| 14:50 |
lovejoy2199 |
Greetings everyone. |
| 14:52 |
Phrynne |
hello Lovejoy |
| 14:52 |
Frigid Cryotank |
LoveJoy, good evening. |
| 14:52 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Dean |
| 14:52 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Frigid |
| 14:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hello, Elf, Frigid, lovejoy. |
| 14:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And Miss Gronk |
| 14:53 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Chancellor |
| 14:53 |
Gronk Seriman |
Hello! |
| 14:54 |
lovejoy2199 |
Provost emeritus |
| 14:54 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Gronk |
| 14:54 |
Gronk Seriman |
Hello, Lovejoy |
| 14:55 |
Gronk Seriman |
Ooo! Now we get to start the Q&A at night, and end it in the morning! |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(Quickly checks that the lights are on) |
| 15:03 |
Gronk Seriman |
That's a bright idea! |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome to this week's Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. This is an open meeting; all are welcome unless their immediate behavior requires otherwise. |
| 15:04 |
Dyana92 |
reloading |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Transcripts will be posted after the meeting. http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna/qna_index.php |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne, will you start off please? |
| 15:05 |
Phrynne |
As you may have noticed, it's no longer October. You won't be tripping over skeletons till next year. |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So November crypt up on us? |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
I have put furniture in the meeting room that didn't have any, and all of you on staff should have the HUDs that let you go to the lounge or meeting room, from the note I posted last week. |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
If you don't have one, contact me. |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
I am waiting for one or two final gifts for the Calendar, but otherwise it is nearly ready |
| 15:07 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Kara2016 gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
ty. Kara. :) |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
If you hear of any sort of list that publicizes Advent Calendars, please send me the info. |
| 15:08 |
Phrynne |
I am usually contacted by someone, but it tends not to be the same person year to year. |
| 15:08 |
Phrynne |
And that's it for now. |
| 15:08 |
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Phrynne looks back at Word |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you, Phrynne. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea? |
| 15:09 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The final totals from the fund raiser was 15,618. This was the final total from both fundraisers. The next fundraiser will be in the first week or 2 of December. |
| 15:10 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I will be providing the land and prims this year. And looking for people to create the builds and the items to be given away. |
| 15:10 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The theme will be decided in a week or so |
| 15:11 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Other than Ms Stereos event in Nov. No plans are being made. |
| 15:11 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
We usually get some of the money donated |
| 15:12 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I'll be working on that the next week or so |
| 15:12 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I'm behind as usual. |
| 15:13 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The pins from the donators will be going out next week. Apologies, Finishing up the end of the month had me distracted |
| 15:14 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
looks to Wordsmith |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you, Andrea. |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Instructor stipends are paid through last week, so current on those. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Visitor weekly and monthly statistics are up to date on our website. http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/statistics/index.php |
| 15:17 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The visitor timeline to date is on the wall behind me. |
| 15:17 |
Kara2016 |
a big drop. |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The sharp dip on the left is a data outage. Something killed the script. |
| 15:18 |
Kara2016 |
smiles brightly. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The noticeable peak in the center is last years Advent Calendar bringing in people. |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There's also a new navigation button on our website for the sci-fi short story discussions we've been doing in collaboration with the Community Virtual Library group. That leads to this: http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/cvl_caledon/index.php |
| 15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And with that, I'm done and we're open for general questions and announcements, including one that Andrea has. |
| 15:22 |
LukeKorns |
Sorry but Dyana92 and I must retire, success, see you later |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks for coming. Journey well. |
| 15:22 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I have setup my Burning Man I Robot builds in Southend if anyone wants to visit them. |
| 15:22 |
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Brenda (brendaharden) raises her hand |
| 15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Brenda? |
| 15:23 |
Brenda (brendaharden) |
Was there any increase in donations during that peak in visits last Advent season? |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'd have to go back and check, which I can do. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Good question. |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
As I recall, if there was it wasn't a large increase in immediate donations, but there most be an increase in awareness of Oxbridge. |
| 15:27 |
Gronk Seriman |
It would be worth knowing if feeding the freebie hounds is worth it. But the Advent Calendar also is simply a goodwill gesture, to at least increase the awareness of Oxbridge. |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thus there can be a time-lagged increase. |
| 15:29 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Just as Oxbridge doesn't show as an immediate source of renters in Caledon, but Phrynne and I both see people coming back months later. |
| 15:30 |
Phrynne |
Actually, people coming through Oxbridge do ask us if we know if land is available -- there are some direct rentals as a result. But it is not a predictable factor. |
| 15:31 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Some stay for some time, others stay for longer |
| 15:31 |
Phrynne |
Some get a small amount of land, and then later a larger one. |
| 15:32 |
Phrynne |
It all depends on what is available. |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We have all the donation data in a spread sheet, and I'll go back and work up weekly and monthly totals. |
| 15:35 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions? Announcements? |
| 15:35 |
Gronk Seriman |
Does that data contain sources, too? |
| 15:36 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Still hosting the Writers' Meetings in Thursdays. Still no bats, channels or belfries |
| 15:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes, Gronk |
| 15:36 |
Gronk Seriman |
I was wondering how much impact the Fundraisers have. Vs. everyday donation. |
| 15:38 |
Gronk Seriman |
I would imagine the Fundraisers are worth the effort. We seem to get a spike from them. |
| 15:38 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The one in September I know had a substantial effect, bringing us from an accounting deficit into a surplus. That wouldn't have happened via the normal day-to-day contributions. |
| 15:38 |
Gronk Seriman |
Good! |
| 15:38 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I can look at that ratio also. |
| 15:40 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'm hoping we keep a surplus entering into Spring, offsetting the deficit we tend to run during the RFL soliciting season. |
| 15:41 |
Gronk Seriman |
The Juggernaut. |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes. |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anything else? |
| 15:43 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
if you need |
| 15:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Oh, if anyone wants a look at the new meeting center I've created, Caledon SouthEnd (201,121,24) |
| 15:44 |
lovejoy2199 |
Is it a D'Haus? |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And Andrea's done an amazing job keeping us in the black. |
| 15:45 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Woot |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No, lovejoy, outdoor meeting center. |
| 15:46 |
lovejoy2199 |
Still looking for a 'steam powered' D'Haus. |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
With that, I believe we can |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Adjourn. |
| 15:47 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
night everyone. be well |
| 15:47 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:47 |
Phrynne |
Thank you all for coming! |
| 15:47 |
Brenda (brendaharden) |
Good night everyone! |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all for coming and participating. |
| 15:47 |
Kara2016 |
Thank you, deans. |
| 15:47 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Brenda (brendaharden) gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
ty, Brenda. Much appreciated. |