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Fall GBM #1
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I think in estimating the amount of members, we made our estimate based on our first event of the quarter in Winter 2024, and our general average for past events. I believe our actual attendance went a little over our expectations because we had not considered the impact the flyers would make on our attendance. This is not something we did Winter 2024.
176.12
The purpose of our event was to be able to introduce our club and our events for the quarter, as well as use the event as a social mixer for attendees who are both animators and people who enjoy watching animation.
I believe the event was a success because we ended up being able to create community through this event, and have people excited about watching and making animation. We additionally got feedback from attendees that they enjoyed the social aspects of our event and are excited for more events this quarter!
I found that our most valuable resource that made our event successful were the social activities we created. We created around 5-6 different social activities we had throughout the event (from beginning to end) that kept up engagement with animation enthusiasts who attended, and really helped in encouraging people to come out of their shells and interact with one another. We also found that having snacks at our event made people feel more open to breaking silence in the room.
I believe there were no huge complications during our event. Everything that happened at our event was expected, and ended up being more successful that we had originally anticipated.
I think in the future, we will try to utilize our funding for more meal food rather than snacks, since our events tend to fall around typical dinner time. I think what we would additionally do is be more interactive as officers, and approach our attendees as opposed to waiting for them to approach us.
I don't think that we would have to change that much about what we already do online advertising/promotion. I think that if we were to change anything, we would give more follow-up updates on our events and be more early when releasing event graphics/details.
I think what would be really beneficial from A.S. is to be more open to allowing materials for our events if they being used for academic purposes. I find that a majority of the events I try to get funding for are difficult to do with A.S. funding specifically, because when trying to get funding for art clubs, it is nearly impossible to find event funding for materials. While I see a community value in helping clubs fund food and reserve rooms, I feel like there is more benefit when trying to fund something that can be actually worthwhile or what the guide defines as "permanent." While clubs COULD use permanent items just individually, these "permanent" items last to help support clubs who host events for educational purposes. The argument I received from the previous AS AVP was that trash and storage that would be required if permanent items were funded. However, this can be easily argued with how much is disposed from any AS funded club event just from food. Meanwhile, we at Animation Club are specifically looking to host animation related workshops: teaching attendees the principles and process of animation while actually CREATING animation. Even when being a club that is here to encourage the education of animation studies, we find that we need event funding that truly requires funding permanent items, and that AS does not accept this through the guidelines. I think that if AS were to fund events that help support clubs that are trying to boost the passion of our students and even the academic culture of the university itself, this is a more worthwhile investment that should be argued for and encouraged by AS programming funds.