dr. Geiger, Mills, Kou, Michael, Karin, Joe, Jordan, and Aaron were all there!
- Congratulations to Logan Evans for becoming the new UND Cycling Club President!
- We decided not to hold elections for the other officer positions until the fall, to allow new people the opportunity to run and/or maneuver for opportunity. So think about what position you want and start campaigning!
- Nationals (according to Sanders and Logan) was awesome and we should definitely try to get more people there next year to have a strong team showing and let the rest of the country know we exist. You can ask them for specific race details.
- We voted to start requiring dues to become an official member of the club.
- Dues were set at $20 per year, August-August.
- You get an official UND Cycling cap
- You get the club price on jerseys/bibs
- You get a 10% discount at The Ski and Bike Shop
- You get 25% off race/event entry for our events
- You get at least one meal paid for by the club sometime during the year
- What a deal!
- Dr. Geiger suggested that we talk to Craig Tweten of Community Contractors about sponsorship since he's big into stuff like this (he is also involved in the ski trails by the wellness center (http://web.law.und.edu/News/s10/EJohnson-skiUND.php)).
- Dr. Geiger also suggested we take the photos of the team that we have from Jordan's uncle, send them to Andy Hampsten to sign, and then give them to our sponsors as an even better "thank you" for supporting us this year. The photos are going to happen regardless, although I'm not sure who is in charge of that.
- Dr. Geiger also knows a guy who will be consulting with the med school this coming year who has close ties to the Jelly Belly pro cycling team, so if we talk to him we could hopefully get some sponsorship.
- (Beek talking here) Something to think about is that it's not really Dr. Geiger's job to do the nitty gritty sponsorship "schmoozing," so we'll need to be proactive about meeting the people he knows.
- Aaron went to the Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting last week about South Washington Street changes to make it more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly. A bunch of us signed a paper and he is going to write up something about how we all would like to see better cycling infrastructure through there.
- Some thought is going into how to schedule the CX series this fall, but nothing is set in stone. Dates to remember already (and work around) are END-AR on Labor Day weekend and END-TOMBED on the last Saturday in October.
- A bunch of us will be around town for the summer, so we should all have someone to ride with!
Anyone have stuff that I missed? There were a lot of great ideas shooting around at the end that I may not have caught.
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well done!
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Pics are a great idea. Andy Hampsten signing them sounds sooooooooo cheeeeeeesy though. He only lived in ND for like... 2 years or something?
It just seems so third party? I mean... I see his logic, because it makes it something to hang on the wall... but...
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Not sure what you guys are doing about the pictures, but if for whatever reason you guys want/need a team picture, let me know. Get the bikes out and kits on...I'll bring the cam. It would also be nice to get a pic of the entire club for promotional use for the fall expo dealie?
I also have an account with a professional photo lab in Minneapolis. Let me know what prints you need and I can get you a quote.
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Pics are a great idea. Andy Hampsten signing them sounds sooooooooo cheeeeeeesy though. He only lived in ND for like... 2 years or something?
It just seems so third party? I mean... I see his logic, because it makes it something to hang on the wall... but...
It does seem weird to me, since he has nothing to do with the club anyway. We might as well have Mario sign some photos.
Regarding photos: Dave's other post reminded me that we run sponsorship per calendar year, so there is really no rush to get things out to sponsors, especially if our team members are anticipating traveling to CX and MTB races (and more road stuff during the summer). Ideally we'd drop "thank you" stuff on sponsors right before we ask them for more money in the fall...
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good point beek. We should still all meet up today and sign the photos.. they are being printed as I type! I'll make another thread for that
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Not sure what you guys are doing about the pictures, but if for whatever reason you guys want/need a team picture, let me know. Get the bikes out and kits on...I'll bring the cam. It would also be nice to get a pic of the entire club for promotional use for the fall expo dealie?
I also have an account with a professional photo lab in Minneapolis. Let me know what prints you need and I can get you a quote.
I totally agree, a few are leaving tomorrow, so maybe next Fall we can all get together!
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I mean, I can sign the photo if you want me Beek. It would be almost as good as if Mario Cipollini signed them... almost as gooood.
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Oh ya.... what's this about a 12hr mountain bike race? Any details? Sounds brutal (but fun).
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The details will be up here: http://www.endracing.com/p/end-tombed-12-hr-mt-bike.html
Andy+(Ted and I) will be co-organizing.