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  1. RE: wandering.shop/@darthjuno/1170

    Great write up by Kat. If you have been waiting for this report, don’t forget that the next Worldcon business meeting, which will vote on our recommendations is on August 9th! #LAconV #worldcon #wsfsBusinessMeeting #wsfs #chengduworldcon #hugoawards

  2. In this episode we deal with a veritably bulging mailbag before diving back into the WSFS Business Meeting and bringing you all the HOTTEST GOSSIP. Who was the best-dressed? What was controversial about a jar of jam? And why are bees?

    Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/165-e

    #WSFS #ESFS #Worldcon #Eurocon #ScienceFiction #Fandom #Podcast #BusinessMeeting #RobertsRulesOfOrder

  3. The #WSFS Business Meeting has ratified the amendment passed on from last year to remove all references to #NASFiC in the constitution. This is long overdue and I'm very glad. So many issues with it at this point in time.

  4. Episode 164 is here! We discuss Eurocons, including Metropol Con, with roving reporter Alison. Then John and Liz dive into the WSFS business meeting agenda because it’s the SUMMER OF FUN! Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/164-w

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #Worldcon #LAconV #WSFS #Eurocon #MetropolCon

  5. The title of this episode is a barefaced lie, as we read your letters and then dive into discussion of the Business Meeting. But fear not! We also do mention science fiction! Well, John does; Alison and Liz hadn’t read any this week. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/141-a

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #Worldcon #SeattleWorldcon #Worldcon2025 #WSFS

  6. This is another bumper episode, as we do a deep dive into the WSFS Business Meetings and then an almost equally deep dive into a little indie comic known as Superman. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/140-n

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #WSFS #Worldcon #SeattleWorldcon #Worldcon2025 #Superman

  7. Fourth session of the #WSFS BM for this year, and I ended up saying I was wrong in the last session, because sometimes things just aren't as simple as we'd like to them to be, especially when reversing decisions that already have momentum. A lot of needed work to keep things the way they are.

  8. Taking part in the online #WSFS Business Meeting is a lot of time commitment across 4 evenings (WEST), but I'm finding this to be a really excellent way of interacting with the business of the World Science Fiction Society and I continue to believe it is a very successful initiative!

  9. This episode, we welcome Tammy Coxen to the podcast as our Stunt Liz! We discuss the Montreal 2027 Worldcon bid and whether they can step up to the plate, before talking about the virtual Business Meeting at @seattlein2025. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/139-m

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #Worldcon #WSFS

  10. Nearly time for the exciting, exciting #WSFS Business Meeting. Online for the first time ever. It'll be a learning process for everyone, but if there was anyone I trusted to run this meeting, it would be the Presiding Officer we have! Go Jesi!

  11. Octothorpe 138 is here, in which we discuss the recent changing of the Montreal in 2027 chair, before turning our sights to the @seattlein2025 Business Meeting agenda. That’s right, listeners. It's Bat-Liz time.

    Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/138-a

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #Worldcon #WSFS

  12. Hugo Awards Voting is NOW OPEN!

    All WSFS members can now cast their votes and access the Hugo Packet — packed with finalist works across all categories!

    Voting closes July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, so don’t wait too long!

    Learn more here: seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw

    #HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025 #SciFiFans #HugoVoting #WSFS

  13. 🚨 Attention Glasgow WSFS members! 🚨

    Want to nominate for the upcoming awards? Make sure you checked the box to pass your information along! If you missed it, reach out to Glasgow 2024 registration ASAP to get it sorted. ✅ #WSFS #Glasgow2024 #SciFiAwards

  14. Have you ever wondered about or wanted to participate in how the rules that govern the Worldcon, the Hugo Awards, and other aspects of WSFS get made? We do this at the business meeting. However: have you ever been unable to attend a business meeting session because your favorite author or panel is happening at the same time during the convention? Have you ever been unable to attend the convention, but still wanted to participate in the business meeting?

    Fear not! We are excited to announce that this year we have developed a new process for the business meeting: a series of pre-convention, virtual meetings! Seattle Worldcon 2025 will host the business meeting virtually on four different dates prior to the convention: July 4, July 13, July 19, and July 25. These dates were chosen in order to accommodate as best as possible religious observance, work commitments, and time zone differences. Viewing of the meeting will be open to all; however, to participate in the meeting and vote on business will require an attending membership or virtual attending membership in the convention. Our business meeting chair, Jesi Lipp, has experience with hosting virtual business meetings and is excited to bring that wealth of knowledge to WSFS and Seattle Worldcon 2025 in order to expand access and to enfranchise groups historically unable to participate.

    To help prepare everyone for this new step forward, Seattle Worldcon 2025’s WSFS team has planned additional events. If you are intimidated by the thought of the business meeting or you’ve wanted to propose a change but are not sure how, you can learn the ropes at one or both of the informational town halls we have lined up. The business meeting chair and WSFS division also anticipate having at least one practice session prior to the virtual meeting using the virtual meeting platform.

    Please note that voting for site selection for the 2027 Worldcon will include in-person voting at the convention, and that the announcement of the site selection winner will be done in person at Seattle Worldcon 2025.

    Any questions – please reach out to [email protected].

    Stay tuned for further details on this exciting new step into the future of the Business Meeting!

    Seattle Worldcon 2025

    https://seattlein2025.org/2024/12/04/announcement-building-the-business-meetings-future-for-everyone/

    #BusinessMeeting #SeattleWorldcon2025 #Worldcon #WSFS

  15. As part of his follow-ups from the #Glasgow2024 #HugoAwards and #WSFS admin roles, @nwhyte wrote up a piece on the consultative vote taken on one of the constitutional amendments proposed at that Worldcon: fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-20

    Aside from the nod to me (thanks!) I really like the nuanced examination of when these might be a good idea and not.

  16. The #WSFS business meeting rejected the “let’s not let any new people participate in choosing where #worldcon is held” rule change proposal in today’s meeting. 👍
    #worldcon #glasgow2024 #WSFSBM

  17. John is a busy bee, something’s bugging Alison, and Liz meets a wasp. We spend our episode this week digging into the WSFS Business Meeting in unprecedented detail, but hopefully we make it more transparent and at least somewhat funny. Let us know if you have any questions before the convention, and listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/115-i

    #ScienceFiction #Podcast #Glasgow2024 #Worldcon #Worldcon2024 #WSFS

  18. Been browsing the Glasgow Worldcon programme. 8-12 August 2024. Sadly I can't attend in person as hoped. I'm too ill now with my progressive neurological disease. But going to use my paid membership's online viewing options to watch dozens of events. Recordings up till 31 Dec. guide.glasgow2024.org #Glasgow #Scotland #Worldcon #Worldcon2024 #GlasgowWorldcon #Scifi #Fantasy #Horror #Fandom #Conventions #WSFS #streaming

  19. I’m afraid those who keep demanding that any potential new #wsfs governing body needs to be elected by a vote of all #worldcon members have a thoroughly misguided sense of how interested or willing to learn anything about the matter an average Worldcon member is.

  20. A discord where every channel has at least one instance of someone redirecting the conversation in that channel to another one because they've decided that it's off-topic, and multiple meta channels about rules is the perfect synecdoche for the #WSFS business meeting, and is therefore the ideal place for it to be discussed.

  21. Well, can't say I'm surprised in the slightest. If anything I'm surprised there weren't more stories like this sooner.

    WSFS, like FIFA and the Olympics, need to take a country's record into consideration before awarding events.

    #WorldCon #WorldCon2023 #WSFS #Hugos #HugoAwards #HugoAwards2023 #Hugos2023

    theguardian.com/books/2024/jan

  22. @adam

    There are no WSFS administrators. WSFS has no officers or staff. It consists of the membership of the current Worldcon, and we members only act via the Business Meeting held at Worldcon itself, and by voting for the Hugos and in Site Selection.
    #WSFS #Worldcon

  23. file770.com/if-you-love-the-na

    This is a fascinating conversation ( to me as a US fan). I joined the discussion group to see where it goes and help out where I'm able.

    #WorldCon #WSFS #Nasfic #Conrunning #fandom

  24. At this year’s Worldcon, the two Hugo changes that were approved last year were ratified/re-approved this year.

    Specifically:

    1. There’s now a new Hugo category! It’s called Best Game or Interactive Work. For more, see (gameshugo.com).

    2. The rule that said categories with too few votes would get No Awarded has now been removed.

    Here’s the #WSFS Business Meeting agenda; the items in question are labeled as E.1 and E.2.

    en.chengduworldcon.com/uploads

  25. The 2023 WSFS Business Meeting
    The agenda is out for the WSFS Business Meeting to be held in Chengdu. A lot of amendments to the rules and the constitution are proposed; some of them are good; some of them are pointless; and some of them are wrong.
    fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-20
    #Uncategorized #wsfs