Fifth Friday social will be July 31 at 9pm at Sam Lubell’s home.
11801 Rockville Pike (the Forum)
Apt 1508
Rockville, MD 20852
There will be no WSFA meeting, just a social gathering.
Note: the building is only accessible from the Rockville Pike (355) going North.
Parking passes (at the front desk) are only needed if staying past 11pm.
First Friday Minutes July
WSFA 7-3-15 Prez Bob the Mac in charge. 9:14. First Friday in July. Survived the monsoon of June. No minutes frm last meeting. Minutes were waived. Bill read the seconds. Fifth Friday, Sam L. volunteered to host. Third Friday in Virginia. Then August normal meeting schedule.
Capclave Present. Capclave is in contact with GoH about transportation. Will do a mailing with DC17. Online registration 2 to 3 a week. Price goes up at the end of July. ?Capclave Future is talking to hotel person about finding hotel visits.
Capclave Far Future has nothing to report until September.
Trustees have nothing to report.
Click the link for the full text of the July/August 2015 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the July 3rd, 17th 2015 / August 7th, 21st 2015 meetings.
Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
Once again invited the members of WSFA to the Fabulous Bungalow for their annual 4th of July 2015 Party.
The Kathi Overton and John Pomeranz Fourth of July party will be Noon till late on Satuday the fourth. 5927 3rd street north, Arlington VA. Call 703-5CAT-WAR for directions.
Note: There is a 3rd Street South so beware.
Upcoming discussion topics for the Committee to Talk about SF. Discussions take place after the Main Business Meeting at the 1st and 3rd Friday meetings of each month.
The Committee to Talk about SF will discuss the April/May issue of Asimov’s at the Third Friday meeting tomorrow (May 15th, 2015). This is the special Philadelphia issue with stories by four Philadelphia authors.
The June 2015 First Friday meeting will discuss the May/June issue of F&SF.
The June 2015 Third Friday will discuss the Hugo short stories, novellas, and novelettes
The July 2015 First Friday will discuss the Hugo novels
The July 2015 Third Friday will discuss the WSFA Small Press nominees (only WSFA Member can read or vote on these stories).
The August 2015 First Friday will discuss the July/August issue of F&SF.
WSFA First Friday May 5-1-15
Minutes taken by Sam Lubell.
Election meeting. First Friday now in active 9-16 pm. Minutes on the website. No old business. Meeting switch planned in July. June is normal schedule as is August. May third Friday is in Virginia but up in air.
Treasurer’s report $38490.23. Change year to year is because ‘WSFA Press is paying its bills. Trustees have election meeting. Ballot subject to change. Bill wants to vote the Sparty slate. Cathy if we elect her to office, we have to find a new place to hold the meeting. New member last meeting.
Click the link for the full text of the May/June 2015 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the May 1st, 15th 2015 / June 5th, 19th 2015 meetings.
Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
Due to an unforeseen emergency, the May 2015 WSFA Meetings have been swapped.
MAY 1st meeting will be in MD at the Madigan’s home.
May 15th meeting will be in VA at the Scheiner’s home.
Members and friends of WSFA, come to the Arlington, VA planetarium this coming Sunday, March 22 at 1:30pm! The Friends of the Planetarium (a local non-profit group) and Fast Forward:Contemporary Science Fiction are sponsoring a special panel on “Putting the Science in Science Fiction”. Authors Catherine Asaro, Tom Doyle, Edward M. Lerner and Alan Smale are scheduled to participate. You can reserve seats now (there is a modest fee to defray facility costs) at www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
Other science fiction related events are also happening during the weekend as well! Don’t miss it! — with Catherine Asaro, Edward M Lerner, Alan Smale and Tom Doyle.
For further details about the weekend events check out the weekend schedule.
March First Friday
9:16 meeting called to order by Bob.
We have money. Everyone who has not needs to pay dues so they can run for office and vote.
Trustees: Slate is wide open.
Capclave Present – Continuing to work on Capclave. We have a fan table at ReGeneration Who.
Capclave Future is looking for hotels
WSFA Press – contract is now signed. We are doing a special limited trade hardcover of “Slow Bullets” by Alastair Reynolds. Will be $40, with special $30 rate at Capclave. Signed limited edition of 1000.
The WSFA website is ticking along. Unless people give them content, there will be no content to put up. Capclave twitter has 129 followers.
Policy committee is still working on procedures.
Click the link for the full text of the March/April 2015 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the March 6th, 20th 2015 / April 3rd, 17th 2015 meetings.
In addition to the normal fare, this issue of the journal contain some special articles on Chilean SF.
Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
WSFA JOURNAL JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015
FIRST FRIDAY JANUARY
Rodger Burns, Cathy Green, Sam hogan (Zen Lizard), Frances Holland, David Keener, Sam
Lubell, Bob MacIntoshMark Roth, Judy Scheiner, Sam Scheiner, George Shaner, Ivy Yap,
Medeleine Yeh, Cynthia Moreno
Bob called the meeting to order at 9:15pm. Happy New Year.
Various officers made reports
Capclave Past’s books are closed.
Capclave present will double check committee list to send to Paul. Need to start working on
publicity.
Capcalve Far Future: Still looking for hotel.
Everyone needs to pay their dues.
Click the link for the full text of the January/February 2015 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the January 2nd, 16th 2015 / February 6th, 20th 2015 meetings.
WSFA Journal January-February 2015
Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
Beware of the dog. Allright folks, said Bob, 9:15 Third Friday for WSFA.
Bill objected. Secretary not here. Sam L taking notes. Did not have a meeting on First Friday due to World Fantasy. No old business that Bob remembered. Bill said Cathy promised to do a journal. She is tabling at Philcon.
No treasurer report. He is calculating revenue.
Capclave Past. Bill said has hotel bill, all other receipts are in so should have a report by First Friday. I’ll be at SMOFcon so won’t be at World Fantasy, I mean WSFA. Cathy doing recruitment for Capclave.
Sam L. for Capclave Present looking for programming person as the Zipsers had to decline.
Far Future not here.
Trustees. Brian has forms for people to join.
Talk of World Fantasy and DC 17. Elizabeth: none of us will have to volunteer. We’ll be assigned.
Click the link for the full text of the November/December 2014 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the November 21st 2014 / December 5th, 19th 2014 meetings. There was no meeting held 1st Friday of November due to most officers being away (and running) World Fantasy.
WSFA Journal November-December 2014
Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
