[Grogospeak] Technique TODAY - Elections and Dinner

[David Templeton]

Reminder:

1pm: 2009 Managing Board Elections, and a light lunch.

5:30pm: Typhoon Restaurant!  Leaving from the office at 5pm.

See below for the details.

Editor In Chiefly,
Dave Templeton

David Templeton wrote:
> Hello all grogoites, past - present - and future,
> 
> Due to popular vote of the managing board, I have reserved for us a 
> scrumchulescent dining experience at TYPHOON this Saturday, to celebrate 
> the election of the new Managing Board and the finishing of the book! 
> Oh, and in case I had to say it, Grogo is paying!
> 
> THIS SATURDAY, at 1PM, come for our 2009 Managing Board Elections and a 
> light lunch.  Voting will be done by the current managing board (so yes, 
> all you graduating seniors, be there!).  If you would like to take a 
> greater role at Technique next year and join the managing board, you 
> have to come to this meeting! (If you absolutely cant make it, please 
> email me.)  The positions are at the bottom of this email for your 
> pondering pleasure.
> 
> At 5PM, we're leaving for Typhoon, an Asian Bistro in Boston. 
> Reservation is at 5:30, for you alums that want to meet us there.
> -Main site http://typhoonboston.com/
> -Menu http://typhoonboston.com/TyphoonAsianBistro.pdf
> 
> Alums - you're welcome to come to the elections and to dinner!  Please 
> email me if you're coming to dinner... so I can edit the reservation if 
> we have lots of yous.  Alums, I ask that you pay for any alcohol you may 
> order :)
> 
> So, save your Saturday, 1-7pm-ish, for Technique!
> -Dave
> Editor In Chief '08
> 
> -----------------------
> 
> ALL POSITIONS
> Must attend random meetings, roughly monthly, when scheduled by the EIC 
> and/or Managing Editor.  Must be a Technique Evangelist and encourage 
> people to join and buy books.  Must assist other managing board members 
> in their tasks when they ask for help.  Must come to Saturday meetings 
> whenever possible to engage in eating and tomfoolery.  Must be a 
> generally pleasant person :)
> 
> Editor-In-Chief
> Responsible for everything.  Yep, thats about it.  Most importantly, 
> they are the face of the organization, and are in charge of doing what 
> they can to allow the organization to exist another 123 years.  Selfish 
> people not apply, you are here for Grogo's work.  The Pope of Technique, 
> without the big cool hat.  Must realize that PEOPLE (primarily) and 
> MONEY (secondarily) are the most important things to the organization. 
> Must think long term.  Must have people skills and leadership skills. 
> Email me for an elaboration.
> 
> Managing Editor
> Second in command.  Assists the EIC in holding editors on task.  Assists 
> the EIC with oddball stuff that doesn't fall within others' domains. 
> Does lots of various paperwork.  The Managing Editor is usually 
> Technique's treasurer, so work with money (more paperwork).  Does some 
> politicking with the ASA.  Must have people skills and leadership 
> skills.  Traditional stepping stone to being EIC, not always :)
> 
> Design Editor
> Responsible for the look and feel of the book... a big deal. Responsible 
> for doing a lot of layout work.  Without the design ed, its "just a book 
> of photos".  Creative types apply.  Must know or be willing to learn 
> Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
> 
> Photography Editor
> Technique's chief photography evangelists.  Responsible for photography 
> gear, teaching staph how to use it, encouraging photographers to shoot, 
> managing photo-related purchases, sorting through a half-terabyte of 
> photos in January, and photoshopping them for the book.  Most 
> importantly, you have to be motivated and willing to look past this 
> short list, and try to further Technique as a photography powerhouse on 
> campus.  Must know or be willing to learn Adobe Photoshop, among many 
> other things.
> 
> Living Groups Editor
> Responsible for the Living Groups section and everything that goes into 
> it.  A lot of organizational work.  Emailing living group people, 
> scheduling LG photos, scheduling photogs to shoot them, collecting money 
> from LGs, more emails to LG representatives... must have serious people 
> skills :)  Has a voice on the design of the LG section
> 
> Seniors Editor
> Responsible for the Seniors section and everything that goes into it.  A 
> lot of organizational work.  Emailing the senior class, scheduling stuff 
> with our portrait studio, scheduling staph to man the office, dealing 
> with lots of random emails from seniors, getting people that man the 
> office paid... must have serious people skills :)  Has a voice on the 
> design of the LG section.
> 
> Activities Editor
> Responsible for the Activities Section.  Takes photos of activities and 
> encourages others to.  Has a voice on the design of the activities section.
> 
> Sports Editor
> Responsible for the Sports Section.  Takes photos of sports and 
> encourages others to.  Has a voice on the design of the activities section.
> 
> Journal Editor
> Responsible for the Journal Section.  Records a list of newsworthy 
> events that happen in relation to MIT and the world.  Has a voice on the 
> design of the activities section.
> 
> Literary Editor
> Responsible for assembling witty/sarcastic/funny/etc textual elements 
> for the book.  Will consult with the Design Editor in this regard.  Has 
> a voice on the design of the Hell section, or any other section that 
> text is present.
> 
> Director of Publicity
> More important than you may think.  Responsible for getting Living 
> Groups to sign up for the LG section, seniors coming in for senior 
> portraits, RECRUITMENT of new staph, and SELLING books.  Technique would 
> die without people or money, and they are responsible for both.  (I just 
> pooped myself thinking about this.)  Must make posters, hang them up, 
> email people, get ads on various MIT venues, etc.
> 
> Coke Pusher
> They fill the coke machine with soda :)  More recently, since the coke 
> machine is under repair and we purchased a water cooler, they keep the 
> water flowin!  Pays the bills to CocaCola or Poland Spring, buys cups.
> 
> Darkroom Manager
> Keeps the darkroom in working order.  Keeps the place tidy, keeps the 
> place stocked with consumables, and takes care of managing any repairs. 
>   Enjoys the smell of fixer.
> 
> Technology Director (aka Script Kiddie)
> Responsible for maintaining servers and major dealings with the office
> computers.  Deals with IST regarding the W20 network, IP addresses,
> etc.  Responsible for online systems, such as the orders database, and
> the Technique website.  Responsible for keeping the online credit card
> and TechCASH systems working and raking in the bucks.  Responsible for
> thinking long term regarding technology purchases.  Encouraged to find
> innovative ways to solve Technique's time-consuming problems (scripts!
> omgwtfbbq we need people to write scripts!).
> 
> Operations Manager
> Co-responsible for checkout and signin of photographic gear, with the
> photography editors.  Responsible for assisting the Technology Director
> in maintaining office computers and networking.  Maintains consumable
> supplies in the office.  Assists the Managing Editor and EIC in keeping
> the office in workable condition.  Responsible for dealing with
> Facilities regarding repairs and installations.  May be delegated other
> jobs by the Managing Editor or Editor In Chief.
> 
> Orders Tsar
> Responsible for taking orders from various media (online credit card or 
> techcash, mail, in person), inputs orders into the orders database, 
> coordinates with the Managing Editor on money issues, coordinates with 
> the Managing Editor during book distribution in May and book mailings in 
> June.
> 
> Contributing Editor
> Interested in taking a greater role at Technique, but don't have the 
> time/interest/skillz for any of the jobs above?  Contributing Editors 
> assist the other Managing Board members with tasks, and should be 
> pro-active in doing random jobs that need to be done.  They are the 
> favorite people of hard-working EICs and Managing Editors.  I became 
> Facebook-married with TNQ's 2007 contrib editor.
> 
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