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Revised: 04.14.2010
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The Latest Scoop
Riddle Me This - 2010 Team Trivia Challenge
The 2010 Team Trivia Challenge takes place on Saturday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. We have room for additional teams on stage this year, so find three friends and put a team together! It is free to the audience, so come on out for a fun filled evening. Find out more on the 2010 Team Trivia Challenge or or check out our Facebook event page.
All Ears - Open Forum, May 17th
On Monday, May 17, the Geek Partnership Society (GPS) will hold our second Open Forum at Davanni’s, 5124 Gus Young Lane, Edina, MN. There will be social time from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 we’ll have a small meeting followed by a open forum and discussion. Please come, bring your questions, thoughts, ideas, dreams, and suggestions! We need to hear from you to make GPS an organization for the geeks, by the geeks.
Meet the Staff!!
We’re always looking for talented people that are willing to volunteer their time for our cause. Check out who stepped up:
- Cyn Lettermann – Space Camp Committee
- Eric McInroy – Space Camp Committee
- Jerry Stearns – Mark Time Awards
- Joseph Solinsky – Geek Physique
- Godfrey Temple – Designer
- Tom Harty – Infrastructure
If you’re willing to join in the fun, we’d love to hear from you. Please email info@misfit.org regarding your willingness to help out.
12th Annual MISFITS/GPS Writing Contest
Need an outlet for your writing muse? Look no further! Put your pen to paper or your fingers to keyboard and enter our 2010 contest. All entries must be original, unpublished works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural or alternate history. All work must be written by nonprofessional (amateur) authors. These entries are divided into open, poetry and youth divisions. The submission window is currently open and all entries are due via email at 11:59 pm CDT on May 1, 2010. A complete list of rules and submission details on the Writing Contest Rules page. If you have questions, please contact Jodie Gustafson, writing contest coordinator, at writingcontest@misfit.org.
Check Out that Geek's Physique
Geek Physique is taking on this early spring with phasers set to stun you with activity! Some of the upcoming activities and events planned this year include: Exercise 2.0; Zombie Apocalypse Survivor Training; Roll for Initiative; Minor Changes for Major Results; and Wii Enjoy Fitness. All are welcome to join in these events. It’s a chance to improve your health while hanging out with fellow geeks. What could be better? Find all of the details on the Geek Physique club page. If you have ideas, suggestions, or questions, please contact Geek Physique at geekphysique@misfit.org.
Announcement
of Corporate Name Change
We are delighted to
announce that the Minnesota Society for interest in Science
Fiction and Fantasy (MISFITs) has changed its corporate name to
the Geek Partnership Society effective May 1, 2010.
After much reflection, we feel the new name provides a better
identification of the Society’s direction toward partnering with
new, interesting and exciting Geek-related groups and events!
About the Geek
Partnership Society
The Geek Partnership Society is a non-profit
organization with a mission of celebrating imagination,
inspiring creativity, and building our community, all through
service and education.
The Geek Partnership Society
has been serving the Twin Cities and its surrounding communitie
since 1999.
Check out the
GPS FAQ. Contact us a
info@misfit.org if you have
any questions.
Volunteer
Opportunities
The MISFITS Directors are
excited about the future of our organization and where we can
grow and change - but it is going to take a lot of work and
we need your help! See what new
volunteer opportunities are
available. Pass it on!
MISFITS Sponsors 1st Participant to Space Camp
We are proud and
excited to announce the selection of Erica, an 8th-grade student
from Farnsworth Elementary in St. Paul, MN, to be the first
MISFITS Space Camp participant!
 Erica
will attend the
Space Academy, a 6-day
immersion program which gives children ages 12-14 the
opportunity to train as a shuttle pilot, flight director, or
mission scientist. She's looking forward to practicing astronaut
training, participating in mission simulations, and learning
more about space.
Upon her return, Erica will
share with us an essay describing her adventure at Space Camp
and photographs which will all be posted on the MISFITS website.
MISFITS will continue to send
one student to Space Camp or Space Academy each year.
Once again,
congratulations to Erica and Farnsworth Elementary School!
MISFITS Announcement List
Want to keep up-to-date
with all the goings on in MISFITS? Well this is the list for
you! Sign up to receive regular emails with upcoming MISFITS
events and volunteer opportunities!
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Organization Separation
There is a plan
underway to divide the two halves of The Society - CONvergence
and the collection of clubs and events known as MISFITS - into
two autonomous organizations operating under a partnership
agreement rather than two halves of a single organization.
Read the
FAQ about these plans where you will find more information on the reasons for this
change, what effect this will have on behind-the-scenes
organization, and how you can learn more or even getting
involved with shaping the organizations' future.
If you would like more
information or would like to discuss these changes, you are
encouraged to speak to any member of The Society Board of
Directors, or contact us at
board@misfit.org.
What can
YOU do to
contribute to MISFITS?
Make
your Amazon purchases through the link above or any of
the book/movie links throughout the site and you'll be
supporting MISFITS.
YOU PAY
NOTHING EXTRA!
MISFITS gets a percentage of the purchase for referring
you.
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