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October 18th, 2024 at 6:55 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting Oct. 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. EST – Zoom link

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Topic: WSFA Third Friday–October 2024
Time: Oct 18, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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October 4th, 2024 at 7:35 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – Oct. 4, 2024 at 7:45 pm EST Zoom

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Topic: WSFA First Friday–October 2024
Time: Oct 4, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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September 20th, 2024 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – Sept. 20, 20204, 7:45 PM EST – Zoom/Hybrid

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Topic: WSFA Third Friday–September 2024
Time: Sep 20, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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September 13th, 2024 at 3:35 pm

WSFA Journal July-August 2024

JULY FIRST FRIDAY Attendance: Mike Taylor, Bob MacIntosh, Cathy Green, Aaron Pound, Sophie

Treasurer announced we had $88.5K across various accounts.

Capclave present: we need people for the fan table at Risucon August 17th and 18th at the White flint Marriott and convention center. Perrianne might be available on the 17th.

Capclave Future: met with Colette at the 4th of July picnic, hotel negotiations continue.

Capclave Far Future: watching Capclave future’s hotel negotiations. Dates and location will be decided in part by outcome of Capclave Future’s hotel negotiations and the Jewish holiday calendar.

Committee to actually discuss SF will discuss the various Hugo finalist series, related works, Lodestar. 3rd Friday will discuss WSFA Small Press Award finalist stories. First Friday August will read Asimov’s.

New Business: Sam Lubell proposed having an in person book club meeting in the evening or weekend at restaurants. He wanted to start with the first volume of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series (by this year’s Capclave GOH).

Full Journal: WSFA journal July-August 2024

September 6th, 2024 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – Sept. 6, 2024 – 7:45 pm EST – Zoom Only

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Topic: WSFA First Friday–September 2024
Time: Sep 6, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Agenda:
General Chat – 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm
Business Mtg- 8:15 pm to ~8:45 pm
Breakout Rms 8:45 pm to whenever
NOTE: Committee to Discussion Science Fiction will be Asimov SF Magazine – August issue

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August 16th, 2024 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – August 16, 2024 at 7:45 pm EST – Zoom only

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: WSFA Third Friday–August 2024
Time: Aug 16, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Agenda:
7:45 pm to 8:15 pm – general chat
8:15 pm to 9:00 pm (maybe less – business meeting)
9:00 pm Breakout room:
—  Caplave discussion
—  General Chat
—  Committee to Discuss Science Fiction – Clarkesword
— Misc. Groups

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August 2nd, 2024 at 7:44 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – Aug 2, 2024 – 7:45 pm EST US – Zoom

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Topic: WSFA First Friday–August 2024
Time: Aug 2, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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July 19th, 2024 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 3rd Friday Meeting – July 19, 2024 at 7:45 pm – Zoom – chk if Hybrid

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Topic: WSFA Third Friday–July 2024
Time: Jul 19, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Pre-Meeting General Talk: 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm
Business Meeting :               8:15 pm to 9:00 pm
Breakout Groups:                9-ish onward

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July 13th, 2024 at 3:43 pm

WSFA Journal May-June 2024

FIRST FRIDAY MAY

Treasurer said we have $86,500+

Trustees: Elizabeth Twitchell said this would be the last election she runs as she’s not running for reelection as a trustee. The Trustees’s slate is:

  • President – Bob MacIntosh
  • VP – Kim Hargan
  • Treasurer – Sam Scheiner
  • Secretary – Cathy Green
  • Trustees – Sam Lubell, Apurva Desai, Frances Holland
  • WSFA Small Press Award Committee – Kim Hargan, Cathy Green
  • Rodger Burns volunteered as tribute to be the 2026 Capclave chair

Election meeting will be held after the business meeting. Secretary asked for a check that we had a quorum. It was confirmed that there was a quorum.

Capclave present – email has been sent with a link asking people to sign up for shifts at the Capclave fan table. We will also be tabling at the Gaithersburg Book Festival the week before Balticon.

Full Journal: WSFA Journal May-June 2024

July 5th, 2024 at 7:40 pm

WSFA 1st Friday Meeting – July 5, 2024 – 7:45 pm EST US – Zoom

WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

NOTE: General Get Together – 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm
Business Meeting          8:15 pm to ~ 9 pm
Discussion group open after Business Meeting

Committee to Discuss Science Fiction after Business Meeting will discuss Hugo Nominees for Series

Topic: WSFA First Friday–July 2024
Time: Jul 5, 2024 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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