By Mya Laliberte. Published on February 8, 2023
BOC Leadership Meeting Minutes: 1/23/23
- Update. (Mitchel)
- Creating a roadmap for February and March. Checking in with all trip leaders. Trying to create a sub-group with head trip leaders to be able to coordinate multiple trips at the same time.
- Update. (Shenny)
- Trying to get a lot of photos from trips to promote future trips. Real photos rather than stock photos get more engagement. Meeting with Catie to find a way to get notice of trips that are coming up a lot sooner so it can be easier to post about them.
- Update. (Nathan)
- Trying to find ways to work with affinity groups to get out and explore and make it welcoming and genuine.
- Update. (Heidi)
- Trying to move all of the logical planning to real action.
- Update. (Claire)
- Making some Nordic skiing trips happen, can be all levels.
- Update. (Liina)
- Winter climbing is not a possibility right now, but leading indoor climbing is being planned (Salt Pump). Also, working to replace the climbing wall- Investor?
- Possible reset of the current wall? This could be a possible meeting activity/BOC trip.
- Has not been reset in about a year. Safety issue.
- Women’s climbing Nights? Other groups?
- Update. (David)
- Leading the Morse Mountain hike at Popham on January 29th.
- Possibly another trip in February, but nothing is finalized.
- Lack of microspikes and snowshoes.
- Mt Abram. (Mitchel)
- $99 carloads count for a 12-person van.
- Rentals are ~$25 a person.
- The BOC could possibly cover this.
- It could be on Fridays.
- Upcoming Trips. (Mitchel)
- This weekend there is a Sunday River shuttle on January 28th.
- February.
- Salt Pump is switching to EVO. February 3rd? (Mitchel)
- Possible seminar on campus. (Liina)
- Van rental is not open on Sunday, so is it possible to move the day?
- Mt. Abram, February 3rd. (Nathan)
- 4th and 5th, interested in leading a Sugarloaf shuttle?
- Winter Carvinal 6th-11th.
- Puddle Jump.
- Snowshoeing to the lean-to and have a campfire/smores February 8th 4:30-9:15.
- Sledding and hot cocoa Febraury 9th 3:00-5:00 .
- Also, getting volunteers/help from campus life.
- Pineland, February 12th.
- Regatta. (Mitchel)
- Create a vessel with a team and compete in a race on the puddle. It was stopped in the past for safety reasons.
- Life jackets, safe vessel already on the pond, medical staff, team to manage, vessel inspection, pre-register, capped participation.
- Possibly too much trash in the puddle?
- Short-Term, towards the end. It cannot conflict with rafting on May 18th and 19th.
- Skill Seminars. (Mitchel)
- Spreadsheet sign-up where people can sign up next to a date on what skill they want to teach.
- Google form for members to show what they want to learn/teach.
- 5-10 minutes of every meeting are dedicated to this discussion.
- Last Meeting?
- Share the meeting’s agenda ahead of time for leaders to look at/add stuff to. (Mitchel)
- Switch biweekly normal meetings and activity meetings/skill seminars. (David)
- Switch up who is running the meetings. (Heidi)
- Switch up days and times. (Shenny)
- Open house/social hour meeting with drinks and snacks. (David)
- Felt formal. (Claire)
- More intermingling opportunities to talk about trips and meet new people.
- Introductions every meeting?
- Break out group introductions rather than a full group. (Heidi)
- If there are a lot of new people or it is the beginning of a semester, there could be a big group introduction. (Shenny)
- Randomization of break-out groups. (Shenny)
- Split by categories. (Claire)
- Ideas.
- Cross-country skiing.
- Ice climbing.
- Snacks at meetings.
- Sledding after meetings.
- Snowshoeing.
- Wood carving.
- Horseback riding.
- Partner with the equestrian club.
- Whale watching.
- Winter surfing.
- Casco Bay Island biking.
- Canoeing the Androscoggin ~8 miles, 2-5 hours.