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To Sunday 31St August 2003
The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Torcon 3 th Friday 29 to Sunday 31st August 2003 Introduction………………………………………………………………….… 3 Preliminary Business Meeting, Friday……………………………………… 4 Main Business Meeting, Saturday…………………………………………… 11 Main Business Meeting, Sunday……………………………………………… 16 Preliminary Business Meeting Agenda, Friday………………………………. 21 Report of the WSFS Nitpicking and Flyspecking Committee 27 FOLLE Report 33 LA con III Financial Report 48 LoneStarCon II Financial Report 50 BucConeer Financial Report 51 Chicon 2000 Financial Report 52 The Millennium Philcon Financial Report 53 ConJosé Financial Report 54 Torcon 3 Financial Report 59 Noreascon 4 Financial Report 62 Interaction Financial Report 63 WSFS Business Meeting Procedures 65 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Saturday…………………………………...... 69 Report of the Mark Protection Committee 73 ConAdian Financial Report 77 Aussiecon Three Financial Report 78 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Sunday………………………….................... 79 Time Travel Worldcon Report………………………………………………… 81 Response to the Time Travel Worldcon Report, from the 1939 World Science Fiction Convention…………………………… 82 WSFS Constitution, with amendments ratified at Torcon 3……...……………. 83 Standing Rules ……………………………………………………………….. 96 Proposed Agenda for Noreascon 4, including Business Passed On from Torcon 3…….……………………………………… 100 Site Selection Report………………………………………………………… 106 Attendance List ………………………………………………………………. 109 Resolutions and Rulings of Continuing Effect………………………………… 111 Mark Protection Committee Members………………………………………… 121 Introduction All three meetings were held in the Ontario Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The head table officers were: Chair: Kevin Standlee Deputy Chair / P.O: Donald Eastlake III Secretary: Pat McMurray Timekeeper: Clint Budd Tech Support: William J Keaton, Glenn Glazer [Secretary: The debates in these minutes are not word for word accurate, but every attempt has been made to represent the sense of the arguments made. -
The Apocalyptic Book List
The Apocalyptic Book List Presented by: The Post Apocalyptic Forge Compiled by: Paul Williams ([email protected]) As with other lists compiled by me, this list contains material that is not strictly apocalyptic or post apocalyptic, but that may contain elements that have that fresh roasted apocalyptic feel. Because I have not read every single title here and have relied on other peoples input, you may on occasion find a title that is not appropriate for the intended genre....please do let me know and I will remove it, just as if you find a title that needs to be added...that is appreciated as well. At the end of the main book list you will find lists for select series of books. Title Author 8.4 Peter Hernon 905 Tom Pane 2011, The Evacuation of Planet Earth G. Cope Schellhorn 2084: The Year of the Liberal David L. Hale 3000 Ad : A New Beginning Jon Fleetwood '48 James Herbert Abyss, The Jere Cunningham Acts of God James BeauSeigneur Adulthood Rites Octavia Butler Adulthood Rites, Vol. 2 Octavia E. Butler Aestival Tide Elizabeth Hand Afrikorps Bill Dolan After Doomsday Poul Anderson After the Blue Russel C. Like After the Bomb Gloria D. Miklowitz After the Dark Max Allan Collins After the Flames Elizabeth Mitchell After the Flood P. C. Jersild After the Plague Jean Ure After the Rain John Bowen After the Zap Michael Armstrong After Things Fell Apart Ron Goulart After Worlds Collide Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie Aftermath Charles Sheffield Aftermath K. A. Applegate Aftermath John Russell Fearn Aftermath LeVar Burton Aftermath, The Samuel Florman Aftershock Charles Scarborough Afterwar Janet Morris Against a Dark Background Iain M. -
Reviews: Ed Mcknight Fiction Reviews: Philip Snyder
#261 Nov.-Dec. 2002 Coeditors: Christine Mains Shelley Rodrigo Blanchard Nonfiction Reviews: Ed McKnight Fiction Reviews: Philip Snyder The SFRAReview (ISSN IN THIS ISSUE: 1068-395X) is published six times a year by the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) and distributed SFRA Business to SFRA members.NONNON Individual issues are not for sale; however, starting with President’s Message 2 issue #256, all issues will be pub- lished to SFRA’s website no less than two months after paper publication. For information about the SFRA and Non Fiction Reviews its benefits, see the description at the Monsters from the Id 2 back of this issue. For a membership The Frankenstein Archive 5 application, contact SFRA Treasurer Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Dave Mead or get one from the SFRA website: <www.sfra.org>. Fantasy, and Horror 6 Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers 7 SUBMISSIONS Zamiatin Examined 9 The SFRAReview editors encourage submissions, including essays, review Speculative, essays that cover several related texts, Illustrated Future Histories 9 and interviews. Please send submis- sions or queries to both coeditors. If you would like to review nonfiction or fiction, please contact the Fiction Reviews respective editor and/or email A Woman’s Liberation 9 [email protected]. Coyote 11 Christine Mains, Coeditor Sorcery Rising 12 Box 66024 The Great Escape 13 Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 The Great Escape 13 <[email protected]> Dimensions of Sheckley 14 The Omega Expedition 15 Shelley Rodrigo Blanchard, Coeditor 6842 S. 40th Place The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant 17 Phoenix, AZ 85040 Leviathan Three 19 <[email protected]> Ed McKnight, Nonfiction Editor 113 Cannon Lane Taylors SC 29687 <[email protected]> Philip Snyder, Fiction Editor 109 Northumberland Road Rochester NY 14618 <[email protected]> SFRA BUSINESS 2 President’s Message Michael M. -
Chicon V PR 6
2 Chicon V Progress Report Six BROUGHT TO YOU BY President & Chairman Kathleen Meyer Functions Children’s Lindalee Stuckey Assistant Stuart Chudrlek Aide to the Chairman Becky Thomson Division Manager Dina Krause Vice President - Administration Larry Smith Assistant Division Manager Haviva Pollatta Auxiliary Tracks Vice President - Exhibits Leonard Wenshe Masquerade Dictator Susan Baugh Discussion Groups Joy Waterson Assistant Kathv Nerat Vice President - Facilities Ross Pavlac Assistant Masquerade Dictator Linda Wyatt Staff Marie Guthrie D.I.Y. Table Joy Waterson Vice President - Finance Bob Beese Assistant Kathy Nerat Vice President - Functions Marie Bartlett-Sloan Staff Mike Ormes Staff Lois Wellinghurst Autographs/Readings John Mitchell Vice President - Programming Debra Wright Staff Richard Wellinghurst Assistant Rich Johnson Vice President-Services Mike Jencevice Staff Michael Baugh Special Interest Groups Bill Weber Secretary Sally Kobee Staff Dan Lanee Assistant Jim Luttgens Treasurer Al Ballard Staff Members of NOTA, The Science Writers' Workshops Kathie Huddleston Counsel Catherine Fitzsimmons Fiction Club of Louisville, Ky. Trivia Contest Leo Doroschenko Counsel Pro Tern Greg Rihn Hugo Award Ceremonies Jane Haldeman Filking Bill Roper Mascots Executive Flunky Marty Coady Fabish Assistant Duane Elms Top Dog Ung-Ling Secret Advisor Doug Price Gaming Lawrence Lerner Staff London Opening Ceremonies Tom Seymour Program Operations/Services Folk Dance Mia McDavid Program Operations Fred Duarte, Jr. Administration Midnight Madness Michelle -
SF COMMENTARY 81 40Th Anniversary Edition, Part 2
SF COMMENTARY 81 40th Anniversary Edition, Part 2 June 2011 IN THIS ISSUE: THE COLIN STEELE SPECIAL COLIN STEELE REVIEWS THE FIELD OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: DITMAR (DICK JENSSEN) THE EDITOR PAUL ANDERSON LENNY BAILES DOUG BARBOUR WM BREIDING DAMIEN BRODERICK NED BROOKS HARRY BUERKETT STEPHEN CAMPBELL CY CHAUVIN BRAD FOSTER LEIGH EDMONDS TERRY GREEN JEFF HAMILL STEVE JEFFERY JERRY KAUFMAN PETER KERANS DAVID LAKE PATRICK MCGUIRE MURRAY MOORE JOSEPH NICHOLAS LLOYD PENNEY YVONNE ROUSSEAU GUY SALVIDGE STEVE SNEYD SUE THOMASON GEORGE ZEBROWSKI and many others SF COMMENTARY 81 40th Anniversary Edition, Part 2 CONTENTS 3 THIS ISSUE’S COVER 66 PINLIGHTERS Binary exploration Ditmar (Dick Jenssen) Stephen Campbell Damien Broderick 5 EDITORIAL Leigh Edmonds I must be talking to my friends Patrick McGuire The Editor Peter Kerans Jerry Kaufman 7 THE COLIN STEELE EDITION Jeff Hamill Harry Buerkett Yvonne Rousseau 7 IN HONOUR OF SIR TERRY Steve Jeffery PRATCHETT Steve Sneyd Lloyd Penney 7 Terry Pratchett: A (disc) world of Cy Chauvin collecting Lenny Bailes Colin Steele Guy Salvidge Terry Green 12 Sir Terry at the Sydney Opera House, Brad Foster 2011 Sue Thomason Colin Steele Paul Anderson Wm Breiding 13 Colin Steele reviews some recent Doug Barbour Pratchett publications George Zebrowski Joseph Nicholas David Lake 16 THE FIELD Ned Brooks Colin Steele Murray Moore Includes: 16 Reference and non-fiction 81 Terry Green reviews A Scanner Darkly 21 Science fiction 40 Horror, dark fantasy, and gothic 51 Fantasy 60 Ghost stories 63 Alternative history 2 SF COMMENTARY No. 81, June 2011, 88 pages, is edited and published by Bruce Gillespie, 5 Howard Street, Greensborough VIC 3088, Australia. -
A Collision of Cultures in Starship Troopers and Ender's Game
University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations Dissertations and Theses 5-20-2011 Shifting Understandings of Imperialism: A Collision of Cultures in Starship Troopers and Ender's Game Leon Perniciaro University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td Recommended Citation Perniciaro, Leon, "Shifting Understandings of Imperialism: A Collision of Cultures in Starship Troopers and Ender's Game" (2011). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1338. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1338 This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by ScholarWorks@UNO with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights- holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Shifting Understandings of Imperialism: A Collision of Cultures in Starship Troopers and Ender’s Game A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In English American Literature by Leon Perniciaro B.S. Loyola University New Orleans, 2007 May, 2011 Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................ -
Science Fiction Review 30 Geis 1979-03
MARCH-APRIL 1979 NUMBER 30 SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW $1.50 Interviews: JOAN D. VINGE STEPHEN R. DONALDSON NORMAN SPINRAD Orson Scott Card - Charles Platt - Darrell Schweitzer Elton Elliott - Bill Warren SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW Formerly THE ALIEN CRITIC P.O. Be* 11408 MARCH, 1979 — VOL.8, no.2 Portland, OR 97211 WHOLE NUMBER 30 RICHARD E. GEIS, editor & publisher CONFUCIUS SAY MAN WHO PUBLISHES FANZINES ALL LIFE DOOMED TO PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY SEEK MIMEOGRAPH IN HEAVEN, HEKTO- COVER BY STEPHEN FABIAN JAN., MARCH, MAY, JULY, SEPT., NOV. Based on "Hellhole" by David Gerrold GRAPH IN HELL (To appear in ASIMOV'S SF MAGAZINE) SINGLE COPY — $1.50 ALIEN THOUGHTS by the editor........... 4 PUOTE: (503) 282-0381 INTERVIEW WITH JOAN D. VINGE CONDUCTED BY DARRELL SCHWEITZER....8 LETTERS---------------- THE VIVISECTOR GEORGE WARREN........... A COLUMN BY DARRELL SCHWEITZER. .. .14 JAMES WILSON............. PATRICIA MATTHEWS. POUL ANDERSON........... YOU GOT NO FRIENDS IN THIS WORLD # 2-8-79 ORSON SCOTT CARD.. A REVIEW OF SHORT FICTION LAST-MINUTE NEWS ABOUT GALAXY BY ORSON SCOTT CARD....................................20 NEAL WILGUS................ DAVID GERROLD........... Hank Stine called a moment ago, to THE AWARDS ARE Ca-IING!I! RICHARD BILYEU.... say that he was just back from New York and conferences with the pub BY ORSON SCOTT CARD....................................24 GEORGE H. SCITHERS ARTHUR TOFTE............. lisher. [That explains why his INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN R. DONALDSON ROBERT BLOCH.............. phone was temporarily disconnected.] The GAIAXY publishing schedule CONDUCTED BY NEAL WILGUS.......................26 JONATHAN BACON.... SAM MOSKOWITZ........... is bi-monthly at the moment, and AND THEN I READ.... DARRELL SCHWEITZER there will be upcoming some special separate anthologies issued in the BOOK REVIEWS BY THE EDITOR..................31 CHARLES PLATT.......... -
A Student's Guide to Cold Fusion
A Student’s Guide to Cold Fusion Edmund Storms KivaLabs, Santa Fe, NM (updated, April 2012) Abstract Evidence supporting cold fusion (LENR) is summarized and requirements an explanation must take into account are justified. A plausible nuclear-active-environment is identified by ruling out various possibilities and by identifying an environment that is common to all methods used to produce LENR. When this environment is combined with a plausible mechanism, many testable predictions result. These insights and proposals are offered to help clarify understanding of LENR and to suggest future studies. FOREWORD My interest in cold fusion began shortly after Pons and Fleischmann announced their claims in 1989, while I was a conventional research scientist working at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on methods to produce nuclear energy for applications in space. A Ph.D. in radiochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis gave me knowledge about both material behavior and nuclear interaction. I mention this only because “believers” in cold fusion are sometimes identified in critical writings as being ignorant and/or gullible. The only difference between my approach and that of skeptics was my willingness to explore the idea. Since retiring from LANL 22 years ago, I have continued to investigate the subject using laboratory research and to write papers including several scientific reviews and a book. The large collection of references, now nearly 4000 acquired in this effort, was used to create the original LIBRARY on www.LENR-CANR.org. Jed Rothwell keeps this collection of literature up to date and the website functional. Literature on the subject of cold fusion has grown beyond a point where casual reading can lead to useful scientific understanding. -
Science Fiction Review 37
SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW $2.00 WINTER 1980 NUMBER 37 SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW (ISSN: 0036-8377) Formerly THE ALIEN CRITZ® P.O. BOX 11408 NOVEMBER 1980 — VOL.9, NO .4 PORTLAND, OR 97211 WHOLE NUMBER 37 PHONE: (503) 282-0381 RICHARD E. GEIS, editor & publisher PAULETTE MINARE', ASSOCIATE EDITOR PUBLISHED QUARTERLY FEB., MAY, AUG., NOV. SINGLE COPY — $2.00 COVER BY STEPHEN FABIAN SHORT FICTION REVIEWS "PET" ANALOG—PATRICIA MATHEWS.40 ASIMOV'S-ROBERT SABELLA.42 F8SF-RUSSELL ENGEBRETSON.43 ALIEN THOUGHTS DESTINIES-PATRICIA MATHEWS.44 GALAXY-JAFtS J.J, WILSON.44 REVIEWS- BY THE EDITOR.A OTT4I-MARGANA B. ROLAIN.45 PLAYBOY-H.H. EDWARD FORGIE.47 BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. THE MAN WITH THE COSMIC ORIGINAL ANTHOLOGIES —DAVID A. , _ TTE HUNTER..... TRUESDALE...47 ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ. TRIGGERFINGER—an interview with JUST YOU AND Ft, KID. ROBERT ANTON WILSON SMALL PRESS NOTES THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN. CONDUCTED BY NEAL WILGUS.. .6 BY THE EDITOR.49 THE CHILDREN. THE ORPHAN. ZOMBIE. AND THEN I SAW.... LETTERS.51 THE HILLS HAVE EYES. BY THE EDITOR.10 FROM BUZZ DIXON THE OCTOGON. TOM STAICAR THE BIG BRAWL. MARK J. MCGARRY INTERFACES. "WE'RE COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW" ORSON SCOTT CARD THE EDGE OF RUNNING WATER. ELTON T. ELLIOTT SF WRITER S WORKSHOP I. LETTER, INTRODUCTION AND STORY NEVILLE J. ANGOVE BY BARRY N. MALZBERG.12 AN HOUR WITH HARLAN ELLISON.... JOHN SHIRLEY AN HOUR WITH ISAAC ASIMOV. ROBERT BLOCH CITY.. GENE WOLFE TIC DEAD ZONE. THE VIVISECTOR CHARLES R. SAUNDERS BY DARRELL SCHWEITZER.15 FRANK FRAZETTA, BOOK FOUR.24 ALEXIS GILLILAND Tl-E LAST IMMORTAL.24 ROBERT A.W, LOWNDES DARK IS THE SUN.24 LARRY NIVEN TFC MAN IN THE DARKSUIT.24 INSIDE THE WHALE RONALD R. -
Cold Fusion and the Future
Cold Fusion and the Future Jed Rothwell LENR-CANR.org Cold Fusion and the Future Jed Rothwell Published by LENR-CANR.org, December 2004. Second Edition, February 2005 Third Edition, March 2006 Fourth Edition, April 2007 Edited by Susan Seddon Cover illustration by Aya Rothwell This book is not copyright. You are free to give a copy to a friend, but we ask that instead of doing so, you refer other readers to the web site and ask them to download a copy directly. That will allow us to gauge how many people have looked at the book, and the extent of public interest. Two versions of this document are available. This one is suitable for viewing on the screen: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/RothwellJcoldfusiona.pdf (6 MB) If you wish to print a copy, we recommend the high-resolution version: http://lenr-canr.org/ColdFusionAndTheFuturehires.pdf (15 MB) Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................1 Part I: What Is Cold Fusion? .......................................................................................................7 1. A Brief Description of Cold Fusion .....................................................................................8 2. The Ideal Source of Energy ...............................................................................................23 3. How We Can Make Some Predictions Now.......................................................................38 Part II: How Cold Fusion Will Change Society -
23Rd International Congress on Medieval Studies
Dear Colleague: It is my pleasure to invite you to the Twenty-Third International Congress on Medieval Studies to be held May 5-8, 1988 on the campus of Western Michigan University, under the sponsorship of the University's Medieval Institute. Highlights of this year's program are the International Symposium on Medieval Education in the Language Arts and the symposium on Silos in 1088 A.D. sponsored by the International Center of Medieval Art in commemoration of the 900th anniversary of Santo Domingo de Silos. A photographic exhibit of 11th-century Silos and its artistic monuments and a special concert on Thursday evening of Gregorian and Mozarabic chant from Silos manuscripts will complement the symposium. On Wednesday evening, May 4, the Society for Old Music will present Holy Week and Easter Drama and Ceremonies/rom Sweden at the Cathedral Church of Christ the King. On Friday eve ning, Paul Hillier will perform Music and Lyrics o/the Troubadours, and following the banquet on Saturday, May 7, Early Music from the Newberry Library will present music of 14th-century France at the Dalton Center Recital Hall, while the Chicago Medieval Players will present their production of the 12th-century music drama Play 0/ Antichrist at the First Baptist Church in downtown Kalamazoo. Transportation to all of these events will be provided, and tickets should be reserved in advance on your registration form. For more details on the above and other scheduled evening events please consult the daily program schedule. Specific information and instructions regarding registration, housing, meals, and transportation is provided on the following pages. -
DAVISON TV STORIES Castrovalva Four to Doomsday Kinda the Visitation Black Orchid Earthshock Time-Flight Arc Of
DAVISON TV STORIES Castrovalva Four to Doomsday Kinda The Visitation Black Orchid Earthshock Time-Flight Arc of Infinity Snakedance Mawdryn Undead Terminus Enlightenment The King’s Demons The Five Doctors Warriors of the Deep The Awakening Frontios Resurrection of the Daleks Planet of Fire The Caves of Androzani DAVISON ORIGINAL NOVELS Goth Opera The Crystal Bucephalus Lords of the Storm The Sands of Time Cold Fusion The Ultimate Treasure Zeta Major Deep Blue Divided Loyalties Imperial Moon The King of Terror Superior Beings Warmonger Fear of the Dark Empire of Death Blood and Hope Tip of the Tongue DAVISON TARGET NOVELISATIONS Doctor Who - Castrovalva Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday Doctor Who - Kinda Doctor Who and The Visitation Doctor Who - Black Orchid Doctor Who - Earthshock Doctor Who - Time-Flight Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity Doctor Who - Snakedance Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead Doctor Who - Terminus Doctor Who - Enlightenment Doctor Who - The King’s Demons Doctor Who - The Five Doctors Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep Doctor Who - The Awakening Doctor Who - Frontios Doctor Who - Planet of Fire Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani DAVISON COMICS The Tides of Time The Stars Fell on Stockbridge The Stockbridge Horror Lunar Lagoon 4-Dimensional Vistas The Moderator The Lunar Strangers The Curse of the Scarab On the Planet Isopterus Blood Invocation The Forgotten - 5th Doctor segment Prisoners of Time 05: In Their Nature DAVISON ODDS & SODS The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters Peter Davison's Book of Alien