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== Minnstf Links ==
== Minnstf Links ==
*[http://www.mnstf.org Mnstf web page]
*[http://www.mnstf.org Mnstf web page]
*[http://www.mnstf.org/records/ Minn-stf Records Page] -  Bylaws, older Board minutes, tax records
*[http://www.mnstf.org/records/ Minn-stf Records Page] -  Bylaws, board minutes, tax records


=== Minnstf History ===
== For the Board ==
[http://www.smithway.org/history/fathers1.html The Floundering Fathers Panel] - An interview with Minnstf founders Nate Bucklin, Ken Fletcher, Fred Haskell, Frank Stodolka, and Jim Young, circa 1977
 
* So you're a [[New Board Member|new board member]]?  You should read about it.
* [[Recurring Tasks]] for the board


== Minnstf Document Digitization Project ==
== Minnstf Document Digitization Project ==
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Otherwise known as MinDocDigPro.  This is an ongoing effort to digitize Minnstf (and in particular Minicon) documents.  [[MinDocDigPro|Here's the organizing page of the project.]]
Otherwise known as MinDocDigPro.  This is an ongoing effort to digitize Minnstf (and in particular Minicon) documents.  [[MinDocDigPro|Here's the organizing page of the project.]]


== Minnstf Recurring Annual Tasks ==
== General-interest Minicon stuff ==
 
(This is a work in progress; discussion on Natter and LJ welcome.)


Proposals for future Minicons: Due to the board by January 31, approximately 14 months before the proposed convention.


Proposals for next year’s Fallcon: Due to the board by February 15, approximately 8 months before the proposed convention.
=== A MINICON TIMELINE ===
Each department has its own timeline of tasks that need to be done in the year leading up to the con. This is an attempt to coordinate the timelines of all the departments. It's meant to be descriptive, not prescriptive.


ASCAP: Due March 31(?) for previous year. To be done by Head of Minicon Music (currently Becca Leathers).
==== Documented timelines (first pass - Apr29, 2023) ====


Voting meeting: The Membership Secretary (currently, Laura Krentz) and outgoing President (currently, Patricia Zetelumen) should make arrangements for nomination and voting meetings. The voting meeting must happen before March 31, typically before Minicon. There are two nominating meetings that must happen before then.
IN THE MONTHS BEFORE THE CON
            6mo                4mo            3mo              2mo              1mo
ART        find subheads      find storage  contact artists                    plan panel pickup [obsolete?]
GoH        contact GoH        picture/bio    review schedule                    plan signings/klatsch
Prog  start brainstorming      idea list      find panelists  GoH sched        finish schedule


Officers: Chosen by the new board at the voting meeting or as soon as possible thereafter. Names and positions of officers should be submitted to the MnStf Webmaster (currently Eric Forste).


Minicon preliminary finances: Due to the board within one month after convention. That report should include gross income, gross profit, and amount given to the board. Final finances should be available within three months, or an explanation of extenuating circumstances.
* [[Art Show]] - excellent timeline about halfway down the page
* [[GoH Department]] - good writeup with an excellent embedded timeline
* [[The seasons of programming]] (2008) old but still relevant


Taxes: Due April 15 (technical drop-dead date is May 15). At this point, we only have to file the “postcard,” and that can be done online. Beth Friedman filed online in 2013 for calendar year 2012, and has the login. In theory, the Treasurer (currently Carol Kennedy) is in charge of seeing that such happens.
==== No timelines found ====
*Publications
*Registration
*Hotel - excellent writeup but no timeline


Solicitations for the next year’s Fallcon: Both at and immediately after Fallcon.
===Long-term Planning===
 
Fallcon preliminary finances: Due to the board within one month after convention. That report should include gross income, gross profit, and amount given to the board. Final finances should be available within three months, or an explanation of extenuating circumstances.
Solicitations for future Minicons: Due early November, approximately 17 months before the convention to be proposed. To be done by a board member (secretary?) (currently, Kevin Austin).
 
Secretary of State registration: Due December 31 of each year. To be done by a board member (currently Scott Raun).
 
((not sure what this one is))Website Registration contact information verification through GANDI (http://en.gandi.net/). Current domains are mnstf.org and minicon.org.
 
== General-interest Minicon stuff ==
=== Current Minicon Webpages ===
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon50/ Minicon 50]
* [[M50 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 50 Programming Brainstorm]]
 
=== Previous Minicons ===
==== M49 (2014) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon49/ Minicon 49]
* [[M49 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 49 Programming Brainstorm]]
==== M48 (2013) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon48/ Main website]
* [[M48 Programming Brainstorm|Programming Brainstorm]]
==== M47 (2012) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon47/ Main website]
* [[M47 Programming Brainstorm|Programming Brainstorm]]
==== M46 (2011) ====
* [[M46 Post-Mortem Agenda|Post-Mortem Agenda]]
* [[M46 Programming|Programming]]
==== M45 (2010) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon45/ Main website]
* [[M45 Chronological listing of programming items|Programming listing]]
==== M44 (2009) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/ Main website]
* [[Programming ideas for Minicon 44|Programming]]
==== M43 (2008) ====
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/ Main website]
 
===Planning===
*[[Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- approved document covering Minicons 46-50
*[[Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- approved document covering Minicons 46-50
*[[2nd Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- unapproved draft document covering Minicons 51-55
*[[2nd Minicon 5-year Not-a-plan]] -- unapproved draft document covering Minicons 51-55
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*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ Minicon Home Page] - contains links to all home pages for previous Minicons  
*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ Minicon Home Page] - contains links to all home pages for previous Minicons  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicon Minicon is on Wikipedia!]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicon Minicon is on Wikipedia!]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_past_Minicons Wikipedia list of past Minicons]- 3 lines for each con
*[[Minicon mini-history|Minicon mini-history (Minicons 1-50)]] - quick summary (including name of chair and attendance)
*[[Minicon mini-history]] - quick summary of recent Minicons including name of chair and attendance
*[[Recent Minicon - Links]]
*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]
*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Fred's Minicon history, updated at least to 45] - includes dates, hotel, GOH, and attendance


== Resources for Minicon (and other con) running ==
== Resources for Minicon (and other con) running ==
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* [[What the Chair Does]]
* [[What the Chair Does]]
* [[Recipes]]
* [[Recipes]]
=== Blog ===
Blog is the traditional drink of Minicon. It's a sweet fruit punch, typically spiked with liberal amounts of vodka. The nonalcoholic variant is referred to as "St. Paul blog" for historical reasons. See the [[Blog Recipe]].


===Programming===
===Programming===
 
==== Miscellaneous Programming articles ====
Take a look at the [[M49 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 49 Programming Brainstorm]].
* [[Programming Head - Job Description ]]
 
* [[The seasons of programming|The Seasons of Programming: a Programming Timeline]] (2008)
* [[Room requirements for Minicon]]
* [[Room requirements for Minicon]]
* [[Scheduling notes]]
* [[Scheduling notes]]
* [[The seasons of programming]] (one way of doing programming through the year)
* [[Supplies needed for Programming]]
* [[Supplies needed for Programming]]
* [[Who's good for which programming]]
* [[Who's good for which programming]]
* [[Documents or database?]]
* [[Documents or database?]]
; Historical  
 
====  Historical (Minicon Programming) ====
* [[M56 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 56 Programming Brainstorm]] 
* [[M53 Programming Brainstorm|Minicon 53 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[M48 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[M48 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[M47 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[M47 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[M46 Programming]] listing
* [[M46 Programming]] listing
* [[M45 Chronological listing of programming items|Programming listing for Minicon 45]]
* [[Minicon45_Programming|M45 Programming Brainstorming]]
* [[Minicon45_Programming|Brainstorming list for Minicon 45]]
* [[Programming ideas for Minicon 44|M44 Programming Brainstorm]]
* [[Programming ideas for Minicon 44]]
 
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/programming/ Minicon 43 Programming Notes]
* See also previous Minicons' webpages for old program books, [[pocket program]]s, and what we said to members on the web.
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/programming_grid Minicon43 grid]
* [http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/programbook/ Minicon43 Program Book]
; Future
[[M49 Programming Brainstorm]] Page.


==== Moderator Tip Sheet ====
==== Moderator Tip Sheet ====
The Moderator Tip Sheet was developed by the Programming Committed for Minicon 24. Besides general tips on how to plan and run a panel at an SF convention, the Tip Sheet includes a handy dandy worksheet for the moderator to use before and during the panel. Now and then other cons ask if they can use it. We always say yes.  
The [[Moderator Tip Sheet]] was developed by the Programming Committee for Minicon 24. Besides general tips on how to plan and run a panel at an SF convention, the Tip Sheet includes a handy dandy worksheet for the moderator to use before and during the panel. Now and then other cons ask if they can use it. We always say yes.
 
[[Moderator Tip Sheet]]


===Registration===
===Registration===
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===GoH Handling===
===GoH Handling===


* [[Interaction between GoH and Registration]]
* [[GoH Department|Guest Department and Liaising]]
* [[Former GoH invitation]]
 
===Publications===
* The [[Pocket program]]
 
===Hotel===
* [[Hotel]] Liaison and department


===Signs and At-Con Communications===
===Signs and At-Con Communications===
* [[How Many Easels]] we need at the con
* [[How Many Easels]] we need at the con
===Accessibility===
*[[Making Minicon More Accessible]]


===Art Show===
===Art Show===
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* [[Badgers|Sensible instructions for badgers]]
* [[Badgers|Sensible instructions for badgers]]
=== Blog ===
Blog is the traditional drink of Minicon. It's a sweet fruit punch, typically spiked with liberal amounts of vodka. The nonalcoholic variant is referred to as "St. Paul blog" for historical reasons. See the [[Blog Recipe]].


=Account creation & editing privileges=
=Account creation & editing privileges=
How do you register to be able to edit this wiki? The Mnstf wiki has been the victim of large numbers of spammers. Because of this, we've set it so that only people who are registered can edit the wiki, and that you need to email a sysop to register. Sysops are noted on the [[Special:ListUsers | user list]]. As of March 25, 2011, the sysops are [[User:Jiawen | Jiawen]], [[User:Laurel | Laurel]] and [[User:Straitm | Straitm]].
How do you register to be able to edit this wiki? The Mnstf wiki has been the victim of large numbers of spammers. Because of this, we've set it so that only administrators can make accounts, so please contact one of them to register. They are, as of 2023, [[User:Dd-b:DD-B]], [[User:Jiawen |Rachel]], [[User:Laurel | Laurel]] and [[User:Straitm | Matt Strait]].
 
Note to sysops and people trying to edit the wiki: People need to be in the "approved" group in order to edit pages (it's not good enough to just have an account, since lots of spambots have accounts already).

Latest revision as of 16:36, 29 April 2023

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Minnstf Links

For the Board

Minnstf Document Digitization Project

Otherwise known as MinDocDigPro. This is an ongoing effort to digitize Minnstf (and in particular Minicon) documents. Here's the organizing page of the project.

General-interest Minicon stuff

A MINICON TIMELINE

Each department has its own timeline of tasks that need to be done in the year leading up to the con. This is an attempt to coordinate the timelines of all the departments. It's meant to be descriptive, not prescriptive.

Documented timelines (first pass - Apr29, 2023)

IN THE MONTHS BEFORE THE CON 

            6mo                4mo            3mo               2mo              1mo
ART        find subheads       find storage   contact artists                    plan panel pickup [obsolete?]
GoH        contact GoH         picture/bio    review schedule                    plan signings/klatsch
Prog  start brainstorming      idea list      find panelists   GoH sched         finish schedule


No timelines found

  • Publications
  • Registration
  • Hotel - excellent writeup but no timeline

Long-term Planning

Minicon History

Resources for Minicon (and other con) running

Running a small convention or convention-related party

Programming

Miscellaneous Programming articles

Historical (Minicon Programming)

  • See also previous Minicons' webpages for old program books, pocket programs, and what we said to members on the web.

Moderator Tip Sheet

The Moderator Tip Sheet was developed by the Programming Committee for Minicon 24. Besides general tips on how to plan and run a panel at an SF convention, the Tip Sheet includes a handy dandy worksheet for the moderator to use before and during the panel. Now and then other cons ask if they can use it. We always say yes.

Registration

GoH Handling

Publications

Hotel

  • Hotel Liaison and department

Signs and At-Con Communications

Accessibility

Art Show

Volunteers

Blog

Blog is the traditional drink of Minicon. It's a sweet fruit punch, typically spiked with liberal amounts of vodka. The nonalcoholic variant is referred to as "St. Paul blog" for historical reasons. See the Blog Recipe.

Account creation & editing privileges

How do you register to be able to edit this wiki? The Mnstf wiki has been the victim of large numbers of spammers. Because of this, we've set it so that only administrators can make accounts, so please contact one of them to register. They are, as of 2023, User:Dd-b:DD-B, Rachel, Laurel and Matt Strait.

Note to sysops and people trying to edit the wiki: People need to be in the "approved" group in order to edit pages (it's not good enough to just have an account, since lots of spambots have accounts already).

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