Saturday, October 6 is the return of the Vancouver Dungeon BDSM play party, under new management.
Workshop: Fetish Wear for the Cheap & Easy, 7:30pm - 9pm.
Play party with fully equipped dungeon, 9pm - 1am
Location: 726 Twelfth Street, New Westminster, BC
Admission: $10 workshop, $20 play party, $25 both
Contact www.vancouverdungeon.com
Archive for September, 2007
26
Sep
Executive board elected
The AGM on the 25th went well. 36 people purchased voting memberships, and we elected our 10-member executive board by acclaim. We also adopted our constitution. Bylaws and the organization name will have to wait for the next meeting.
Watch this space for an official announcement.
19
Sep
Poster for Sep 25th AGM
Here’s a PDF of the poster for the annual general meeting, 8.5″x11″. Please print it and put it where it can do some good.
Annual General Meeting, September 25th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Tuesday, September 25th
Location: YWCA Hotel, Royal Bank room, 733 Beatty Street at Georgia, downtown Vancouver (wheelchair accessible)
This will be the official launch of the new organization, with members voting on the board of directors and approving the name, constitution and bylaws. $5 gives you a voting membership and the right to nominate and be nominated.
Directions: From the west entrance to the Stadium skytrain station, 1.5 blocks south on Beatty.
03
Sep
Sep 10th meeting agenda
You can see the preliminary agenda for our open meeting on September 10th on Google Docs.
We’re looking for a few good men, or women, or transgenders.
The first play event of our new organization falls on October 6 at Carpenter’s Hall in New Westminster. We need people to help with the following tasks:
- Setup
- Teardown
- Snackbar manager
- Front desk staff
We are also looking for a Party Coordinator to work on the planning the event and overseeing the event, a person with strong organizational skills and preferably with experience organizing such events.Note that these positions are only for the Oct. 6 party. After that, events will be organized by the newly elected board, who will select their own volunteers.
If you’re interested, please contact us at contact@vancouverdungeon.com or attend the September 10th meeting.
This is a preliminary list of positions for our community-based and community-driven organization. Please contact us at contact@vancouverdungeon.com if you are interested in being a part of this new society.
Note that the Vancouver Dungeon Steering Committee members and those involved in planning the October 6 party are not necessarily fulfilling the same positions once the board is elected and the society is officially incorporated.
Executive Board (to be elected at the September 25th Annual General Meeting)
- Chair
- Vice-Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Director at large (multiple)
Other Positions (may be elected by the membership or appointed by the board)
- Volunteer Coordinator - An outgoing person, who’s able to recruit, maintain and manage volunteers for group events.
- Party Coordinator - A person with attention to detail, with experience planning play parties.
- Decorations/Atmosphere – An aesthetic-minded person who takes thrill in arranging décor so that the parties feel like, well, parties.
- Vending/Snacks person – A detail oriented, business-minded individual to run snack services during events when the venue doesn’t provide them.
- Tech officer/Webmaster – A tech-savvy person responsible for the upkeep/maintenance of website, implementing changes to the website. Also administers mailing lists.
- Publicist - Manage the public image for the group, crafting press releases for media and general public. Also spreading the word about upcoming events through online communities, and increasing awareness about the group to those who might be interested in kink and other sex positive activities.
- Advocate/Ombudsman – An individual who’s knowledgeable in the legal field, in addition to community services and other resources that relate to sex-positive culture.
- Ambassador/Greeter – An outgoing person responsible for attending events and greeting new attendees, answering any questions about the group and general kink, and being able to approach new attendees and welcome them to events. This person would also be responsible for responding to e-mails from interested attendees.
