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.

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