2020 Annual General Meeting and Staff Changes!

After our tenth anniversary in 2019, we decided that 2020 would be a year for rest, restructuring, and reflection. The pandemic hasn’t changed that, but after 6 months of hard work, we are ready to start announcing some of the transformations coming to the org in the months and years to come. This is just one of several posts that will keep you all updated on the invisible things that make the exciting things possible, including the strategic planning work we will be doing with Currents Group to help guide us through some big changes. But first:

Annual General Meeting – AUGUST 15 2020

Mark your calendars for what will almost certainly be our first virtual Annual General Meeting! Come hear about programming and operational changes in 2020 and beyond, and give us your input on what you’d like to see from us in the future. We’re also currently looking for people interested in being on the Board who self-identify as “active game-makers”, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. If you’re interested in helping to shape the organization as we move forward, please get in touch!

The first half of the AGM will be open to the public, and the second half closed to Membership. However, since it seems likely this meeting will take place on Discord, you are welcome to hang out in the Public channel while the members-only portion takes place. The link to the server will be provided to those who RSVP at the link below.

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Familiar Faces, New Roles

Sagan Yee, who has been executive director of HES since 2016, will be stepping down from their position in 2021. Stepping up will be program coordinator Len Predko, who has been working with us for a number of years, and is actively involved in the maker and indie games communities. Also joining the core team will be Jordan Sparks, who has been working with our Director of Technology and Workshop Coordinator Extraordinaire Ken Cho for some time in anticipation of taking over the position. We have been hard at work training and preparing staff for this transition, and look forward to seeing what the next generation team will accomplish!

Len Predko (they/them) is a queerdo and play architect, making games in Toronto Canada. They have a Bachelors in Design from OCAD University in the Digital Futures and went to School of Machines, Making, and Make-Believe for Waiting and Escaping, a program about escape rooms, play, and environment building. Their thesis work at OCAD focused on using video game mechanics in the physical world, translating virtual world building to physical space.

Email: len@handeyesociety.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlennMakes

Jordan Sparks is a Black Multimedia Artist, Designer, and Educator that uses Games and Media to entertain and inspire social change. Jordan has a Masters in Media Production and BFA in New Media. With a long history in Toronto’s local Games Community and Jordan is widely known for his game An/Other and research on Games for Social Change. As an Educator, Jordan has engaged thousands of people across Ontario through institutions such as Royal Ontario Museum, Sheridan College, and Ryerson University. With his strong technical, creative, and educational expertise, Jordan is proud to succeed Ken Cho as the incoming Technology Director and continue the groundbreaking work of the Hand Eye Society.

E-Mail: Jordan@HandEyeSociety.com
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