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The WSFA Journal

July 2008

Steve Smith, Editor
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Minutes

July 4, 2008, First Friday

Minutes by Steve Smith

Meeting called to order at 4:04 PM in John Pomeranz and Kathi Overton's front yard.

Treasurer's report:

Same as last time.

Capclave Present:

There will be a meeting at the Scheiner's tomorrow at 1PM

Capclave Future:

The dodo cups have arrived. The rest of his energies are going into Worldcon.

Capclave Far Future:

Was changing tires.

Entertivities:

The committee needs a new chair; Sam Lubell volunteered.

Publications:

Nothing to report

Awards:

So far, only 38% of WSFA has voted on the short stories. This is far away from chocolate.

The Committee to Actually Discuss Science Fiction:

Reiterates that the First Friday discussion will be of F&SF and the Third Friday discussions will be of Asimov’s

Trustees:

No report

Rules:

There are rules.

Old business:

Sam got a card for Ally Parsons.

New business:

None

New people:

David Grimm attended his first WSFA meeting.

Announcements:

Meeting unanimously adjourned at 4:10 PM.

Attendance:

Charles Abel, Christine Abel, Mike Bartman, Will Frank, Cathy Green, David Grimm, Bill Lawhorn, Sam Lubell, Michael Nelson, Christopher Neumann, Barry Newton, Judy Newton, Bob Macintosh, Sandra Marshall, Sarah Mitchell, Mike Palmer, George Shaner, Judy Scheiner, Steve Smith, Lee Strong, Ivy Yap.

July 18 2008, Third Friday

Meeting called to order at 9:23 PM at the Madigan residence.

Treasurer's report:

10675.41

Capclave Present:

No report

Capclave Future:

Harry Turtledove was at the National Press Club Tuesday; Cathy sent him a message asking if he wanted to come to Capclave parties at Worldcon. Bill Lawhorn displayed one of the Dodo cups. They’re 12 oz — big enough, for a reasonable amount to drink, but small enough to refill. The sex of the dodo was questioned. [If you can’t tell, does it matter? — sgs]

Capclave Far Future:

no report

Entertivities:

Lee Strong gave some quick movie reviews. The Dark Knight: Very powerful story that combines a classic superhero battle with a meditation on the effects of terrorism on society. The climax includes possibly the most outstanding display of heroism ever depicted. Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Very good fantasy story. The climax is very strong but the anti-climax is incredibly weak and illogical. Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D: An adequate remake of the Jules Verne novel and the 1959 movie. Lee did not like the 3D effects because it seemed as tho things were being poked or dripped into his eyes.

Publications:

Had time management issues, but no journals. [sorry about that — sgs]

Rules:

The rules for the mailing lists all translate as “Don’t be a jerk”. The Secretary will circulate rules to the mailing list and post them on the Yahoo group.

Awards:

nothing official. Voting is closed but there are no official announcements. There was a discussion of how to pry information out of them.

The Committee to Actually Discuss Science Fiction

will discuss F&SF at First Friday. The Third Friday will conflict with Worldcon.

Trustees:

No report on our work to get right with the Federal government. Our expert, John Pomeranz, is waiting to hear from the Feds. Regarding elections, our next exercise in democracy is the election of 2 members of the Literary Awards Committee in November. Since there is a Capclave between now and then, please be thinking about candidates now and suggest them to the Trustees (Colleen Cahill, Judy Newton and Lee Strong). Only members of the club in good standing can nominate or serve. Candidates must agree to the nomination. There were some jokes made about our member Crystal Pepsi.

They have to read all of the submissions and pick finalists. The Award is getting good press; we got twice as many submissions this year as last year.

Old business:

None

New business:

There are Fifth Fridays in August and October; Labor Day and Halloween. The Call for Volunteers was made; there was no response.

New people:

Sarah Katz, who was at Capclave and knows Judy Kindall, was attending her first meeting.

Announcements:


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