THE ETHNIC HOOSIER ....�............ May 2002

Supplement for members of the Nationalities Council of Indiana, Inc.

 

  1. The deadline for �on time� receipt of dues payments for 2002 has passed (according to the By-Laws, that date is 31 March each year). Those of you who still want to qualify for the member group rates at International Festival 2002 had better get those checks mailed in pronto � or be prepared to pay the full �outside vendor� rates!
  2. Guest speaker for our May 13th meeting is Nick Jokay, vice-chairman of the World Hovercraft Championships, which take place on the Wabash River at Terre Haute in September with teams from around the globe. You can read more about the event on our website calendar, and at http://www.whc2002.com (World Hovercraft Championships).
  3. Business cards for NCI board members (with NCI contact information) will be distributed at the May meeting. (Board members: If you want to be sure to get yours, be there.)
  4. Three key items are on the International Festival discussion agenda: appointment of the 2002 Festival team, dates for the 2003 festival (yes, 2003 � we need to supply them to the Indiana Department of Tourism no later than 15 June 2002 to meet their publication deadlines), and, finally, updating the sales limits for cultural booths.
    1. If you have a favorite Festival Team slot, let me know before the meeting.
    2. We don�t want to conflict with Halloween in 2003; how about the second weekend in November instead? We�d like to pick a time slot that can be repeated each year �after this year � into the foreseeable future (this year we�re �stuck� with 31 October � 3 November). Check with other members of your groups, please.
    3. The consensus among groups participating in the 2001 International Festival was that the current sales limits for cultural booths are too low. For 2002 we�d like to allow a maximum of four separate items (objectively representative of the target culture) for no more than $5 each � remembering that items at 50� and $1 sell well!
  5. We�re still hashing out details of NCI�s own festivals brochure for 2002. If you�ve got information on an Indianapolis-area ethnic festival (open to the public) and it�s not on our website calendar, please e-mail me the details as soon as possible.
  6. Got a group website? Tell us so we can add a link to your group � and, from your group�s site, please add a link to ours:� http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org. While you�re at it, check your group�s information on our site to be sure it�s up to date.
  7. Everyone�member or not-- is welcome to attend NCI general meetings on the second Monday of each month (except December and January) at 7 p.m. in the Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. You don�t have to be a member to come � but we actively seek and welcome new members.
  8. Although The Ethnic Hoosier goes to all who are (or might be) interested, this supplement is prepared only for NCI members.

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