San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.

RIP Wombat

Kevin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:22:01 +0000

On February 23, 2013 in Albany, New York, one of ConFrancisco’s Guests of Honor, jan howard finder (known as “Wombat”), died after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 73 years old. His obituary in the Albany Times-Union includes the 1993 Worldcon as one that “[solidified] his place in the ranks of fan culture” and details his interests and activities in Fandom. SFSFC sends our condolences to his girlfriend, Lin Daniel, and shares our regret in the passing of one of Fandom’s colorful figures.

Memorial donations are being asked to go towards The Wombat Foundation.

2012 Meeting Dates

Kevin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:42:42 +0000

SFSFC has established its initial board meeting schedule for 2012. The Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on March 24, July 14 21, and November 17, 2012. All meetings are on Saturdays, and all meetings are currently scheduled for 11:00 AM Pacific Time at the meeting room of the Centerville Train Station in Fremont, California. For further details, see our Meeting Schedule.

Meeting dates may be changed on relatively short notice.

Update: The originally announced meeting of July 14 has been rescheduled to July 21.

July 2011 Minutes Posted

Kevin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:42:34 +0000

Minutes of the regular meeting of July 30, 2011 are now available on our meeting minutes page.

Westercon 66 Joins SFSFC Fold

Kevin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:12:56 +0000

Westercon 66, the 2013 West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, has been adopted as part of the SFSFC corporate family and will be run as a committee of SFSFC, like the two past Westercon run by SFSFC. Convention co-chairs Kevin Roche and Andy Trembley will continue to run Westercon 66, which will be held at a yet-to-be-determined site in the Sacramento, California area.

The Westercon 66 bid was awarded to a committee headed by Roche and Trembley by a vote of the Westercon 64 Business Meeting after no eligible bid won the regular site-selection election. Kevin and Andy came to the SFSFC Board of Directors asking if SFSFC would be willing to the sponsoring non-profit, tax-exempt corporation behind Westercon 66, and the Board voted at their July 30 meeting to bring Westercon into the corporate fold and to confirm Kevin and Andy as committee co-chairs.

The Westercon 66 committee is currently evaluating sites in the Sacramento area. Further announcements from Westercon 66 are expected during Renovation, this year’s Worldcon in Reno, Nevada.

July Meeting Time Change

Kevin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:07:03 +0000

The regular meeting of the SFSFC Board of Directors on July 30 has been rescheduled to 2 PM Pacific Daylight Time. The meeting was originally scheduled for 11 AM that morning.

The July 30 meeting is being held at a location with limited parking. If you are planning to attend, please check the Meeting Information Page regarding contacting us to tell us you’re going to be attending.

Financial Statements Posted

Kevin — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:59:43 +0000

We have posted our fiscal year 2009-2010 information returns — Forms 990 and 199 (US IRS and California Franchise Tax Board, respectively) — on our Financial Statements page.

SF Outreach @ Wondercon

Kevin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:52:55 +0000

The Science Fiction Outreach Initiative will be staffing a table at Wondercon 2011, starting Friday, April 1, giving away free books and working to let more people know about the wide array of fannish activities in our region. Stop by and say hello or even volunteer to help staff the table if you have time.

March 2011 Minutes Posted

Kevin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:50:09 +0000

Minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 2011 are now available on our meeting minutes page.

November 2010 Minutes Posted

Kevin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:49:15 +0000

Minutes of the regular and office-election meetings of November 20, 2010 are now available on our meeting minutes page.

Introducing FOGCon

Secretary — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:24:39 +0000

A brand-new convention has arrived in San Francisco. FOGcon (“Friends of Genre” Con) is scheduled for March 11-13, 2011, so now’s the time to buy your membership. It’s a literary-themed San Francisco SF/F con in the tradition of Wiscon and Readercon, with Honored Guests ranging from writers to scientists to artists. We will build community, exchange ideas, and share our love for the literature of imagination.

For 2011, the inaugural guests are Pat Murphy and Jeff and Ann Vandermeer, with Fritz Leiber as the Ghost of Honor.