The annual membership meeting will take place on Monday, September 18th at Lake Zurich MS North. Lou Malnati’s pizza dinner will be served at 6:15 PM. Dinner includes, salad, pizza (cheese, spinach, pepperoni, sausage), beverage and dessert. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM. Please click here to RSVP for dinner and/or the meeting. Agenda items will include contest information, budget, by-law updates, and election of Board of Directors.

Minutes

Membership Meeting Minutes (pdf)

Agenda

Membership Meeting Agenda (pdf)

1. Introductions (5 MIN) and moment of silence
2. Approval of Minutes from 9/22/16 (1 MIN)
3. President’s Report (5 MIN)
   1. Solo and Ensemble Contest Feb 24, 2018 at Big Hollow
   2. Organization Contest March 9/10, 2018 at Beach Park
   3. Jazz Contest March 13, 2018 at Cooper MS
   4. Dates for 2019- Feb. 23 (SE), March 15/16 (Org), March 19 (Jazz)
   5. Host rotation schedule posted on website
4. Vice-President’s Report (5 MIN)
   1. Rubrics
5. Treasurer’s Report (15 MIN)
   1. 2016-17 financial report
   2. 501c3/tax exempt status
   3. Budget for 2017-18 (vote)
6. Judge Hirer’s Report (5 MIN)
   1. Judges’ meeting- listen to recorded example, provide stats from previous contest
   2. Need string and vocal judges
7. Old Business (10 MIN)
   1. Honors Invitational
   2. Paperless scoring- create committee and come up with a process to pilot in one or more rooms
8. VIII. New Business (10 MIN)
   1. Title of “Org contest”- change to NIMCon Music Contest or Music Festival
   2. Medal vendor for 2019
9. Motions (10 MIN)
   1. Change #13 under “Rules Governing Solo and Ensemble Contest” to read: “Percussion soloists will perform rudiments from the required list. Instrumental soloists will perform a scale in the key of the piece being performed.”
   2. Under Rules Governing Organization Contest- move jazz bands from #4 (40 min) to #5 (30 min)
10. Election of officers (5 MIN)
11. Adjournment