FiCom Semester Additional Funding Requests April 2009 - Week of 27th to 30th

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Denied,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 04-29

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire College Society for Creative Anachronism
 * Account No: 635
 * Contact Name: Kristian Brevik
 * Email: kab06@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Pennsic 36
 * Attendance: 16 (I have not advertised the event yet, as I am curious how summer trips work, or are possible. I have not yet talked to Excalibur, The Blacksmiths, or Mythos yet, but I expect the list to swell.)
 * Date: July 24 - August 7
 * Destination: 111 Currie Rd, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
 * Description: Pennsic is an annual event put on by the Kingdoms of the East and the Middle of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Pennsic is also the largest Society event, with attendance in recent years exceeding 10,000. The scheduled activities are multitudinous and include hundreds of classes on medieval topics.
 * Event Upon Return: A collaborative presentation on the surely magnificent adventures that lie in out path.

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ 165.00 ($165.00 X 16 = $2640.00 - gate fee and lodging Total)
 * Gas: $ $1071.00
 * Lodging: $ Camping at Cooper's Lake Campground, where the event is held.
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other: -0-
 * TOTAL: $3711.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Pending,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 04-29

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Comics Collective
 * Account No: 617
 * Contact Name: Kristian Brevik
 * Email: kab06@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Small Press Expo
 * Attendance: 18
 * Date: Sept 25-27, 2009
 * Destination: Betheda, MD
 * Description: The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an alternative comics convention that takes place every September or October in Bethesda, Maryland. It rivals the Alternative Press Expo as the premiere convention for alternative comics creators and fans. SPX's main claim to fame are the Ignatz Awards. As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, they are voted on by attendees and are given annually at SPX.
 * Event Upon Return: Meeting and presentation on comics/graphic novels from the exposition.

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ 15.00 ($15.00 x 18 = $270.00)
 * Gas: $ 789.48
 * Lodging: $ 900.00 3 hotel rooms at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &amp; Conference Center, for two nights. $150 per night, for a total for $900.
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $1959.48

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision: Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.'
 * Date of Decision: 04-29

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Excalibur
 * Account No: 624
 * Contact Name: Zachary B. Clemente
 * Email: zbc08@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Transfer of Excalibur's (account number 624) general budget to Magic Drafting Club's (account number 697) meeting food budget for reimbursement of meeting food. Due to the dovetailing nature of these two student groups, the signers of both student groups agreed that the transaction was appropriate.
 * TOTAL: $ 90.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 04-29

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Grupo Capoeira Angola
 * Account No: 708
 * Contact Name: Amit Ringel
 * Email: ar08@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Semester payment for instructor teaching weekly classes
 * TOTAL: $ 2800.00