<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hey Poets-<br>
</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I'm
fairly new to the club as well, but if you know me then you know there
is nothing I love more than talking shop about brewing with anyone and everyone. I'm ready to
be much more active in the club, so I'm throwing my hat in the ring
for President. I have both the time and passion for the job. I was a
little hesitant to do so being that I'm a newer member, but after
talking with Joe and a few other past Presidents, they've convinced me
that I would be a good candidate for the position.</span><span> <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Cheers!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Matt Smith<br></span></div>
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</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jason Connor <jason.connor@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Liquid Poets <LiquidPoets@lists.robsims.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 29, 2012 5:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Liquidpoets] Board Elections, November LP meeting, and more!!!<br> </font> </div> <br>
I'm still pretty new to the club (the November meeting will mark my 1<br>year anniversary), but I wouldn't mind taking on a bit more<br>responsibility in a position that will let me observe how things work<br>in a little more depth.<br><br>I'd like to put my name forward for: Vice President<br><br>Jason L Connor<br><br><br>On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Alison Rosso <<a ymailto="mailto:argo.green@gmail.com" href="mailto:argo.green@gmail.com">argo.green@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Is it possible for someone to be President for two years in a row?<br>> I'd like to nominate Joe for our 2013 President, since he has done<br>> such a great job this year!<br>><br>><br>> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Liquid Poets President<br>> <<a ymailto="mailto:president@liquidpoets.com" href="mailto:president@liquidpoets.com">president@liquidpoets.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Hey Poets,<br>>><br>>> Board elections will be
conducted at the December meeting which means we<br>>> need some nominations! We will be accepting nominations for all positions.<br>>><br>>> Personally, I would like to see self nominations. I want to encourage<br>>> people with the desire and motivation to contribute their ideas or talents<br>>> to the greater membership, however, you can also nominate other people. We<br>>> have many talented people in the club with varied skill sets that could be<br>>> doing more for our club if they chose to, I hope they will.<br>>><br>>> We will also be accepting nominations (via email) up to 1 week from the<br>>> meeting. The deadline is Nov 7th, at midnight. Once all the nominations<br>>> have been collected, we will have a 1 week period (until Nov 14th at<br>>> midnight) to retract your name from the list if you do not want or are<br>>> unable to fulfill
the duties of the position. The complete list will then<br>>> be sent out to the membership and online voting will commence. Online<br>>> voting will continue until the meeting on December 6th. We will also have<br>>> voting at the meeting for those that do not participate online. Finally, we<br>>> will tally the votes at the meeting and announce the 2013 Board.<br>>><br>>> Just as a quick reminder, I'm going to give a quick description of the<br>>> positions on the board.<br>>><br>>> President - this position is responsible for leading the club at meetings<br>>> and through the year. They will work closely with other board members as<br>>> well as delegate to non-board members to get things done. They will be<br>>> responsible for announcing meetings and other news pertinent to the<br>>> membership. They represent the club and are
responsible for outreach and<br>>> welcoming new members. They are responsible for the Monthly news letter to<br>>> the membership. Finally, they are responsible for calling together the<br>>> board for meetings which traditionally happen quarterly but is at the<br>>> discretion of the president. Ultimately, this is not a difficult or time<br>>> consuming position it mainly is a communication position and is nice if you<br>>> can provide some energy and excitement about and/or behind the club.<br>>><br>>> Vice President - this position is responsible for backing the president in<br>>> all of the previously mentioned duties, especially when the President is not<br>>> able.<br>>><br>>> Events Coordinator - this position is responsible for coordinating with all<br>>> the other breweries in town to provide a annual meeting schedule. They are<br>>> the
contact between the club and the breweries for club meetings. They are<br>>> responsible for confirming meeting arrangements in the week/s prior to the<br>>> meeting. They are also responsible for coordinating all other events that<br>>> the LPs get involved including, Summer BBQ, Xmax Party, and other Beer<br>>> events.<br>>><br>>> Competition Coordinator - this position is responsible for conducting,<br>>> coordinating, planning, and arranging all things competition for the LPs.<br>>> The main event is the LP Slam that happens in June. The Muse cup will now<br>>> be part of the Poetry Slam next year so this is the main event for the<br>>> position. This is a very time consuming position and will require effort,<br>>> however, it is very important for the club.<br>>><br>>> Treasure - this position handles the finances of the club. They
are<br>>> responsible for cutting checks to the appropriate people when necessary.<br>>> They also are the person who deals with the bank. This position require an<br>>> organized and reliable person. They are responsible for doing all the book<br>>> work also - making sure all the pluses and minus add up.<br>>><br>>> Board-at-large (4) - these positions are advisory positions for the other<br>>> positions. They represent the rest of the membership at the board meetings.<br>>> They often are involved with committees and sub groups to get other things<br>>> done behind the scenes such as website work, etc<br>>><br>>> This is a very rough list of the responsibilities and in no way complete.<br>>> The important thing to remember is that this is a volunteer group and the<br>>> only way things get done is by volunteering your time.<br>>>
______________________________________________<br>>><br>>><br>>> Our next LP meeting will be at New Belgium Brewery on Thursday, November 1st<br>>> @ 7:00 PM.<br>>><br>>> We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min. You can bring any<br>>> homebrews you would like to share with the group.<br>>><br>>><br>>> 1) We will NOT be doing tasting panel. We have a lot to do this meeting<br>>> and will not have time.<br>>><br>>> 2) Grady from NBB will be giving us a tour of the new 8.5 bbl brewing<br>>> system.<br>>><br>>> 3) Remi will be doing a small break out session on yeast propagation from<br>>> slants. Club members have access to our yeast library (all on slants) which<br>>> is loaded with many rare and unique strains. He will explain how to use<br>>> slants in your home brewing
process.<br>>><br>>> 4) Doc will be purchasing a few commercial examples of hoppy beers for a<br>>> tasting session.<br>>><br>>> 5) Belgian Golden Strong Ale (BJCP: 18D) is the November style of the<br>>> month. If you have a one, please bring it for the table. We will bring a<br>>> couple commercial examples for calibration. Discussions will be lead by<br>>> BJCP judges and is a great opportunity to really dissect the diversity and<br>>> qualification for certain beer styles. For brewers who are interested in<br>>> learning how competition beer judging works - this is the table to be seated<br>>> at!<br>>><br>>> 6) November style of the month is American Barleywine.<br>>><br>>> 7) Our Xmas Party has been scheduled for Friday Dec 7th at the Barn. This<br>>> is a potluck style dinner so please bring a side.
The club will provide a<br>>> large meat of sorts (perhaps ham or turkey, maybe both). We will also have<br>>> a line up of homebrew on tap that have been crafted by your fellow brewers.<br>>> Mark your calanders and stay tuned - more info later.<br>>><br>>> ____________________________________________________<br>>><br>>><br>>> Upcoming Local Competition News<br>>><br>>><br>>> 11/3/12 - Rocky Mountain Club Only Homebrew Competition - ($7 and 2 bottle<br>>> per entry) - DUE: 10/19/12<br>>> <a href="http://fotr.brewcompetition.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://fotr.brewcompetition.com/index.php</a><br>>> Hops & Berries is a drop off!<br>>><br>>><br>>> 12/08/12 - Biere de Rock - Belgian and French Ale ONLY (BJCP Categories:16 -<br>>> 18) ($6 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 11/24/12<br>>> <a href="http://bierederock.com/"
target="_blank">http://bierederock.com/</a><br>>> Contact: Feoff Humphrey<br>>> Contact Phone: (303) 885-7287<br>>> Hops & Berries is a drop off!<br>>><br>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>>><br>>><br>>> Cheers,<br>>><br>>> Joe<br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> LiquidPoets mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:LiquidPoets@lists.robsims.com" href="mailto:LiquidPoets@lists.robsims.com">LiquidPoets@lists.robsims.com</a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.robsims.com/mailman/listinfo/liquidpoets" target="_blank">http://lists.robsims.com/mailman/listinfo/liquidpoets</a><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> LiquidPoets mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:LiquidPoets@lists.robsims.com"
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