Hey guys, I'm not 100% sure if I'll make the meeting on Monday (I'll do my best though) so I just wanted to give ye a quick update on the situation with ISDA: 1. A constitutional amendment was approved today whereby, if any member college misses two or more meetings in a given academic year without sending apologies, they will forefeit there *automatic* right to a spot in the festival. Further applications to participate in that year's festival will be subject to review. This new rule is effective as of the 1st January 2006. 2. This year's festival looks set to take place the week after St. Patrick's week. We need to start looking for accomodation in Cork. Any ideas, Eoin? As ordinary members, we are entitled to one slot in the festival (All My Sons? Merchant of Venice? something else?). Executive members are entitled to two (although this will be subject to review at the next meeting) and any other available slots are then allocated by lottery. 3. UCD are holding an ISDA funded weekend workshop thingy on the 24th, 25th February. It should cost about €20 per person in total and sounds pretty good. Aoife from UCD is gonna forward us on the provisional details tomorrow. There's also gonna be an official ISDA careers-in-theatre themed day, more than likely on Saturday, the 18th of Feruary (which by my calculations is slap, bang between All My Sons and Merchant of Venice). 4. A new Treasurer was elected today - balding Ed from Trinners. 5. The next meeting is being held on the 28th of January (two days before Broadway :D) in Cork and it's asked that all colleges bring along their tech people (Eoghan? Jay?) as we'll be visiting the three venues for the festival and it'll be an opportunity to suss out the building specs. Hope ye're all enjoying your weekends, Joey