[Liquidpoets] Board Elections, November LP meeting, and more!!!

Thu Nov 1 15:51:29 MDT 2012

As a charter member, I've been lurking for way too long.  I'll self nominate for a position on "the large board".Todd
 Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:10:12 -0600
From: president at liquidpoets.com
To: LiquidPoets at lists.robsims.com
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Board Elections, November LP meeting, and more!!!

Hey Poets,

Board elections will be conducted at the December meeting which means we need some nominations!  We will be accepting nominations for all positions.  

Personally, I would like to see self nominations.  I want to encourage people with the desire and motivation to contribute their ideas or talents to the greater membership, however, you can also nominate other people.  We have many talented people in the club with varied skill sets that could be doing more for our club if they chose to, I hope they will.

We will also be accepting nominations (via email) up to 1 week from the meeting.  The deadline is Nov 7th, at midnight.  Once all the nominations have been collected, we will have a 1 week period (until Nov 14th at midnight) to retract your name from the list if you do not want or are unable to fulfill the duties of the position.  The complete list will then be sent out to the membership and online voting will commence.  Online voting will continue until the meeting on December 6th.  We will also have voting at the meeting for those that do not participate online.  Finally, we will tally the votes at the meeting and announce the 2013 Board.

Just as a quick reminder, I'm going to give a quick description of the positions on the board.

President - this position is responsible for leading the club at meetings and through the year.  They will work closely with other board members as well as delegate to non-board members to get things done.  They will be responsible for announcing meetings and other news pertinent to the membership.  They represent the club and are responsible for outreach and welcoming new members.  They are responsible for the Monthly news letter to the membership.  Finally, they are responsible for calling together the board for meetings which traditionally happen quarterly but is at the discretion of the president.  Ultimately, this is not a difficult or time consuming position it mainly is a communication position and is nice if you can provide some energy and excitement about and/or behind the club.

Vice President - this position is responsible for backing the president in all of the previously mentioned duties, especially when the President is not able.  

Events Coordinator - this position is responsible for coordinating with all the other breweries in town to provide a annual meeting schedule.  They are the contact between the club and the breweries for club meetings.  They are responsible for confirming meeting arrangements in the week/s prior to the meeting.  They are also responsible for coordinating all other events that the  LPs get involved including, Summer BBQ, Xmax Party, and other Beer events.

Competition Coordinator - this position is responsible for conducting, coordinating, planning, and arranging all things competition for the LPs.  The main event is the LP Slam that happens in June.  The Muse cup will now be part of the Poetry Slam next year so this is the main event for the position.  This is a very time consuming position and will require effort, however, it is very important for the club.  

Treasure - this position handles the finances of the club.  They are responsible for cutting checks to the appropriate people when necessary.  They also are the person who deals with the bank.  This position require an organized and reliable person.  They are responsible for doing all the book work also - making sure all the pluses and minus add up.  

Board-at-large (4) -  these positions are advisory positions for the other positions.  They represent the rest of the membership at the board meetings.  They often are involved with committees and sub groups to get other things done behind the scenes such as website work, etc

This is a very rough list of the responsibilities and in no way complete.  The important thing to remember is that this is a volunteer group and the only way things get done is by volunteering your time.
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Our next LP meeting will be at New Belgium Brewery on Thursday, November 1st  @ 7:00 PM.

We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min.  You can bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group.

1)  We will NOT be doing tasting panel.  We have a lot to do this meeting and will not have time.

2)  Grady from NBB will be giving us a tour of the new 8.5 bbl brewing system.  

3)  Remi will be doing a small break out session on yeast propagation from slants.  Club members have access to our yeast library (all on slants) which is loaded with many rare and unique strains.  He will explain how to use slants in your home brewing process.

4)  Doc will be purchasing a few commercial examples of hoppy beers for a tasting session.  

5)  Belgian Golden Strong Ale (BJCP: 18D) is the November style of the month.  If you have a one, please bring it for the table.  We will bring a couple commercial examples for calibration.  Discussions will be lead by BJCP judges and is a great opportunity to really dissect the diversity and qualification for certain beer styles.  For brewers who are interested in learning how competition beer judging works - this is the table to be seated at! 

6) November style of the month is American Barleywine.  

7)  Our Xmas Party has been scheduled for Friday Dec 7th at the Barn.  This is a potluck style dinner so please bring a side.  The club will provide a large meat of sorts (perhaps ham or turkey, maybe both).  We will also have a line up of homebrew on tap that have been crafted by your fellow brewers.  Mark your calanders and stay tuned - more info later.

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Upcoming Local Competition News 
11/3/12 - Rocky Mountain Club Only Homebrew Competition - ($7 and 2 bottle per entry) - DUE: 10/19/12

http://fotr.brewcompetition.com/index.phpHops & Berries is a drop off!

12/08/12 - Biere de Rock - Belgian and French Ale ONLY (BJCP Categories:16 - 18)  ($6 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 11/24/12 http://bierederock.com/
Contact: Feoff HumphreyContact Phone: (303) 885-7287Hops & Berries is  a drop off!
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Cheers,
Joe

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