Nelson, we meet at the Pittsford Barnes & Noble (3349 Monroe Avenue). Someone is always there by 7, and we start the meetings at about 7:30.
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2790?subtype=detailMap#content On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Neson Blish <[email protected]>wrote: > Alica, Please let me know the address and I will try to attend. I have > something else which finishes at 7 pm, but will try to leave early. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Alicia Henn <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, February 24, 2011 8:29:41 AM > *Subject:* March meeting > > We'll be meeting Tuesday March 1st at 7pm for our Annual Meeting. > The main purpose of this meeting is to elect a new board for this coming > year. The new board will then elect officers at a subsequent meeting. > > We'll also take a look at approaches that have not worked for us in this > last year and what has worked. It has been an exciting year with the launch > of our first anthology. We've sold enough copies to print our next project, > which is a victory that should be celebrated. We are in a good position to > build upon the success we've had with our second project, Alternate > Rochesters. > A third project, a Green Punk project, has been proposed. > > We're entering our third year as a not-for-profit corporation, which allows > us now to apply for grants. There are several which we would qualify for and > for which we should apply. > This is a pivotal moment for us a group. Our mission, to promote spec fic > and spec fic writers right here in Rochester, has never been more important. > > However, our membership is one of people that only have time to spend on > R-SPEC once the bills are paid and the kids are cared for. Scant time and > burnout are critical issues for us. Our projects necessarily move more > slowly than a paid staff would move them, which is frustrating. One approach > to burnout that I've seen work in other settings is to declare a "Sabbath > Year" in which no work would be done unless it gave the person doing the > work joy. Another approach, often the default, is to let the group dissolve > for a period of time and then resurrect it after some rest. > > This group is composed of some of the finest thinkers in this area. We are > the people that have proven ability to apply imagination to reality and > we're looking to craft a path for our own group for this next year. Come on > out to the meeting, and put in your thoughts, or if you can't physically > get to the meeting we can connect with you electronically by video chat or > virtual space. > > Alicia, > President, R-SPEC, Inc. > > > > > > > > --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to r-spec+ > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > -- -- eric scoles | [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
