HMGS Midsouth Membership Meeting set for Aug 15

General membership meeting of HMGS Midsouth will be held 11:00 a.m., August 15 at Wargames new location, 4825 Trousdale Dr., Suite 217, Nashville, TN. This is intended to reinstate the third-Saturday-of-each-month meetings that had been held in the past.

Brief updates on activities of the HMGS Midsouth Board - Gerald Swick president, Al Gaiser vice president:

Nashcon 2010
We are exploring possible new sites, in addition to the Marriott where the convention has been held for several years. Board accepted Baxter Key's offer to serve as hotel coordinator, handling hotel negotiations and communications.

We placed a poll online re: Keep Nashcon on Memorial Day Weekend or move it to first weekend after Labor Day. Results marginally in favor of staying with Memorial Day weekend; the board's final decision will be based on hotel pricing and availability.

Individual board members and others have volunteered to serve as coordinators for various aspects of organizing the convention:

Advertising and Promotion: Gerald Swick
Dealer room manager: Al Gaiser
Game scheduling: Bryant Williams
Setup and breakdown: Scotty Reeves
Registration desk: Neel Woodall
Preregistration: TBD

Our membership database has existed only in paper form since a computer crash destroyed the electronic version some time ago. (Backup . . . always backup!) A member is in the process of rebuilding it in a format that can be used for email notices and for postal mailings when those are necessary.

Several fundraising options have been discussed and are being explored.