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Well a new trimester means a new schedule for everyone. So it’s time to re-vote on what night works best for everyone for our bi-weekly meetings. Please vote for the day that works best for you. If there are other days that work as well, let us know! We read everyone’s comments.

This meeting will be all about the bus trip. Collecting people’s emergency contact information, bus trip money, and taking any questions anyone has about anything going on.

We will also discuss upcoming opportunities for individuals, and the group for the new and still very young trimester.

If you want to go on the bus trip, we ask that you make every attempt to attend. If you can not attend please email us.

This post is for any past member that did not receive their Design 365 book from AIGA. If you were a paying member last year and did not receive your book, it is because your address was set to the school’s and it was shipped there. We have about 12-16 of them in a box in the WTCC.

If you let us know that you want your copy, and we have it, we will make sure you get it!

After meeting with the people helping us plan the bus trip to New York City, we have decided to postpone the bus trip until December 11th. We decided to do so based on the following reasons:

1. By moving the date, it gives us more time to go after available funding, and it will allow us to lower the cost of the trip per person.
2. We will see a much more vibrant city. With December comes beautiful store window displays, and an extremely well decorated landscape.
3. This will space out the expense further away from the $60 worth of fees for membership and club dues, allowing more people to go.
4. We will also be able to try to collaborate with other schools and possibly have students from surrounding AIGA Student Chapters join us.

We are sorry for anyone that will be inconvenienced because of this change, especially if you took the day off from work. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask them. And come to the next meeting with stuff to discuss.

Recently I was contacted by the Event Chair for Relay For Life of Johnson & Wales, Tracy Weaver. She expressed a real interest, and recognized the creative possibilities of our group teaming up with the event planning committee for JWU’s Relay For Life.

Here is a taste of what she mentioned:

“Here are a few things we are looking to create:

• A JWU Relay specific logo (something that would incorporate aspects of the official American Cancer Society Relay logo but with a little JWU flare).
• A t-shirt design for the committee to wear to promote the event and cause.
• Any kind of poster designs we can get!  We are looking to do some event promo after the first of the year.  But we are also looking to do an informational/educational campaign on campus as well.”

Tracy will be attending one of our upcoming meetings to better explain what the committee is looking for, and even though the event is a long ways off, it is not too early to start brainstorming, and/or drafting designs.

If you are interested in participating and helping out with this cause here are some resources for you:

1. Relay For Life Logo – The American Cancer Society’s Logo for the Relay for Life event.
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2. Johnson & Wales University Logo – JWU Crest Logo
3. Johnson & Wales University Identity Guidelines – While we are not designing for official university print, it is good to have a familiarity with Johnson & Wales’ logo and font-face guidelines. Download the PDF

While we do not have specific guidelines for any of these things, feel free to draw up some ideas and get a head start!

The deadline for membership fees is Monday October 26th. We will have our bi-weekly meeting that night to collect dues.

Dues are as follows:

1. $10 Chapter Membership Dues
2. $50 National Membership Registration Fee

Please make checks out to “AIGA JWU”

You may also drop off your dues at the School of Technology’s front desk, right outside of the WTCC. If you choose this method, please write your name on the envelope, and write “AIGA JWU c/o Kyla Covert”

If money is an issue, send me an email or come talk to us. We want everyone to have the opportunity to join the national chapter. We will work with you if you can not come up with the money by the deadline, but you HAVE TO COME TALK TO US.