ASAPA/Animethon General Meeting Announced. The election is scheduled for October 25, MacEwan College, starting at 1:00pm. Room is 7-142.. There will be free pizza available. The following positions are up for grabs:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
3 * Director at Large
What is ASAPA?
ASAPA (Alberta Society for Asian Popular Arts) is the not for profit society that runs Animethon. In terms of Animethon, ASAPA is the organization that chooses the Animethon Committee, approves the budget, sets policies, acquires insurance, ect. ASAPA also funds and runs other smaller events outside of Animethon, like the October dance and the Cosplay event for Evangellion.
Why is the Election Important?
If not enough people attend the election, ASAPA will not be able to function and Animethon 17 planning would be delayed. The board that is elected will also be the board that oversees the creation of Animethon 17 as well as plan a number of smaller events throughout the year.
Won’t the Animethon 17 committee have been chosen by this point?
Yes it will. However, the new ASAPA board will effectively approve the budget for Animethon 17.
How do I become a member of ASAPA?
You only need to show up to the general meeting and pay a $5.00 membership fee.
I’m not interested in ASAPA, voting, or running, why should I attend?
Well for Animethon, a number of the new directors will be there and available for you to ask questions / apply for staff positions. Also, if you become a member you’d receive the minutes of all ASAPA and Animethon meetings, allowing you to keep up to date with everything that’s going on.
Also, there’s free pizza.
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Victor Vargas is the manager and editor of Anime-Alberta. He's the former chair of Animethon 16 & Animethon 15 as well as a former president of BAKA (The Banzai Anime Klub of Alberta)