AIC Awards Banquet Family Reunion Jamboree Potluck

[valetoile]

Hi everybody! I haven't been on the forums for a few months, but here I am to give everyone the scoop in this year's festivities.

Date: November 18, 2007

Time: TBD. We will probably start around late afternoon, and take the group photo while there is still enough natural light. And I don't mean Natty Light. Dinner will follow, then awards and entertainment, then cleanup.

Invitees:All improvisers, past and present. All students and teachers. All Musicians, technicians, and performers. All sketch comedians. Anyone who is a part of this community, reads these boards, or supports improv in Austin is welcome. Children and loved ones welcome as well.

Voting? It's all online this year. Happens in 2 parts. First, you nominate people. Things are a little different this year; I changed around some categories, and now you can nominate up to three people/troupes/whatevers in each category. I wanted to get the broadest range of appreciation in the nominees. The nominating will begin within the next or so, hopefully. I will post a link when the voting site is up. Big thanks to Bob Apthorpe for helping set up online voting! Then in a few weeks I will aggregate the nominations and there will be online voting, with set nominees in each category. Winners will be announced at the banquet.

A note on awards: The whole idea of awards is to get everyone thinking about how many awesome people there are doing improv right now, right here in Austin, and how many different talents people have. The focus is outward, and based in giving, rather than inward, on whether people notice you. As improvisers, we should all be really good at this, and realize that we feel the most joy and have the best time when we are giving and making others happy. I will send out messages to all people who were nominated by someone but who don't show up on the ballot, to let them know that someone thinks they're awesome too. And there will be even more appreciation giving of all different sorts at the banquet itself.

Food: Potluck! The AIC will provide a main dish for both meat eaters and vegetarians and some beverages, and you fine people will provide sides, salads, breads, and desserts. Potluck sign up will appear closer to the event.

Location: The banquet will take place at Shannon McCormick's house, thanks to his gracious offer. Shannon lives off of Cameron Road, east of I-35 near 51st. Address and directions to follow.

Group Photo: A photo of as much as the community as possible will be taken early in the evening. Please be present so that you can look back in ten years at the photo and say, "there I was! i was a part of this awesome thing happening in 2007!"

Volunteers: I would love the help of some fine people to help organize this thing.
Photographer: Someone with or access to a sweet high-quality camera with a self-timer who can arrive a little early to figure out the best place to take the shot and get the camera set up.
Pot Luck: Someone to organize the potluck dinner. Purchase the main dishes, beverages, and paper goods using AIC funds, and make sure that there is a good variety of potluck dishes by making some sort of public sign-up sheet. You'd arrive a little early and help set up food.
Awards Design: Someone to design the lovely awards to be given out. They need not be fancy; a smart, frame-able certificate would delight anyone. Of course, if anyone has grander plans that require minimal budget, and has the power to execute these plans, you are more than welcome to go for it.
Entertainment: last year Jill organized a spectacular surprise show parodying the past year, and the folks who had moved to LA sent in a retrospective video. If anyone would like to organize any similar entertainment, please contact me!
Tech: Someone to set up a screen, projector, and DVD player if needed, as well as a PA system and lights. You'd need to arrive a little early to set up, and help run any video.
Presenters: I will be contacting people to present awards. If you have some burning desire to present a particular award, contact me. If you are nominated for an award, you cannot present that award. Out of staters are welcome to present via video, as those talented gentlemen from LA did last year.
Clean up: Everybody!

If you'd like to help out with any of the above, let me know asap, either by replying here or messaging me or emailing me. Look for more details as to time, place, and food as the event nears.

Isn't it so awesome to be in such a great community?

[TexasImprovMassacre]

Isn't it so awesome to be in such a great community?

Yes!

[rharrison]

I'll present and help with tech.

[Jules]

I will be happy to help with food and organizing the meal.

[Wesley]

The nominating will begin within the next or so, hopefully.

I hope so, too. That's a pretty tight timeline.

[vine311]

I can help with the Awards design.

[Asaf]

I will help Julie with food preparations.

[Jules]

Val, do you know where on the forums the voting thing will be posted?

[themoss]

I take click click with the fancy cam.

[TexasImprovMassacre]

I'll help set up/run tech.

[valetoile]

Val, do you know where on the forums the voting thing will be posted?

I do not. That will be up to bob. it may be on an external site. But info about voting wll be posted under events.

[fbillac]

It just so happens that I have in my possesion a projector. If we the AIC folks out there would like to collaborate and set up some sort of file share for the past years photos, I could whip up a nice little slide show.

Any thoughts?

-Dav

[kaci_beeler]

It just so happens that I have in my possesion a projector. If we the AIC folks out there would like to collaborate and set up some sort of file share for the past years photos, I could whip up a nice little slide show.

Any thoughts?

-Dav

great idea!

[Asaf]

Dav, I did have a thought to this which I shared with Val and would like to keep a surprise. I would like to talk to you about it.

[shando]

Asaf's a tease.