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

Mon Oct 29 15:08:58 MDT 2012

Is it possible for someone to be President for two years in a row?
I'd like to nominate Joe for our 2013 President, since he has done
such a great job this year!

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Liquid Poets President
<president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:
> 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.
> ______________________________________________
>
>
> 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.
>
> ____________________________________________________
>
>
> 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.php
> Hops & 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 Humphrey
> Contact Phone: (303) 885-7287
> Hops & Berries is  a drop off!
>
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>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe
>
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