GCOM Host Services

• Provide a platform to make a difference and impact the hobby.
• Provide a platform and infrastructure to support and grow the gaming hobby and the ability to actively participate in the hobby.
• Provide interactive individualized location page with specific location information, average attendance, games played, game inventory, directions, ranking of games played.
• Provide communications with hobby enthusiasts including over 500 gamers in the email database, event coordinators, publishers, vendors, developers, game masters & industry vendors.
• Provide advertising & communications, via e-mail, provided discussion boards, printed flyers, and via the GCOM website; which shows: locations, dates & times of sessions, games played, game inventories, upcoming special gaming events, interactive event calendar, location news, and opponents wanted page.
• Provide resources such as a games library, event & function resources, prizes, GCOM products & banners, display, registration, electrical & paper supplies.
• Provide advice & support from experienced industry staff, event organization & coordination, and website updating support.
• Member Recognition.
• Event & Product Discounts
• Event & Location insurance
• More services to come

Location Requirements
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1. The interested Host must be a GCOM Supporting Member OR have been recommended by a GCOM Supporting or Patron Member.
2. The location owner must have expressed interest in a Games Club of Maryland Location and be willing to meet all the requirements of a GCOM Location site.
3. Someone would need to volunteer as the official Games Club Host. The Host would need to be willing to complete the following responsibilities.
1. Take attendance at all scheduled gaming sessions.
2. Keep a list of games played.
3. Games Club Hosts get a password to enter A and B on the GCOM website, where, you will get your own location page. The host will need to enter A and B on the website or forward A and B to either contact GCOM President, or , so they can enter the information.
4. The Host is required to actively promote the gaming hobby, GCOM membership and GCOM activities to All attendees and share new member information with the GCOM President or designated contacts.
5. The Host is required to be in attendance at all scheduled gaming sessions.
6. The Host is make any schedule changes well in advance on the website or e-mail the GCOM President or webmaster to make the change.
7. Any general or public GCOM statements or agreements must be approved by the GCOM President and/or the GCOM Board.
8. Any official GCOM special events beyond the regular location schedule, must be pre-approved by the GCOM President and/or the GCOM Board.
9. An official Co-Host MAY be chosen to help share the duties of the Host listed above.
4. A regular gaming session schedule needs to be determined by the Host or Location owner. The sessions can be any time you want. If you will be having evening sessions, we strongly recommend that you allow play to at least 10:00pm. You could certainly allow later play if you wish. The only limitations would be to determine if gaming session dates at the same time with the next closest location to yours would present a conflict to gamers considering attendance at either location.
5. Games Club listing information. See sample listings below.
   1. Suggested Location Name:
   2. Host full name:
   3. Host e-mail address:
   4. Host Phone number: (or see F)
   5. Optional-Co-host Information. (1. Full name, e-mail address, phone number)
   6. Location address:
   7. Location phone number:
   8. Game session schedule statement:
   9. link for directions. (GCOM can put your directions on your location page)
   10. Actual game session dates.

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   - Reisterstown Host: Keith Levy. E-mail: gcom@gamesclubofmd.org.
   9 Augusta Wood Court, Reisterstown, MD, 21136. home: 410-833-4395. cell: 443-629-5585.
   Sessions every other Friday at 7:30 PM.
   Upcoming Schedule: Jun 10, Jun 24, Jul 08, Jul 22, Aug 12, Sep 02, Sep 16
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6. You need to decide about six to eight weeks in advance, of when your first official GCOM session will be, so that we have plenty of time to approve, update the website and advertise. The first session can not conflict with Any GCOM special events. Check the website for list of current special GCOM events.
   http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/
7. Once steps 1 to 6 are completed you need to contact the GCOM President at gamesclubofmd@verizon.net for initial approval. The discussion of your location will be added to the agenda of the next GCOM Board of Directors meeting, which are held once per month. The GCOM Board will need to approve the new Host and location proposal.
8. If you have a picture of your location site and/or yourself, you can submit them to the GCOM President to be added to your new location page on the GCOM website.
9. Once all this information in steps 1-8 is received and completed , the GCOM website at http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/ will be updated within a three to four week time frame.
10. Once the GCOM website is updated with your new location information you will be contacted by the GCOM webmaster with log in information.
11. You can contact the GCOM President, at any time with questions, suggestions or concerns.

GCOM Resources
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Discussion Boards : Yahoo Discussion groups

1. All GCOM members: Open to the general public
   gamesclubofmd@yahoogroups.com
   Topics: Discussion on any and all gaming related topics with a heavy focus on GCOM activities.
   All GCOM events are discussed on this group.
   Contact: Group Moderator to be added to this discussion group.

 

2. GCOM Hosts: Open only to current GCOM Location Hosts
   gcom_hosts@yahoogroups.com
   Topics: Discussion on any and all location & GCOM topics.
   Contact: Group Moderator to be added to this discussion group.

 

3. Euro Quest Organizers: Open to Euro Quest Organizers & Volunteers
   euroquestorganizers@yahoogroups.com
   Topics: Euro Quest
   Contact Group Moderator, to be added to this discussion group.

Use of Gaming Resources
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Furniture

1. canopy
2. card tables (two)

Electrical

1. two extension cords
2. two surge protectors
3. pencil sharpener

Paper

1. flyers
2. manila tab folders
3. hanging folders
4. plastic letter file storage box
5. #10 envelopes
6. note pads: large 8 ½” X 11”, small 5”x 8”
7. lined index cards
8. address labels
9. business card stock.
10. clipboards (six)
11. small plastic box (to hold pens and pencils)
12. pencil sharpener
13. plastic in box trays (six)

Display

1. plastic display flyer/magazine racks (four)
2. acrylic sign holders (2 horizontal, 2 vertical, 7 slant)
3. dry erase board with easel & *markers
4. GCOM logo banners with *rope (two)

Event Registration

1. cash box (two)
   1. one light duty with change compartments
   2. one heady duty for multi purpose valuable storage
2. badge stock
3. badge file box

Food accessories

1. medium size cooler
2. plastic utensils (forks, spoons)

Games Club of Maryland E-mail Lists
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• GCOM uses three e-mail lists.
  Anyone can sign up to be on List one: biweekly e-mail or List two:bi-monthly e-mail.
  List three is for GCOM Supporting & Patron Members only.
• All e-mail Lists are optional.
• GCOM members are automatically added to both e-mail list One and list two unless they request otherwise.
• GCOM Supporting & Patron Members are automatically added to list three unless they request otherwise.
• GCOM membership is not required to be on list One or list Two. All GCOM E-mail is sent using a blind copy of an e-mail group, which does not show individual e-mail addresses.
• E-mail addresses are not forwarded or given to anyone. If you give your permission to release your e-mail address, it will only be released to the one party or person requesting it.

1. Bi-Weekly e-mail or Regular e-mail list
   You will get e-mail about once every other week if you are on this e-mail list. Weekly e-mails are generally targeted towards GCOM members and regional gamers and often contain information of interest to the general gaming public. Since GCOM has over thirty locations in several states, we consider regional gamers to be anyone on the East Coast.

   Bi-Weekly e-mails contain:

   1. Upcoming GCOM gaming sessions schedules
   2. Upcoming regional gaming events
   3. Invitations to special gaming events
   4. Regional gaming convention information
   5. GCOM gaming services
      1. Finding games
      2. Finding places to play
      3. Finding people to play
      4. Obtaining any gaming information
   6. Regional gaming news and information

   All gamers on the bi-weekly e-mail list will automatically be on the bi-monthly e-mail list. (See below.)

    

2. Bi-Monthly e-mail or General e-mail list
   You will recieve e-mail about once every other month if you are on this e-mail list. Bi-monthly e-mails are targeted towards all gamers

   Bi-Monthly e-mail contains:

   1. Convention information
   2. National gaming news and information
   3. Major GCOM events and announcements
   4. Assistance with gaming services for other clubs or gamers
3. Supporting and Patron Member e-mail list
   You will receive e-mails about once per week if you are on this e-mail list. This e-mail list is targeted to GCOM members that wish to have additional knowledge, involvement & opportunity with GCOM and other gaming events.

   Supporting & Patron member e-mail contains:

   1. information to become involved with planning and assisting with GCOM and other gaming events
   2. invitations to GCOM Board meeting
   3. invitations to special events
   4. "insider" and early knowledge of gaming events & happenings
   5. information for election of GCOM Board officers