Party Planning

This semester I'm planning the Board of Student Advisors Advocacy Banquet. Why am I planning it? Because last September it seemed like a really good idea to add a giant party onto my things to do pile. This is a big event, held at a fancy-schmancy hotel downtown, where lots of alums get up and drone on and on about their time at BC Law and their following illustrious careers. And we give awards to the Moot Court teams and the winners of the advocay competitions. Thankfully, last year my back was to the podium, so I could make faces at regular intervals.

Here's what's on my to do list:
- Figure out the day for the banquet. I just found out that the faculty advisor has set a date already. I JUST found that out. That would be good for me to have known, since I'm planning the whole thing and ostensibly should have picked a venue already.
- Find a venue. I should probably just go with the hotel we've used in the past, but apparently last year they screwed us over in a few respects, so I'm shopping around.
- Figure out who is speaking and who should be invited. Thankfully, various faculty members will help with the majority of that.
- Coordinate invitations and make sure they get sent out and that people actually send back their reply cards. I don't really know how to ensure that other than constant nagging.
- Make programs.
- Order these little silver bowl thingies for all of the competition winners and Moot Court teams.

Um, that's all I can think of right now. It's a pretty hefty project. I think I need a committee. Maybe I'll rope in some other BSA members with promises of chocolate or money. Maybe I can skim a little off the top ofthe budget to pay people. Maybe I can skim a little off the top for a trip to an island locale after the whole affair is over and done with.