Einblatt! July 2016
Calendar
- Sat, Jul 2, 11AM. Minn-StF Meeting via Google Hang-Outs. Starting time is 11am because Rachel is in Taiwan (13 hours ahead of Minnesota time). This meeting will begin at midnight in Taiwan. Connect via http://bit.ly/2016Jul2Mnstf. If you have trouble connecting, please email Rachel: rachel_kronick@jiawen.net. For folks who want to save bandwidth, and for those without A/V setups, it may be easier for small groups to join the Hangout together from the same location. Attendance will be noted, but there will not be a sign-in sheet.
- Sun, Jul 10, 2-5PM. LSC&TS. Irene Raun's. 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outdoors. FFI: realitychallenged@fireopal.org, 612-822-0451
- Sat, Jul 16, 12N. Minn-StF Picnic. Minnehaha Picnic area #2 - the same as the last several years. https://www.minneapolisparks.org/_asset/jcyws1/minnehaha_park_picnic_map.pdf
- Thurs, Jul 28, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Aug 6, Irene & Scott Raun's; Aug 20, Dreampark
Announcements:
There will be a Minn-StF Fallcon – Decongestant. See the Conventions section for more info.
The Minn-StF Board is soliciting bids for Minicon 53.
Minn-StF has resurrected the Quartermaster position, and trying to generate a list of everything we own. Joel Phillips has accepted the position, and will be organizing an inventory of the storage locker. If you have any items owned by Minn-StF in your possession, please let Joel know at the e-mail address quartermaster@mnstf.org.
The new Minn-StF President is Emily Stewart. She can be reached at president@mnstf.org.
# - Minn-StF Meetings start at 2pm, but there are rarely a lot of people showing up before 4pm. The business meeting will typically be between 5-6pm.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Marian Turner & Michael Kauper, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Mark Richards, Robin Severson, Clay & Hershey Harris, Irene & Scott Raun, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Liz Fish, Bill Christ, Peer Dudda, Chrisi Hansen & Mike Schneider, Joel Phillips, Ann Totusek, Sidhe Brewing, Kelly James.
Birthdays:
1: Corwin Brust; 3: Jonathan Adams, Dave Crawford; 4: Don Bailey; 5: Laurel Krahn; 7: Krissy; 8: Tesla Aldrich; 10: Judy Rosenberg; 12: Benjamin Cox; 17: Floyd Henderson; 21: Irene Raun, Geri Sullivan; 24: Amber Tatge; 25: Ann Totusek; 27: Polly Peterson
Publishing News
Ruth Berman won the Rhysling Award (short poem category) for "Time Travel Vocabulary Problems," originally published in Dreams and Nightmares.
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Conventions
Jun 30 - Jul 3. Convergence 2016. Bloomington, MN. http://www.convergence-con.org/
Jul 29-31. Diversicon. St. Paul, MN. http://www.diversicon.org/
Aug 17-21. MidAmeriCon II, Worldcon 2016. FFI: http://midamericon2.org/
Oct 7-9. Gaylaxicon 2016. St. Louis Park, MN. GoHs: Eleanor Arneson, Zack Karlsson, David Maxine, Eric Shanower, David Gaider. FFI: http://www.gaylaxicon2016.org/
Oct 14-16, Decongestant. Bloomington, MN. $50 adults, $10 young fans, $0 kids. FFI: http://mnstf.org/decongestant/
Oct 21-23. Arcana. St. Paul, MN. http://arcanacon.com/
Feb 16-19, 2017. Capricon 37. Wheeling, IL. GoHs: Beth Revis, Meg Frank. FFI: http://capricon.org/capricon37/
Apr 14-17, 2017. Minicon 52. GoHs: Jim C. Hines, Brother Guy Consolmagno, Mark Oshiro. Registration: Adults, $40 to 3/17/17; Student, $20 to 3/17/17; Kid, $10 to 3/17/17; Supporting: $15. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon52/
Aug 9-13, 2017. Worldcon 75. Helsinki, Finland. GoHs: John-Henri Holmberg, Nalo Hopkinson, Johanna Sinisalo, Claire Wendling, Walter Jon Williams. FFI: http://www.worldcon.fi/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Aaron Vande Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris - board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, check there for the next board meeting.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Sunday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.org
PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in six countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226
Einblatt from July 95 to date is on the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing-list - sign up at the website (here). The Dead-tree Einblatt is available by subscription. Cost is $10, payable by check mailed to the Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as of December 2009, Scott Raun), or PayPal to webmaster@minicon.org.
This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(conventions).
Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to einblatt@mnstf.org, or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email submissions most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM July 28th, 2016.