Shock! Horror! It appears Atlanta is experiencing some sudden nasty weather and the much anticipated Fall Cookout has been canceled! It's perfectly sunny in Metz (according to local sources uncharacteristically so), so I don't know what you guys' problem is.

Not to fret though, as we're bound to reschedule it for a day with more cooperative conditions. Watch this space (and the mailing list, and Facebook, etc.) for updates. And we'd like to remind everyone in particular that our meetings are held indoors and there will still be one tomorrow at noon, rain or shine.

Sorry about that guys, I kind of moved to France.

That understood, we're actually into the Fall Semester now, so there's a new lineup and a new meeting schedule. Approximate minutes and meeting notes for the rest of our activities over the summer are in the archive where they belong.

Chris Stuckey, our glorious former president and current chair of MomoCon staff, has the following message for our non-Tech devotees and con-goers:

I have a very special announcement for you today, and that is that we are opening up our parent organization, Anime O-Tekku for all-year-round attendance by the general public. Anime O-Tekku will have 7 regular meetings between now and December where we show unlicensed anime from 12pm until 5pm. While there is no charge to attend our meetings Anime O-Tekku is required by our by-laws to charge dues to those who want to be members. Our dues for non-Georgia Tech students will be $25 a semester, but in exchange for the dues we provide pizza and soda at every meeting. If being a part of the organization behind MomoCon is of any appeal to you, or anyone you know, then please come by our first meeting on Saturday August 29th, in the Student Center Theater (the building where MomoCon has been held). You can find directions as well as meeting dates on the website

Minutes for the previous meeting are as follows.

Tomorrow is our third meeting of the summer, which will be held in room 320 in the student center this time. That's right by the stairs where the extra dealers' rooms are during Momocon. Last meeting we pretty much settled that we'd be watching Cross Game in addition to the rest of the shows, and possibly an episode of Chrome Shelled Regios if we have time for it. So the line up for this week and the rest of the summer is:

• Eden of the East
• Basquash!
• Sengoku Basara
• Guin Saga
• Cross Game
• Chrome Shelled Regios if time permits

Note to self: Seed the random number generator with something next time. It kept resetting to initial values and generating the same pseudorandom number, which was gumming up the works. If you haven't been able to register yet, this is why; please try it from scratch now. If you HAVE been able to register, please do it again, I deleted your user when I was cleaning the database.

As it turns out, we had plenty of time to watch a fifth and sixth show, since the primary meeting schedule wrapped up around 3:30. The minutes of the meeting are as follows:

It's a bit short notice, but you all should have gotten Facebook invites and emails about this already. Next meeting is TODAY at noon, in the Student Center Theater. That's right, today only (and one other day later in the summer) we've graduated to the big room, and can stretch our legs. On the schedule for this meeting:

• Eden of the East
• Sengoku Basara
• Basquash!
• Guin Saga

• Cross Game
• Chrome Shelled Regios

Thanks to everyone who attended our first summer meeting. We appreciated you taking the time to show up, and hope you will also vote on the shows you want to see for the rest of the summer (and possibly into fall). Those of you who did attend and paid your dues will be getting emails explaining how to vote in the near future--yes, even those of you who left halfway through, you ingrates.

For future reference, here is a rough schedule of what we watched, with snarky comments to help you keep them straight:

Hey guys, I finalized the list of shows to vote on and here it is!
1. Eden of the East
2. Asura Cryin
3. 07 ghost
4. Chrome Shelled Regios
5. Pandora hearts
6. Tears to Tiara
7. K-on
8. Basquash!
9. Valkyria
10. Sengoku Basara

Top 4 will be shown during the semester.

It might not look it, but I've actually done a substantial amount of work in the past couple days restructuring the site and bringing it closer to something at least remotely resembling current web standards. There's still a lot that can be done, such as dumping the table layout and making better use of CSS, but at least now there's some design consistency. Those of you who don't do any web design will probably not notice a thing. But those who come after me will probably appreciate that it is now much easier to add a new page to the site, reorganize the sidebar navigation, or create a new theme, without having to dig into every page on the site to make sure things stay consistent. For instance, you can easily check out what the site looks using our previous unused themes. Hooray for small victories.

It's also been brought to my attention that we will not be able to get Klaus this summer, due to the exorbitant room fee they intend to charge us. Instead, we'll be meeting all around the Student Center, drifting from room to room like nomads on a schedule that is yet to be determined. You can look at the currently scheduled meetings on the meetings page, but bear in mind that the location is still up in the air. More news to follow as we get it.

Hello all, and welcome to a new and hopefully more productive era of website administration in O-Tekku history. The anime club has been through many long years and gone through many changes, some for the better and some not so much. But one constant has been the cadence of the normal school semester, while in the summer we all take time off. No longer! For the first time, we will be attempting summer meetings, which means that you members of the club who are around during the summer (and who actually bother checking the website) can continue to get your social anime watching fix.

Our first meeting will take place on Saturday, May 30th, 12-4pm in Klaus Room 1443, and we hope to have meetings every two weeks until school starts up in August. Pizza and drinks will be provided, although previous dues do NOT cover the summer; if you're interested in continuing to receive member benefits of free pizza and soda (or perhaps receiving them for the first time), be sure to bring $20 in dues for the summer. This is also a voting meeting, and we'll be narrowing down our selection of shows to watch to several core favorites. There are some really great things out this season, so be sure to attend and be heard. I'm particularly excited about seeing the club reaction to Eden of the East.

We're also still looking for ideas for activities over the summer, and during the main season. So if you have anything you'd like to do, please don't hesitate to contact your officers, we'd love to hear from you.

Officer Elections for the upcoming year will be occurring on April 11th. All who are interested in applying for a position should contact Chris by April 9th. There are 7 positions available: 4 Officers and 3 Non-Officers. Descriptions below.

President: Head of the club (runs the meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Is in charge of making a reservation schedule for meetings/showings, and
getting the location.
-Organizes how meetings will take place, and the general flow of the meetings.
-Coordinates MomoCon reservations.
-Assigns, and assists in other officer’s duties.

Desirable Skill set:
-People and public speaking skills
-Good at managing people, and delegating duties
-A bonus is extreme passion for the club

Time Investment: Variable depending on time of year and level of commitment,
generally an hour outside of meetings a week



Vice President: Communications and Advertising (runs the meetings in absence of
President)

Responsibilities:
-Updates the website, mailing list, and Facebook group.
-Request permissions from anime licensors when needed.
-Works with website manager to approve website changes

Desirable Skill set:
-Writes well, and enjoys the art of good communication
-Creates and distributes various advertisements for events such as flyers and
banners.
-A bonus is marketing knowledge or ability

Time Investment: Less than an hour outside of meetings every other week(when
updates happen)



Secretary: Attendance and Coordinator (3rd to run meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Keeps record of attendance (expected to have near flawless attendance)
-Work with President to keep an up-to-date calendar of events
-Maintains all club related documents
-Ensures that all non-officers are kept in the loop

Desirable Skill set:
-Reliable record keeper
-A bonus is ability to make sure things are on track

Time Investment: Variable, most work would be done through e-mail or at
meetings,



Treasurer: Money Keeper (4th to run meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Keeps a detailed record of all financial transactions the club makes.
-Posses and assumes responsibility for the club funds.
-Expected to create, and submit a budget or other funding requests.
-Works with President to create new fundraisers

Desirable Skill set:
-Reliable record keeper
-Trustworthy
-A bonus is experience with Excel, or Google Spreadsheet

Time Investment: Minimal outside of meetings, but during Fall semester variable
time dedicated to the budget, likely no more then a few hours one time, time
investment.



Non-Officer Position: College of Computing Liaison

(MUST BE A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR)
Responsibilities:
-Attends all College of Computing Leaders meetings
-Maintains contact between official officers and the College of Computing
Community
-Assist Treasurer in managing CoC assigned budget, and budget requests

Desirable Skill set:
-MUST be a CS Major
-Good note taker
-A bonus is current involvement in the CoC Community

Time Investment: Typically only 1 hour every other week for the CC Leaders
meeting.



Non-Officer Position: Website Manager

(NOT REQUIRED TO BE CURRENT GT STUDENT)
Responsibilities:
-Maintain the Anime O-Tekku website
-Maintain good and constant contact with the Vice President

Desirable Skill set:
-Experience with HTML, PHP, and Javascript
-Ability and willingness to modify the entire website
-A bonus is design experience

Time Investment: Not required to attend meetings, but has the potential for a
great deal of time spent getting the job done well.



Non-Officer Position: Assisting Officer

(NOT REQUIRED TO BE CURRENT GT STUDENT)
Responsibilities:
-In the event all four officers are unable to run an event/meeting, this
individual is the next to do so.
-Keep in regular contact with officers

Desirable Skill set:
-Dedicated member of the club
-Trustworthy with club equipment

Time Investment: Ideally none, but could vary depending on the availability of
officers

Remember that if you are interested, you should email Chris about applying. His email can be found in Contact if you do not already have it (which you should by now).

We have a lot of meetings lined up this semester. Please refer to the bar located near the top of the page for the next meeting date, or view our meetings page.

All of our meetings begin at 12PM in Klaus 1443 on the dates listed above.

A rough schedule of events are as follows:

2 episodes of ToraDora at 12:20~ PM

1 Random Episode at 1:00~PM

2 episodes of GaiReiZero at 1:25~PM

2 episodes of Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter at 2:45~PM

2 episodes of Xam'd Lost Memories at 3:30~PM

2 episodes of Sora Kake Girl at 4:15~PM

The votes are in and here's the Fall line-up for Anime O-tekku.

Shows (in order of showing):

Allison and Lillia

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

Kurenai

Moyashimon

Xam'd Lost Memories

Kyouran Kazoku Nikki

Be sure to come by and check them out.

As an added note, if you're not on the mailing list and want to be, click the handy Mailing List link to the left or contact me.

There is a meeting this Saturday in Klaus 1443 at noon! Come and watch with us.

We have the second meeting coming up this Saturday, September 13th, in Klaus 1443 at noon. We will be voting on 6 more shows, and we will determine what we watch for the rest of the year. Here is the 6 shows you will have the option of voting on:

Allison and Lillia
Golgo 13
Kaiba
Kurenai
Real Drive
Xam'd: Lost Memories

Hope to see you all there!

The cookout will happen this Friday, September 5th, at 5:30PM in the Skiles Courtyard. Food will be served closer to 6PM. This is a really exciting event, and it will be our first time hosting it with Entertainment Software Prodcuers.

Immediately following the cookout, on Saturday September 6th, at 12:00PM in Klaus 1443 will be our very first meeting of the semester. The series we will be voting on will be sent out via e-mail soon.

I am very excited about our events, and I hope to see everyone there!

Here is the schedule, note it is subject to change, and does not have a confirmed location.

Cookout: Friday September 5th, 2008: 5:30 - 9:00
Meeting: Saturday September 6th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30

Meeting: Saturday September 13th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30
Showing: Wednesday September 17th, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00

AWA: Sept 19th - 21st Carpool
Meeting: Saturday September 27th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30

Showing: Wednesday October 1st, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00

Showing: Wednesday October 15th, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00
Meeting: Saturday October 18th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30

Meeting: Saturday October 25th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30
Showing: Wednesday October 29th, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00

Meeting: Saturday November 8th, 2008: 11:30 - 5:30
Showing: Wednesday November 13th, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00

Meeting: Saturday November 22nd, 2008: 11:30- 5:30
Showing: Wednesday December 3rd, 2008: 6:00 - 10:00

I am annoucing a meeting I would like everyone to attend on IRC that will discuss this upcoming
semester. There are very important issues that you will only be a part of
should you attend this meeting; including changes to our club constitution,
meeting style, and possible involvement with other organizations.

I am asking everyone to be a part of this process, or at least come to be
informed of possible changes starting this Fall semester.

I am once again conducting this meeting on IRC, should you have any difficulty
with the process of using our Java Applet, or setting up an IRC client, I will
do my best to help; just reply to this e-mail.

Here is the info you will need to use the IRC client:
server: irc.rizon.net
channel: #AnimeOTekku

or the Java Applet:
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/anime/irc/

This will be Sunday the 13th, at 7:00PM, and should last under two hours. And
you are all welcome to come for any part of the meeting should 7:00 not be
ideal for you.

In an effort to involve all members, and potential members over the summer break we will be holding weekly IRC discussions. Since this is the first time we have tried this, I am going to be testing to see how things go, and make up some rules along the way. For the first IRC meeting this Monday the topic for discussion will be the new anime season.

So feel free to join us in discussing the different shows that are currently airing and have fun connecting with fellow anime lovers in a new way. That will be this Monday, May 26th at 8:30PM (you are certainly welcome to come in earlier if you like).

For experienced IRC users here is the info you will need:
server: irc.rizon.net
channel: #AnimeOTekku

If you aren't familiar with IRC feel free to send me an e-mail with any questions, or see if our Java IRC Applet works for you:
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/anime/irc/

One thing that I became painfully aware of during the survey sent out was that many of you don't know about our mailing list. You can sign up for our mailing list here, https://lists.gatech.edu/sympa/subscribe/anime-announce

Thanks to everyone that has filled out the survey. If you haven't done so please take a moment to do so here, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1szIaCuPaDkHW8ISpn9I5w_3d_3d.

I have a small request of you all today. I have made a survey I would like anyone who has been to at least one meeting this year to answer. It is brief, and shouldn't take much time. Plus it would go a long way to helping out the club.

You can find that survey here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1szIaCuPaDkHW8ISpn9I5w_3d_3d

Thank you for your time,

Chris

Officer Elections are coming up. Details below:

One important note, a requirement to run for an officer is you have to be a
current Georgia Tech student. Below you will find a description of each of the
4 positions, please consider carefully which one you would like, and get back
to me as soon as possible.


President: Head of the club (runs the meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Is in charge of making a reservation schedule for meetings/showings, and
getting the location.
-Organizes how meetings will take place, and the general flow of the meetings.
-Coordinates MomoCon reservations.
-Assigns, and assists in other officer's duties.

Desirable Skill set:
-People and public speaking skills
-Good at managing people, and delegating duties
-A bonus is extreme passion for the club

Time Investment: Variable depending on time of year and level of commitment,
generally an hour outside of meetings a week



Vice President: Communications (runs the meetings in absence of President)

Responsibilities:
-Manages, and updates the website, mailing list, and Facebook group.
-Request permissions from anime licensors when needed.

Desirable Skill set:
-Basic knowledge of HTML, or a willingness to learn HTML and PHP.
-Writes well, and enjoys the art of good communication
-A bonus is a graphic designer with website experience

Time Investment: Less than an hour outside of meetings every other week(when
updates happen)



Secretary: Attendance and Advertising (3rd to run meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Keeps record of attendance (expected to have near flawless attendance)
-Creates and distributes various advertisements for events such as flyers and
banners.
-Works with President, and Vice President on Advertising Campaigns.

Desirable Skill set:
-Reliable record keeper
-Artistic or artistically inclined
-A bonus is marketing knowledge or ability

Time Investment: Variable, depending on time spent on designing advertisements,
likely no more then 1 advertisement need be created a month, barring special
events



Treasurer: Money Keeper (4th to run meetings)

Responsibilities:
-Keeps a detailed record of all financial transactions the club makes.
-Posses and assumes responsibility for the club funds.
-Expected to create, and submit a budget or other funding requests.
-Works with President to create new fundraisers

Desirable Skill set:
-Reliable record keeper
-Trustworthy
-A bonus is experience with Excel, or Google Spreadsheet

Time Investment: Minimal outside of meetings, but during Fall semester variable
time dedicated to the budget, likely no more then a few hours one time, time
investment.



Some extra thoughts:
I will continue to run for President for this next year. This is not meant to
discourage others from running for this position, and I would like encourage
anyone who wishes to run, to run for this position. The reason I would like to
remain President for my last year is to setup a proper flow for the following
years, as to not allow things to return to how they were before me.

In keeping with that, I am announcing that whether or not I am elected, I would
like to see a monthly or bi-weekly meeting for all four officers, which they
are expected to attend. I am putting more importance on officer attendance for
the following year, especially for the Secretary position. While you are not
expected to be at every meeting as Secretary consistent attendance is now a
requirement to run for this position. This is because the Secretary will be in
charge of keeping attendance, and will have to have another officer track
attendance in their absence.

Lastly the desirable skill set is not meant to prevent you from running for any
position, it is only meant as a guide to see where you would be a better fit.
None of the skill sets are a requirement. The Vice President should not have to
mess with guts of the website after I am done with my changes. Also a short
note, I will have an easy method for all officers to submit news worthy stories
that fall into their category to the website.


Thanks again everyone, and please begin thinking of whether or not you want to
run, we need officers to carry us through this next year, so don't be shy, and
please get back to me ASAP!

We are now accepting Anime DVD donations!
As an extra incentive to hand over your DVDs, for each DVD you bring in, you get 2 additional attendance marks. There are some exceptions, such as, it cannot be the same DVD twice, nor one we already have in the library, it also has to be legit.
Be sure to mark your name on it with masking tape, or a sticky note so we know whose it is!

Hey guys, thanks to everyone who helped out with Momocon.

Also be sure to read Chris's post about the duties of the officers. And, of course, be sure to run for office.

The Theater page has a brand new background for all you Spice and Wolf fans. Be sure to check it out.

Don't forget to attend the meeting this weekend.

As I am sure you are all away MomoCon is coming up this Saturday and Sunday in the Student Center, and IC. I know I am pretty excited. So I hope everyone can make it out. If by some freak occurence you are unaware of MomoCon, then check out the website for more info. http://www.momocon.com

Lastly, because of Spring Break that makes our next meeting the weekend after we get back, on Saturday, March 29th. As always in DM Smith 105 at noon.

As usual, almost everything you could want to know is somewhere on the website. If there's anything you want to know that's not included, please let me know.

Anyway, there's a homework assignment due on the 9th of February.

Write two things that you'd like to see the club do this semester. Or if this is too difficult, then write two things that you'd like to see the club do next year.

Please bring your suggestions to the meeting on Saturday on a sheet of paper to be turned in.

Of course, nothing in life is free. So as a prize for your hard work, you'll be receiving an extra attendance mark that goes toward the raffle for the Dragon*Con or Anime Weekend Atlanta ticket. Of course, if you're not a member this probably doesn't mean much to you since only members are eligible.

Want to fix the problem of ineligibility? Then become a member! Membership costs $15 a semester. And you get cool perks, such as access to the FTP, 3 pizza slices and free drink refills at meetings, access to the club's library, a membership card, and of course the ability to enter the raffle for the free Dragon*Con or Anime Weekend Atlanta ticket.

Good luck.

The Meetings page has been edited to include the new list of shows for this semester. If you didn't show up for the first meeting, check out what we'll be watching. The dates for the meetings are also on this page.

As we finished Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, and Baccano!, we will be adding two new shows in addition to showing the second season of Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei.

Membership is still available for purchase with the following perks: access to the club's awesome FTP, 3 slices of pizza and free drink refills at meetings, access to the club's library, membership card, and a chance to win a ticket to Dragon*Con or Anime Weekend Atlanta.

So far there are no showing dates. Stay tuned for further showing updates.

Also, remember to add yourself to the mailing list if you aren't already by using the Contact page.

Our first meeting of the year is this Saturday the 12th at noon. We will be remaining in the DM Smith building for time being. All unpaid semester memberships' benefits have expired, so if you want free pizza and access to the FTP you can purchase another semester membership at this meeting. The rest of the meeting dates are available for view by clicking meetings. See you all there.

We will be having a Guitar Hero 3 tournament this Friday in the IC at 7PM. If you wish to compete, there will be a $10 buy-in with the top 3 winners each getting a percentage of the cash. If you are not interested in competing for a prize, come to enjoy our anime viewing rooms where we will be showing various different shows. Depending on the turn out we may have a free play room for those interested in trying the game. So if you are interested in another Anime O-Tekku event come and join us this Friday.

I will be organizing a trip to Ru San's this Saturday the 17th. The current plan is to make reservations at 6:00 after the meeting. For those that do not know about Ru Sans, know it is a decently priced sushi place, a short distance from campus. Your typical sushi meal will run you about $12-$20. There are of course other Japanese food options for those not into sushi. Also important to know, is since the money is not being spent on pizza, it will go towards purchasing food for the table; of course this benefit is only available to members.

So if you are interested in Ru San's this Saturday after the meeting, and if you are willing to volunteer to carpool people, please go to this thread on the boards:
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/anime/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1161

I highly recommend that if you are interested you post, this will help a lot with carpooling and reserving us a table. So please do.

Hey Guys, I just wanted to let you know I will be doing various updates to the website over the next week or so, so occasionally pages may not work right for a little bit. Most of the changes will be internal, so please bare with us.

ATTENTION The next meeting will be in the DM Smith Building room 105 at noon on 27th October. DM Smith is located on the top of Freshman Hill, on the left. It is across from Skiles and diagonal from the library.

We will be showing the 6 series you have chosen. Please check out the Meetings pages for the list. Meetings are free to attend.


Memberships cost $15 per semester and $30 per year. Membership benefits are: membership card, up to 3 slices of pizza with free drinks, access to both our anime library and FTP server, and a chance to win a free ticket to next year's Dragon*Con or Anime Weekend Atlanta. Nonmembers are charged $1.50 per slice and $.50 per drink.


Chris has updated the Library page. Be sure to check out what anime titles you can reserve.


Chris has also been working on the FTP server.

Anime movie showings are back! For those of you that don't know, Anime O'Tekku used to show licensed shows, movies, or OVAs in the Student Center Theater.
Our next showing this year will be at the Student Center Theater (across from Pizza Hut) from 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm October 31st. Showings are free to everyone so please stop by.
Please check out the Theater page to see what we'll be watching.


Also, be sure to add yourself to the mailing list. Link located in Contacts page.