Considering this is more of a short term consideration, I'm inclined to cover AV and food at Play. I think it went really well last year, and as Molly mentioned, if we'd like to include more video game publishers in our efforts, this seems like a way to see how practical that consideration might be. Thinking from a membership standpoint, it might also be a draw that brings people unfamiliar with GameRT to Play, which hopefully would result in some new members.
I don't know that it would set a good precedent to pay keynote speakers for one year and not able to offer it consistently; same with the travel grant. If this is a surplus we maintain for a bit, then I think it makes sense to make a plan for it long term, once we see how the new budget system for ALA works out. I like the idea of helping out smaller publishers, but that would result in more work for the committee, coming up with a promotion plan and criteria for deciding who to support. But could result in some regular partnerships. So I guess my ranking is:
- Covering AV and food at Play
- Volunteer t-shirts for booth at Annual
- Covering cost for smaller publishers
- Travel grant
- Paying speakers
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Amber Sewell (she/her/hers)
Teaching and Learning Librarian | University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Games & Gaming Round Table | President-Elect
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