November 2021 – Meeting Minutes
11/09/2021
Holiday Party
- Annual holiday party @ Clandestine Brewing: Sat Dec 11th @ 4:30pm (exact time TBC)
- Interest in White Elephant gift exchange
- Mary will coordinate specifics
Elections
- 2022 officer elections will take place at the January meeting
- 5 elected positions: President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Webmaster
- Any member may nominate themselves up until the time of the election
- Motion passed to update bylaws such that paid members from the prior year are eligible to vote in the elections
2021 Review / 2022 Planning
- Areas that didn’t work so well in 2021:
- Hybrid live/Zoom format is really rough
- Meeting agendas & content were quite formulaic
- Events that have worked well in the past:
- Guest speakers
- Big brew day at a commercial brewery
- Curated beer tastings (Style of the Month or member sharing)
- Sensory sampling
- Broken hydro
- Goals for 2022
- Focus on getting people in-person tasting & sharing beer
- Find ways to encourage members to brew again (many are not)
- Leverage successful events above to increase interest
Meeting Venue
- Faultline venue has been well-received: facilities & staff have been good
- January meeting will be back @ Faultline – indoor private room
- Need to confirm if 3rd-party commercial beers are permitted
- Some have expressed concern about lack of transit access. Several members offered pickup/drop off from local CalTrain stations