News - 2004

Join us for a delicious and very reasonably priced

Lunch with
NALO AND NANCY

Enjoy a fine meal and listen to readings by
Nalo Hopkinson and Nancy Kress,
Two great authors
Who know a thing or two about colliding genres.

All this, plus a raffle that may snag you a very cool priz

e!

Regular SFRA Members: 20 dollars
Graduate Students: 10 dollars

Friday, June 23, 2006
12 Noon-1:15
Larchmont Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel

The conference schedule of events is now available here.

A primordial info page is evolving, check it out here.
(The 2008 SFRA conference will take place in Dublin (Ireland), between 24th and 27th June 2008.)

We are proud to announce that Samuel R. Delany and Paul Levinson have agreed to join us for SFRA 2006! This makes our already terrific guest list even more dazzling, if we do say so ourselves.

Samuel R. Delany will join our opening night panel that will explore our conference theme, "When Genres Collide." He has also agreed to chair a panel on "The Treatment of Lesbianism and Male Homosexuality in Science Fiction and Society." Nalo Hopkinson has agreed to join Delany on this panel, along with one or two other guests (TBA).

Paul Levinson will bring his insights on merging "Science Fiction and Ancient History" in his works. R. Garcia y Robertson will join Levinson on this panel.

Only one question remains regarding the conference, as far as we're concerned: how best to clone ourselves in order to attend everything that's scheduled to go on at any one time?

See you soon. . .
Oscar and Tom

These are the candidate statements from the slate selected by the Nominating Committee. Members should be aware that, by means of a petition signed by five voting members of the Association and received by the Secretary of the association by July 10, 2006, further nominations may occur. Anyone reading the bylaws will realise that, as Chair of the Elections Committee, I have arbitrarily extended the date in the regulations so that it occurs after the annual conference, the conference being an opportunity for the membership to informally meet and consider the nominations. The candidate statements offered below will also appear in the next issue of SFRAR.

Peter Brigg
Chair, Nominating Committee

We are extending the deadline for essay proposal submissions to May 1^st. If you haven't sent a short proposal in yet and wish to present, please send it soon. We have received many great proposals already.
Two reminders:
1) Please mail your convention payment before May 15^th. We would like to have it by then in order to include you in the official program.
2) Please make your hotel room reservations by June 1^st in order to get the special convention discount.
Stay tuned for more news in the coming days, including the possible addition of more special guests.

Oscar and Tom

Check out the preview of conference events on the Conferences page.
Read about hotel and airport information.
Remember get your paper abstracts in ASAP!
Print out the registration form and send it in.

New guests
and
hotel information
posted on Conferences page.
Stay tuned!

The Nominating Committee of SFRA is charged with developing a slate of officers for the election forthcoming in Fall, 2006. We must present that slate to the Annual Meeting in June, after which time nominations may occur 'from the floor' until July 10.

This is an open appeal from the Nominations Committee, chaired by me as Past President, to members of SFRA to propose themselves or someone they would wish us to consider to stand for election. Our Association needs people willing to undertake its management. The work is not onerous, is a service to the cause of scholarship and camaderie in the study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, looks fine on one's cv. The Committee is eager to draw upon the resources of younger members of the Association in a suitable balance with more experienced members.

The offices to be filled are:
   - President (who may not succeed his/herself in office)
   - Vice-President (who may not succeed his/herself in office)
   - Treasurer
   - Secretary

Please give serious consideration to serving your Association. Please send nominations (or send questions) to pbrigg@uoguelph.ca.

Peter Brigg
Past President

The guidelines have posted. They are located as a sub-page of Awards.

Special Guest Artist: Michael Whelan!

Information for the:
SFRA 2006
37^th Annual Conference
WHEN GENRES COLLIDE

At:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
White Plains, New York
June 22 - 25, 2006

Guest of Honor
  - Norman Spinrad
Featured Guests:
  - Nancy Kress
  - Nalo Hopkinson
  - R. Garcia y Robertson
  - William Sleator
Distinguished Member Participant
  - Joan Slonczewski
Special Guest Artist
  - Michael Whelan

More information (and call for papers).

Submissions are invited for a book-length themed collection of essays that explores the topics of games, sports and play in the field of the fantastic.

More information...

Whoohoo! Great conference! Thanks Dave, Thanks Peter!

Remember what happened in Vegas was reported to the Galactic Overlords on Planet 10 (but some notes will be reported here.) Send in your pictures!

Don't forget to buy your SFRA 2005 logo tee shirts and memorabilia at http://www.cafepress.com/progressivets/608614.