June 29, 2021 Leadership Team Meeting

The meeting started about 8:35 with 8 people in attendance.

- Kathy and Michelle discussed the Photo Spots section of the site and gathering content.
 - Kathy will send out an email to gather content.
 - Suggested having a drawing for a $50 gift card to encourage participation.
 - Michelle will build the infrastructure to host it on the site.
- Discussed doing a class for beginners for the park & rec
 - Needs someone willing to teach it
 - Teacher gets a percentage of the cost of the class
 - Too late for fall schedule; would be winter at the earliest
 - Austin will find out more info on how they handle classes.
- Talked about getting events up on Facebook.
- Considering having SIGs. Will pick that up in the fall.
- Discussed using a meeting to do a portfolio presentation. Austin will look into organizing it.
 - Austin, Brian, Kristi, John, and Dave willing to bring prints. Michelle will bring digital.
 - Will organize around tables rather than presenting to the whole group.
 - Scheduled for March 22.
- First meeting Sep 14 at Mormon Coulee Park in Shelby. Bring your own tableware and a dish for the potluck. Club will bring a cake. Need to get word out to the community that they are welcome.
- Website training for the Leadership Team will be 2nd Tuesday in July.
- Dave has photo ops for us and will be putting them out in email.
 - NYE fireworks: Golf course. 27th street by the railroad tracks. Blessed Sacrement between king and cass on losey.
- Paul is trying to find out what Park & Rec would like us to shoot for them. Austin will ask as well.
- Brian is recruiting professional photographers to be guest speakers and is in communication with two but non set to a date, yet.
- Need to check who all will be participating in the Sep 28 meeting "questions about your camera".
- Need someone to organize refreshments -- Kristi volunteered.
- Went over program and the remaining TBDs.
- Michelle will ask Sue about the competition schedule.
- Will follow the Park and Rec's guidelines for COVID rules.
- Brian will reserve the meeting room at the BRBNC.

Summer meetups:

July 9 10pm - Astro shoot / Location TBD. Core starts being visible around 11. Fully rise around midnight or later. Wide lens that can open up to 3.5 or more. Bug spray. Head lamp.

July 11 4:45am for a time. N4858 Linse Rd West Salem. Meet at the Gazebo in the park next door. Dave's house. Keep address only in email.

Mailchimp training followed the team meeting.