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

Tue Oct 30 09:23:44 MDT 2012

Joe and Liquid Poets,

I'm new to the club as well (less than a year), but would like to throw
my brew hat into the ring for treasurer. I think this would be a good
way to better learn the workings of the club and to become better
acquainted with all the members. I did pass my accounting class in
college while maintaining a vigorous education in cereal malt beverages!

Cheers!

Jon 

Jon Estabrook

Project Manager

Aspen Homes of Colorado, Inc

3037 N. Taft Ave

Loveland, CO 80538

Office: 970 461 9696

Cell: 970 566 9642

Fax: 970 663 6262

jon.estabrook at aspenhomesco.com <mailto:jon.estabrook at aspenhomesco.com> 

www.aspenhomesco.com <http://www.aspenhomesco.com/> 

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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.php
<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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