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At Rebecca Prather's, Rosa Oliver presiding. The meeting was called to order at 9:19 p.m. The minutes were approved as read. The Treasury stood at $6,659.34. The Treasurer reports that we have eight life members, 101 paid-up members, three lapsed, eight dropped, and 54 delinquent members (dues are due and payable!).
COMMITTEES -
PUBLICATIONS - The September Journal was distributed.
ENTERTAINMENT - Both the committee and the entertainment were in Denver.
OLD BUSINESS -
NEW BUSINESS -
ANNOUNCEMENTS -
The meeting adjourned somewhat acrimoniously at 9:50 p.m.
(Thanks to Lisa Peoples for making secretary-type noises while the secretary played hooky.)
At Oliver's, Rosa Oliver presiding. The meeting was called to order at 9:17 p.m. The minutes were approved as read. The Treasury stood at $6,511.55 (let's have a Worldcon!).
COMMITTEES -
PUBLICATIONS - Copies of the September Journal were available.
DISCLAVE 81 - A mailing list printout and the address cards were turned over, along with a check for $2,869.44 which closed out the account.
DISCLAVE 82 - The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is meeting in Baltimore just before Disclave and has a section on SF futures by Robert Forward. We're working on an arrangement to swap guests. There will be a mailing soon. Volunteers are needed. Cathy Sands is handling pre-con and Loyal Fred Ramsey is handling con hucksters' room arrangements.
OLD BUSINESS -
NEW BUSINESS -
ANNOUNCEMENTS -
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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For those of who didn't make it to Denver, here are brief reviews from those who did. The consensus seems to be that we didn't miss a lot (except for the parties!).
First of all, Mr. Moose and the Baltimore in 83 Committee would like to thank Victoria Smith for all the wonderful backrubs she gave at Denvention.
Mr. Moose - spent most of his time in a daze, staggering from room party to room party, rubbing backs and being rubbed. All in all, he had a wonderful time; at least what he remembers was fun....Oh, was there a Worldcon that weekend? Strange...Moosie must have been busy during the Moosquerade and Hugo Awards (rumors filtering back from these events indicated that they were very long and not worth the effort), not to mention most of the programming. There are too many old friends to get together with (and ruin your health with) to waste time going to the film program, I can hardly wait to miss Baltimore in 83....
Mike Walsh - Denver?? Timonium on a Sunday is more exciting than Denver. BORING. And the Con? Well, no sleep for most of the con, running around looking for people, talking (aka smoffing), generally having a good time. As for 83...well, I think I'm looking forward to the thing, for sure I'm looking forward to late September 1983. I think I'll go to sleep...
Alan Huff - Drunk last night, drunk the night before, gonna get drunk tonight like I never got drunk before! Great party con, SFWA excepted, with Hic Harpy on guard. Good bid parties, con suite crowded but excellent bheer. Some smaller "private" parties great. Otherwise, so-so: 6.5 on a scale of 10. Weather and atmosphere lousy. Hotel bars decent but high-priced. All in all, glad I went.
Somtow Sucharitkul - I had quite a good time at Denver, except I tripped over Barry Longyear's leg in the aisle and I lost the Hogu award for Best Ded Wrighter of 1980. *(Meaning of Life)*
Sue Winfield - There were a number of problems with Denvention. The biggest one was the distance from the Huckster Room and Art Show to the main hotels. While there were shuttle busses running, it was impractical to duck in for a few minutes to browse between other activities. Most of Denver near the hotels was also closed at night, so it was difficult to find a meal outside the hotel restaurants. The Committee must also have been hard up for help. An individual who was reported to have threatened to strangle another fan with his belt was recruited to work. On the bright side, there were plenty of parties which were a lot of fun. We got a chance to go up into Rocky Mountain National Park, and that was quite beautiful. The air up there, while thin, was clean (as opposed to Denver, which has dirty air). Overall, the trip to Denver was worth it.
Ubear Winfield - Rocky Mountain Hyde or when the numbers go up the zanies come out. The weapons forum was a group of peaceful-violents, ready to kill for the right to carry their peace-bonded weapons. Most of my time was spent otherwise at parties and general carousing. I highly recommend Duck's Breath "Gonad the Barbarian." Elsewise it was fun.
Walter Miles - Shit, I only went to the con to console Somtow when Robt. Forward won the Campbell. Sunday's art auction and sales showed me other people's ideas about how to run art shows. Our ideas must be better. We're us, aren't we? I served as an auction runner, running the first piece, the best, and Carl Lundgren's Space Blaster (replica). The best piece was a pencil page-head by Tom Canty, curling leaves, articulated, like Mozart, it makes sense, Bus rides 35¢, going to two restaurants for one dinner, and the legend of Nick Jerkamov.
Leo & Cathy Sands - Fred Goldstein is an asshole. (Editor's note: Fred Goldstein theoretically ran the Huckster Room.)
Eva Whitley - Denvention II fell apart in almost every area,
thus making it one of the worst Worldcons in my memory (yes, even
worse than Seacon). Most of its failures came from not thinking
through its decisions, such as having the huckster room and art show
a mile away, then not having any programming to draw people there.
Likewise the Hugo awards were marred by Ed Bryant continuing to tell
stupid jokes in between giving out Hugos. The hall also had very
uncomfortable seats, which made the two and a half hour ceremony
painful. Rumors abounded throughout the con--the most persistent
being that no hotel contract was ever signed, only the letter of
agreement. Denverites (actually Boulderites) Chris Mills and Randy
Christianson kept telling us it would be this bad, but who could
believe them? Baltimore had the best party, even if nobody showed up
at the WSFA meeting, except for Walter Miles who displaced me as the
highest ranking officer. I ate dinner with former WSFAn Pat Potts who
now lives in Texas (ich), I hope some of the con attendees come to
CONSTIPATION ConStellation and see what a really good
worldcon is like.
Cornelius M. Hackley (?) - Hitherto reliable but as yet unconfirmed sources reported today that the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFIC) completed its five-day run in Denver without any of the attendees realizing that it was not the Worldcon. Denvention (aka the Rocky Mountain Horror Show) drew upwards of 3,000 attendees, but the site of the actual Worldcon remains shrouded in Mystery. Many of the NASFIC attendees, when told of the switch while leaving Denver, expressed relief that their recent experiences were now explicable, Rumors abounded that the convention scheduled for Labor Day 1982 in Chicago would also be a NASFIC. Reliable sources report that the 1983 NASFIC will be held at suburban Hunt Valley Inn outside Baltimore, Maryland.
Yes, it's
Progress Report Zero from
THANKS for voting us the Worldcon. We worked hard to get it--the first Baltimore worldcon bid was 15 years ago!--and we'll work even harder to make it a great worldcon experience. This area has a strong tradition of putting on major conventions, and, like Discon II back in '74, we're determined to make ConStellation the con all others will be compared to for the next decade. We'll be telling you more of our plans in the Progress Reports, but, right now, thanks to you all, those who voted for us and those who didn't as well--we're going to show those who didn't what a mistake they made. And, oh yes, since we won--the invasion from the Crab Nebula has been indefinitely postponed.
We do not expect to have any problems with this schedule for our publications, but it may be superceded by later announcements.
| ad deadline | mailing deadline | |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Report 1 | 1 January 1982 | 1 February 1982 |
| Progress Report 2 | 1 July 1982 | 15 August 1982 |
| Progress Report 3 | 1 December 1982 | 15 January 1983 |
| Progress Report 4 | 1 April 1983 | 15 May 1983 |
Bleeds, half-tones, inside and outside covers extra. Camera-ready copy only, black and white for best results, same size or 50% reduction. Inquiries for further details handled faster with a SASE.
All fan rate ads must be accompanied by full payment.
We reserve the right to reject any ad which fails to meet our quality standards.
| image area | fan rate | pro rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| full page | 4½" x 7½" | $50. | $100. |
| half page | 2¼" x 7½" or 4½" x 3¾" | $35. | $70. |
| quarter page | 2½" x 3¾" | $25. | $50. |
Supporting:
If you voted for the 1983 site you are now a supporting member
of ConStellation. You will get all generally distributed convention
publications (Progress Reports, Program Book, etc.) and have the right
to vote on the Hugo awards and (with payment of the voting fee) the
Worldcon site selection ballot for 1985.
Attending:
If you want to attend ConStellation, you must convert to an
attending membership at whatever rate is in effect at the
time of the conversion. The conversion rate until 31 December
1981 is $7.50. Of course, attending membership also entitles
you to all rights of a supporting member.
There is no discount for pre-supporting members of Baltimore'83, but other goodies await you good folks who have been so much help to us!
Membership rates for ConStellation:
| supporting | attending | |
|---|---|---|
| until 12/31/81 | $10.00 | $15.00 |
| 1/1/82 thru 6/30/82 | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| after 7/1/82 and at the con | rates to be announced |
ConStellation
The Forty-first World Science Fiction Convention
Box 1046
Baltimore, Maryland 21203
(tune of Maryland, My Maryland or O! Tannenbaum!)
We've got some hills, we've got some trees, we sing in four-part harmonies;
There's shopping malls and city halls, and cats and dogs and ponds with frogs;
But none of us has ever meant to overthrow the government.
From Baltimore to Hagerstown, just take your car and drive around.
We're near the nation's capital, but we are not stuck up at all,
So take a stand and shake the hand of every crab in Maryland.
We touch four states and several bays, the highways mostly run both ways,
We hope you come and say hello and maybe stop and spend some dough.
When I was ten my family moved here from Vest Virginia;
I went to school in Annapolis, I studied Greek and calculus,
Am now I live in Baltimore and that's what Maryland is for.
Oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland.
I have a dog whose name is Jack, I threw a stick, he brought it back.
My sister had a cat, I think, my mother had a kitchen sink.
My father Was a decent man, and we all lived in Maryland.
Oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland.
Our nights are dark, our days are fair, we're right next door to Delaware.
Our song before was full of gore but we heard the Union won the war.
We're sorry if we made you mad, it was the only song we had.
Oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland, oh Maryland.
--Contributed by Mary Morman.
An updated WSFA address list will be published in November or December (probably November). PLEASE be sure the secretary has your correct address and telephone number. Otherwise, you won't get any Christmas cards! This especially applies to everyone caught in the Great Zip Code Change Caper.