April 8th 2024

Membership Committee Meeting 2024.04.08

Virtual attendance: Kristine Hassell (KH), Nicole Jekich (NJ), Nicole Lindroos (NL), and Connor Alexander (CA)

Meeting Start: 15:08

Meeting End: 15:58

Agenda for 4/8 Membership Meeting:

• Follow up on the Essen recommendations
• Recruiting for this membership committee.
• Program development! An ask for membership based on Events and Trade Committee (EAT) events.
• 30/60/90 Membership plan
  • 30 days: interviews and list of programs
  • 60 days: recruitment and loop
  • 90 days: ?

Let me know if anyone has anything to add for the agenda today. Thanks!

CA: Grievance committee add? One more person

NJ: bring up at that time

NJ: Essen recs, update: sorting/nominations - got the full list sent to Sec of State office

CA: when will the people be notified

NJ: signs up to poke Stephanie

CA: Is Essen conditional on JPN success?

NJ: it is not

Recruitment: for the grievance committee

CA: Laura S. of Meeples

KH: suggested Gabby and CA said he would reach out

KH: reach out to Lyla (Mox)

NJ: closing this topic and moving on

CA: seeing Laura on Thursday for his new game, will also see if she is interested in joining overall - will also speak to Gabi

NJ: Atomic Mass/Asmodee

Do ppl who live outside of WA but work for a company located in WA get benefits

Action item: NJ “appeal to join” - NL work up case of rules (sticky cases)

KH: framework for upcoming events

CA: add that when we are talking about recruiting folks, discounts for joining early

KH: Hit up Cafe Mox for maybe a

KH: film little snippets for why to join TGA

NL: highlight what we are trying to do with regulating AI for instance, lobbying, etc

Meeting update of eastside from NL: Nintendo side of things, other ppl part of lobbying group for digital gaming, all of the legislative - vulnerability of people in these spaces (PA warehouse, etc), tax and revenue nerding out - interesting, round table and successful in NL’s viewpoint

NJ: AI task force that the legislature is building

NJ: 30 days, placing 60/90 on back burner

NJ: commit to getting the videos started with

Next - outreach for various ppl that we are talking to, do or will do.

NL and CA: write about experience going to event in Bellevue, day on the Hill

NL: testimonials “why am I part of org?”

NL: one of the most persuasive things that was said, Mike S said that powerhouse of gaming epicenter here - but doesn’t have to stay here - reason why we congregated here

NJ: directory - start google sheet