http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/ en-us Copyright 2010 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:22:20 -0500 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:14:57 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The board meeting is underway! This is breaking news from the heart of the board meeting... Congratulations Brigid Shannon, the new Registration/Membership Coordinator and to Mike Smith and Curtis Potterveld, the new co-Chief Technology Officers!! We're excited to have these new members to the board. More news coming soon...... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_06_05.html#000335 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_06_05.html#000335 Announcements-Member News Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:22:20 -0500 You know you've been curious about the inner workings of ICFA! It's not late to find out... apply before end of day tomorrow and satisfy that healthy curiosity!! Two board positions are open and applicants can forward a cover letter and CV to President Jim Casey at jcasey@highpoint.edu for review... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_29.html#000334 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_29.html#000334 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:23:36 -0500 Proposal and Regular (non-late) registration deadlines have been extended to May 15. And in case you haven't seen it yet, visit the conference website at www.sfra2010.ning.com. Rather than a static site, this year's conference web presence is a social network designed to allow attendees (and those considering) to join, network... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_27.html#000333 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_27.html#000333 Also of Interest Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:24:33 -0500 The 2010 Science Fiction Research Association (www.sfra.org) conference theme, "Far Stars and Tin Stars: Science Fiction and the Frontier," reflects the conference’s venue in the high desert of Carefree, Arizona, north of Phoenix. The frontier, the borderland between what is known and what is unknown, the settled and the wild,... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_19.html#000332 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_19.html#000332 Upcoming Conference News Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:33:29 -0500 Always wonder what it was like to help make a conference come together? It's not too late!! We are still looking for a few good people... Five positions are open! Come join a fun team of people and see what it's really like to make ICFA happen. May 1st is... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_19.html#000331 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_19.html#000331 IAFA Administration Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:20:28 -0500 After six years of much-appreciated service as IF Division Head, Dale Knickerbocker is stepping aside to allow someone else the opportunity. The IAFA board, on behalf of the entire IAFA community, thanks Dale for the hard work that he has done establishing the IF Division as a vibrant part of... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000330 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000330 IAFA Administration Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:43:37 -0500 After five years of much-appreciated service as Horror Division Head, Stephanie Moss is stepping down. The IAFA board, on behalf of the entire IAFA community, thanks Stephanie for her dedicated work supporting horror scholarship at ICFA. Based on data available last year, the IAFA board had decided to discontinue the... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000329 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000329 IAFA Administration Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:41:28 -0500 The IAFA is now accepting applications for the position of Head of the Science Fiction Literature Division, effective immediately. The Division Head creates and publicizes the CFP for his/her Division, collects and accepts paper proposals, creates paper sessions, helps to create panels, selects and runs the SF Theory roundtable reading... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000328 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_04_07.html#000328 IAFA Administration Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:38:24 -0500 Call for Candidates: IAFA Chief Technology Officer (a.k.a. Tech Gnome) Board Position: Chief Technology Officer Effective: post-conference 2010, transition to start immediately Term: 3 year appointment, renewable at the President's discretion Following the recent IAFA elections and the transition of Jim Casey to the role of President, there is now... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_03_20.html#000326 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_03_20.html#000326 IAFA Administration Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:15:48 -0500 Call for Candidates: Registration and Membership Coordinator Board Position: Registration and Membership Coordinator Effective: post-conference 2010, transition to start immediately Term: 3 year appointment, renewable at the President's discretion The conclusion of ICFA-31 will also mark the completion of Stacie Hanes’s tenure as Registration/Membership Coordinator, a position appointed by the... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_03_20.html#000324 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_03_20.html#000324 IAFA Administration Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:05:41 -0500 If you are coming to ICFA from Europe, don't forget the ESTA form. The link can be found here. On to Orlando. Take care, Graham J. Murphy... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_27.html#000323 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_27.html#000323 Also of Interest Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:08:39 -0500 Thank you to those candidates who participated in the most recent IAFA elections. As reported on the listserv by Mike Levy, Immediate Past President, the votes cast were the following: For President Jim Casey 34 P. Andrew Miller 1 Susan George 1 Elvis 1 For First Vice President Sherryl Vint... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_25.html#000322 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_25.html#000322 Announcements-Member News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:41:05 -0500 Jedediah Berry has been named the winner of this year's William L. Crawford Award for his first novel The Manual of Detection.   The award, presented annually at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, is designated for a new fantasy writer whose first book appeared the previous year. ... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_25.html#000321 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_25.html#000321 Announcements-Member News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:39:28 -0500 Some of you might want to pick up some groceries or other necessities close to the hotel. We've got three Publix stores located in shopping centres (near a WalMart, Walgreens, or liquor store) in easy driving distance from the hotel; two are easily reached by bus routes traveling up S.... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_05.html#000320 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_02_05.html#000320 Upcoming Conference News Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:19:46 -0500 ICFA has some good evening programming to check out, but maybe you're looking for something a bit different to do for one evening, something away from the hotel. Maybe you're coming in a bit early or staying a bit late. Maybe you don't usually stay for Saturday night's banquet. If... http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_01_31.html#000319 http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/mt3/IAFA.News/archives/2010_01_31.html#000319 Upcoming Conference News Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:16:37 -0500