Meeting 930 May 26, 2008
BEGAN 8:03 No officers present at start of meeting. Dave C. presided at beginning of meeting due to lack of officers. Joani loaned Fred some paper so that in his post-con befuddled and fatigued state he could scribble a few notes which hopefully can be successfully transcribed into minutes which will have some correspondence and connection with what actually transpired during the meeting. A TAFF jar was proposed and approved 12-1. Dave G. arrived and assumed the task of presiding over the meeting. A motion to suspend the Numismatic Responsibility Act for the duration of the meeting failed for lack of a second. A motion to postpone the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting for one week was approved. REPORTS: Most recent treasurer's report: Regular: $44.75 for total of $9800.56 Party: $15.75 for a total of $352.82 TAFF: $0 for a total of $??? There were no President or Vice-President reports. There were no Committee reports. BUSINESS: Some first time attendees identified themselves as: Lucy Stern, Mike, Mette, Bryan ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spring announced Party Saturday 6:00PM and SJ Giants game in San Jose on Sunday. Ken announced that since May has five Fridays a Legion of Rasselon meeting will be held on the last Friday of May; usual time and place. Andy announced that there a is Steampunk convention is being planned for 2009 in Seattle. This was followed by discussion of a possible Steampunk convention in October 2008 in Sunnyvale. Dave discussed Reno Worldcon 2011 bid. Ken mentioned successful Phoenix landing on Mars. Ed and others listed persons who had recently died: Sidney Pollack Utah Phillips Dick Martin Robert Asprin REVIEWS: Dave gave positive review of the Mark Evanier blog at http://www.newsfromme.com/ Andy reviewed Baycon. The Santa Clara Hyatt rooms were good for sleeping but not so good for parties. Not enough room for Masquerade audience seating. Kevin(Evil) said 'Free at last' the parties promoting CC26 were over. The Ultimate Evil Genius Party out drew the Klingon party next door. Mette said that Phil and Kathy did a good job with the Masquerade. And then there was much discussion about masquerades, seating space and related topics. Lucy said that was first Baycon and was good except missed seating at Masquerade. Mike reported on the the Maid service by hotel staff. Dave C. said that Baycon seems to have regained its equilibrium. Commented about ribbons and the Bolivian General's Award. Commented that the bathroom doors in the hotel rooms were unusual. Joani wondered if the hotel had pissed off the person who designed the bathrooms. Kris said the Art Show was fantastic. Dave mentioned women in the furry party. Spring reviewed the Bar in the hotel as nice. Andy reviewed the Fanzine Lounge at the con as great. Dave G. reviewed con as good and said the hotel staff had a good attitude. Ed commented that the hotel management had created a contest for staff collecting con ribbons. Kevin(Evil) is reading the anthology Steampunk edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and has a positive review. It is a mix of old and new stories and contains a story by Jay Lake. Ken reviewed the new Indiana Jones movie positively and said it was worth even the extra online ticket purchase surcharge. Others followed on and agreed with positive assessment and said that the box office revenue was high already so it looked like it had legs. Liz reviewed her car as it got her to the con but needed to be fixed Tuesday before heading back. Kevin(Evil) reviewed the Showtime miniseries Andromeda Strain and how it related to the book. AUCTION: Ed birthday auction to Liz $5.00 Liz birthday auction to Kevin(Evil) for $3.00 Bryan birthday auction to self for $3.00 Mette birthday auction to Bryan for $10.00 Kris birthday auction to Lucy $3.00 Key ring $2.00 Book and toy car to Kevin(Evil) for Spring $?.?? Book to Mette for Andy $0.50 RUMOR: Found One Fez ADJOURNMENT: Meeting (total attendance about 15) adjourned in memory of Rory Root. _______________________________________________ Basfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
