[CircularOfJanus] January 2015 Circular of Janus
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Circle of Janus Science Fiction Club of Indiana
The Circular of Janus
January 2015
Volume 36, Issue 1
Contents:
Summary of the November Club Meeting – Lynette Cowper
Summary of the November Board Meeting – Lynette Cowper
Current Nominations for Office – Lynette Cowper
Recommendations of the Bylaws Caucus – Beckie Margedant
The Latest Awards
New Books – from Locus
Mark Your Calendars
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Info & Club Officers
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Summary of the November Club Meeting
by Lynette Cowper
The club met on November 1st at VMCC. All officers were there except Drew
Happli and Jeff Thompson. We had several guests: Larry's brother, Judy who
was there as Anjala's guest , Steve Mallat, Ashley and Allie, and Lydia.
The October minutes were approved as corrected. [What did we correct? –
LRFC] Stephen reported on our finances, then we moved to convention
reports. Since neither Jeff nor Drew were present, we had a very brief
report on 2015 on some details Laura was working on. For 2016, Laura had
checked in with all her GoHs. Lydia is still a tentative yes, music and
authors are still a go. She plans to have a draft of contracts done by
next meeting. She is working on a media guest, but not saying who yet.
There was no Board or committee reports, as none of them had met in the
last month.
In Old Business we briefly talked about the New Year's Eve party and
Anniversary party, then moved to nominations, which are detailed
separately below. We reminded everyone about the proposed changes to the
Bylaws. The only New Business we had was a question by Kat as to whether
the Bylaws cover what happens if a multi-year officer (such as ConChair)
fails to pay dues. Answer: They've resigned from the club, making them
ineligible for office, at which point we follow the Bylaws on replacing
that officer.
There were announcements, none of which is really relevant, other than a
brief reminder that folks should pay their dues (You can do so via
PayPal!) and that there would be new member cards in January. That was it
for November's business meeting, and we proceeded to have a good time at
the Procrastinators' Halloween Party.
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Don't Forget!
Elections for Club Office occur this month. Anyone who has been a member
for two full years immediately prior to the election (in this election,
that would mean all of 2013 and 2014) and will be 18 or older by the
January meeting is eligible to run for any office except Chairman of the
Board, which has an additional requirement that the nominee has previously
held club office. A person may run for and hold more than one office,
except for Chairman of the Board, who cannot hold another office while
Chairman. Any current member may nominate someone (including him/herself)
for office, or second a nomination. In order to appear on the ballot, a
person must fulfill the membership and age requirements, be nominated and
seconded, and accept the nomination either at a meeting or via email or
other communication with the Election Officer. (Nope, you can't railroad
someone into office.)
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Summary of the November Board Meeting
by Lynette Cowper
The Board met November 15. The previous minutes were approved as
published. We got a brief report on the various financial accounts, then
moved to a discussion of why we charged to cover our PayPal fees for
membership dues, but not for convention badges as it seemed inconsistent
and also discouraged people from paying their dues via PayPal which often
results in more work for the Treasurer at the January meeting. The Board
voted to drop the fee. Stephen is also still working on getting all the
paperwork straightened out for our incorporation.
Drew reviewed InCon 2014: We had a good time. We may have lost a little
money. It shouldn't be too detrimental. We grew. Badges in the 750s versus
680s the year before. We could have lost money because we tried new
things. We'll go crazy with social media from here on out. We learned some
things. For 2015, Jeff has an invitation out for a Science GoH. He's
getting in touch with the Welcome to Nightvale people. We discussed a room
party contest, hotel contracts, filling some holes in the ConCom. For
2016, Laura's still in the process of doing the drafts of contracts. Still
has a couple of people she'd like to invite, including a media GoH. Jeff
will get Laura info for an agent we've worked with in the past.
We ran through plans for the upcoming Anniversary and New Year's Eve
parties, briefly touched on the elections and Bylaws changes, and then
moved to future meeting dates. They are: January 3, February 7, March 7,
April 11 (moved due to Easter weekend), May 2, June 6, August 8 (moved due
to GenCon, After-the-Con Bash September 12 (we never do the Bash on Labor
day weekend, so it's almost always the second Saturday), October 3,
November 7, and December 5. And that was it for the Board meeting!
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Current Nominations for Office
(Not including Declines)
InConJunction 37 (2017) ConChair
Joe Greene (Accepted via email)
Melissa Kocias
Kat Robertson
Mike Cowper (Thinking about it)
Chairman of the Board
Andy Andrews
Lynette Cowper
President
Lynette Cowper
Mike Cowper
Melissa Kocias
Vice President
Lynette Cowper
Reed Hartman
Kim Richey (Is still thinking about it.)
Secretary
Southwell (Kai) Cowper
Beckie Margedant
Ricky Lile (Thinking about it)
Treasurer
Stephen Kendall
Sergeant-at-Arms
Jeremy Hanna
Reed Hartman
Ricky Lile
Bob Richey
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Recommendations of the Bylaws Caucus
by Beckie Margedant
Change Treasurer paragraph IV F, first sentence, to
“The duties of the Club Treasurer shall be to maintain the funds of the
Club and to report on them at each regular meeting. The Club Treasurer
shall also ensure the collection of all debts, paying of all bills, the
keeping of all the accounts of the Club, and the preparation and filing
of all taxes and incorporation papers before the end of their term.”
Add at end of all Officer duties (Paragraph IV, subparas B, C, D, E, F, G,
and H) [This varies a bit with the phrasing of the specific paragraph.]:
“... and orient the incoming [specific officer position] for his/her
responsibilities, and turn over all materials, records, and accounts in
a timely manner.”
Add to Chairman of the Board duties, paragraph IV, Subpara B, after
“report to the Membership about Board business at meetings of the Club;”
and before the newly proposed “... and orient the incoming...”:
“... perform banking functions if the Treasurer is unavailable;”
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The Latest Awards
World Fantasy Awards 2014
World Fantasy Convention, Washington, DC
November 9, 2014
Eligibility Year: 2013
Life Achievement
Winner: Ellen Datlow
Winner: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Novel
Winner: A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street, Richard Bowes
The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker
The Land Across, Gene Wolfe
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent, Marie Brennan
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
Novella
Winner: “Wakulla Springs”, Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages
Black Helicopters, Caitlín R. Kiernan
“Burning Girls”, Veronica Schanoes
Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M. Valente
“The Sun and I”, K. J. Parker
Short Fiction
Winner: “The Prayer of Ninety Cats”, Caitlín R. Kiernan
“Effigy Nights”, Yoon Ha Lee
“If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love”, Rachel Swirsky
“The Ink Readers of Doi Saket”, Thomas Olde Heuvelt
“Selkie Stories Are for Losers”, Sofia Samatar
Anthology
Winner: Dangerous Women, George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds.
End of the Road, Jonathan Oliver, ed.
Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy, Jonathan
Strahan, ed.
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention
2013, Stephen Jones, ed.
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds.
xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, Kate Bernheimer, ed.
Collection
Winner: The Ape's Wife and Other Stories, Caitlín R. Kiernan
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories, Laird Barron
Flowers of the Sea, Reggie Oliver
How the World Became Quiet, Rachel Swirsky
North American Lake Monsters, Nathan Ballingrud
Artist
Winner: Charles Vess
Galen Dara
Zelda Devon
Julie Dillon
John Picacio
Special Award, Professional
Winner (tie): Irene Gallo, for art direction of Tor.com
Winner (tie): William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press
John Joseph Adams, for magazine and anthology editing
Ginjer Buchanan, for editing at Ace Books
Jeff VanderMeer & Jeremy Zerfoss, for Wonderbook: The Illustrated
Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award, Non-professional
Winner: Kate Baker, Neil Clarke & Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld
Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Marc Aplin, for Fantasy-Faction
Leslie Howle, for Clarion West administration
Mieneke van der Salm, for A Fantastical Librarian
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New Books
From locusmag.com
January 2015
Aaronovitch, Ben • Foxglove Summer • (DAW)
+ Asher, Neal • The Technician • (Skyhorse/Night Shade Books, tpb)
Black, Holly • The Darkest Part of the Forest • (Little, Brown, nvl-ya,
hc)
Brown, Pierce • Golden Son • (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
Chu, Wesley • The Rebirths of Tao • (Angry Robot US)
Grahame-Smith, Seth • The Last American Vampire • (Grand Central, hc)
Kimbriel, Katharine Eliska • Spiral Path • (Book View Café, tpb)
+ Lord, Karen • The Galaxy Game • (Ballantine Del Rey, tpb)
Meynard, Yves • Angels & Exiles • (ChiZine Publications, cln, tpb)
Meynard, Yves • Angels & Exiles • (ChiZine Publications, tpb)
Moorcock, Michael • The Whispering Swarm • (Tor, hc)
Priest, Cherie • Jacaranda • (Subterranean Press, hc)
Sanderson, Brandon • Firefight • (Random House/Delacorte, nvl-ya, hc)
Shannon, Samantha • The Mime Order • (Bloomsbury, hc)
Tem, Melanie • The Yellow Wood • (ChiZine Publications, nvl-ya, tpb)
Van Eekhout, Greg • Pacific Fire • (Tor, hc)
Walton, Jo • The Just City • (Tor, hc)
February 2015
Abercrombie, Joe • Half the World • (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
Adams, John Joseph, ed. • Wastelands II: More Stories of the Apocalypse
•(Titan US, anth)
Armstrong, Kelley • Forsaken • (Subterranean, hc)
+ Asher, Neal • The Gabble and Other Stories • (Skyhorse/Night Shade
Books, tpb)
Bear, Elizabeth • Karen Memory • (Tor, hc)
Cole, Myke • Gemini Cell • (Ace)
Duncan, Rod • Unseemly Science • (Angry Robot US)
Elliott, Kate • The Very Best of Kate Elliott • (Tachyon Publications,
cln, tpb)
+ Elliott, Will • Shadow • (Tor, hc)
Enge, James • The Wide World's End • (Prometheus/Pyr, tpb)
Fox, Andrew • Hunt the Fat White Vampire • (MonstraCity Press, tpb)
Gaiman, Neil • Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Discoveries
•(HarperCollins/Morrow, cln, tpb)
Lethem, Jonathan • Lucky Alan and Other Stories • (Random
House/Doubleday, cln, hc)
Link, Kelly • Get in Trouble • (Random House, cln, hc)
North, Claire • Touch • (Little, Brown/Redhook, hc)
+ Pinborough, Sarah • Murder • (Quercus/Jo Fletcher US, hc)
+ Shan, Darren • Zom-B #10 • (Little, Brown, nvl-ya, hc)
VanderMeer, Ann, & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. • Sisters of the Revolution: A
Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology • (PM Press, anth, tpb)
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Mark Your Calendars
January 2015
1-4: Ichibancon - Concord, NC
2: Whoosier Network meeting - LifeJourney Church
2: The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2-4: Anime Kaiju - Nashville, TN
2-4: Anime-Zap! - East Peoria, IL
2-4: Kollision Con - Rosemont, IL
2-4: LI Quest – Holtsville, New York
3: CoJ meeting and elections - VMCC
3-4: Quadrantids Meteor Shower - Look, up in the sky!
9-10: EVERCON - Weston, WI
9-10: KotoriCon - Sewell, NJ
9-10: ShadowCon - Memphis, TN
9-11: Ahn!Con - Kansas City, MO
9-11: GAFilk - Atlanta, GA
9-11: Sukoshi Con: Pokécon - Louisville, KY
10: IAS Meeting & Public Lecture - Holcomb Observatory
11: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
16: blackhat
16: Spare Parts
16-18: ConFusion - Detroit, MI
16-18: DeCONPression - Worthington, OH
16-18: MarsCon - Williamsburg, VA
16-18: Siege of Augusta - Augusta, GA
16-19: Arisia - Boston, MA
16-19: SCARAB Gaming Convention - Columbia, SC
17-18: Murfreesboro Anime and Comic Kon - Murfreesboro, TN
22-25: BROGFest - Summerville, SC
24-25: Setsucon - State College, PA
25: Rob Pyatt's birthday
30: The Lazarus Effect
30: Project Almanac
30-2/1: Chattacon - Chattanooga, TN
30-2/1: Ohayocon - Columbus, OH
February 2015
6: Ren Cowper's birthday
6: Jupiter Ascending
6: Seventh Son
6: Whoosier Network meeting - LifeJourney Church
6: Jupiter at Opposition - Look, up in the sky!
6-8: AlmaCon - Alma, MI
6-8: Days of the Dead Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
6-8: Marmalade Dog - Kalamazoo, MI
6-8: Star City Anime - Roanoke, VA
6-8: SuperCon - Minneapolis, MN
6-8: Winter War - Champaign, IL
6-9: Marmalade Dog 20 – Kalamazoo, Michigan
7: CoJ meeting - VMCC
7: IAS Meeting & Public Lecture - Holcomb Observatory
8: Lynette R. F. Cowper's birthday
8: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
9: Kyle Casteel's birthday
12-15: Capricon - Wheeling, IL
13-15: Anime Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
13-15: Boskone - Boston, MA
13-15: Con of the North – Plymouth, MN
13-15: Farpoint - Lutherville-Timonium, MD
13-15: Katsucon - National Harbor, MD
13-15: Munchkin World NYC – New York City, NY
19-22: ConCave - Bowling Green, KY
19-22: Dreamation - Morristown, NJ
19-22: Total Confusion - Mansfield, MA
20: Hot Tub Time Machine 2
20-22: Anime Crossroads - Wyndham Indianapolis West
20-22: Visioncon - Springfield, MO
21: NWI Comic Con - Shererville, IN
21-22: ETSUCon - Johnson City, TN
22: Conjunction of Venus and Mars - Look, up in the sky!
26: Samantha Crawford's birthday
27: What We Do in the Shadows
27-28: Great Lakes Comic-Con - Warren, MI
27-3/1: Con Nooga - Chattanooga, TN
27-3/1: Culture Shock Con - Wyndham Indianapolis West
27-3/1: Fire & Ice - Manitowoc. WI
27-3/1: Kami-Con - Birmingham, AL
27-3/1: MystiCon - Roanoke, VA
27-3/1: Shumatsucon - Columbus, OH
28(29): Howard Tayler's birthday
28-3/2: Genericon - Troy, NY
March 2015
5-8: Cold Wars - Lancaster, PA
6: Chappie
6: Whoosier Network meeting - LifeJourney Church
6-8: GnomeCon - Savannah, GA
6-8: Kawa Kon - St. Louis, MO
6-8: MarsCon - Bloomingon, MN
6-8: PAX East – Boston, MA
6-8: Plattecon - Platteville, WI
7: CoJ meeting - VMCC
7: South Bend Comic Book Con - South Bend, IN
8: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
8: Ash Comic Book Show - Caribbean Cove Hotel & Conference Center
12: Randy Porter's birthday
12-15: Operacon - Milwaukee, WI
13: Cinderella
13: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
13: Cathy Dailey's birthday
13: Janet Dailey's birthday
13-15: A&G Con - Covington, KY
13-15: Cleveland ConCoction - Cleveland, OH
13-15: Genericon - Troy, NY
13-15: Indiana Comic Con - Indianapolis Convention Center
13-15: Lexington Comic and Toy Convention - Lexington, KY
13-15: Naka-Kon - Overland Park, KS
13-15: NeoAniCon - Linthicum, MD
13-15: Planet Comicon, Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
13-15: Tennessee Game Days – Franklin, TN
13-15: Triad Anime Convention - Winston-Salem, NC
13-15: TwisterCon 2015 – Midwest City, OK
14: IAS Meeting & Public Lecture - Holcomb Observatory
15: Arabella Rollison's birthday
17: Amanda Dailey-Weaver's birthday
17: Dee Ann Moore's birthday
17: Laura and Nathan Terhune's anniversary
19-22: AdeptiCon - Lombard, IL
20: Insurgent
20: Total Solar Eclipse - Look. up in the sky!
20-22: CoastCon - Biloxi, MS
20-22: Kigacon - Newport News, VA
20-22: Kitsune Kon - Green Bay, WI
20-22: MidSouthCon - Memphis, TN
20-22: MillenniCon - Cincinnati, OH
20-22: Shuto Con - Lansing, MI
20-22: Sukoshi Con: Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
20-22: Tri City Anime Con - Johnson City, TN
21: Mike & Lynette Cowper's anniversary
21-22: SC Comicon - Greenville, SC
25: Neil Thompson's birthday
26: Chris Canary's birthday
26-29: Gary Con - Lake Geneva, WI
27: Home
27-29: Anime Detour - Bloomington, MN
27-29: Conbust - Northampton, MA
27-29: EvilleCon - Evansville, IN
27-29: GZG ECC - Owego, NY
27-29: SIMCON - Rochester, NY
27-29: Zenkaikon - Lancaster, PA
28-29: Myrtle Beach Comic Con - Myrtle Beach, SC
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January Meeting Agenda
The Circle of Janus
January 3, 2015
Opening of Meeting (7:00pm)
Introduction of guests and member attendance
November meeting minutes
Old Business (Due to the length of time elections take, they will be
interspersed with other business)
Bylaws changes
Nominations & Elections-- Election Officer runs these
InConJunction 37 ConChair
Nominees
Joe Greene
Melissa Kocias
Kat Robertson
Mike Cowper (Thinking about it)
Anyone else?
Voting
Chairman of the Board (2-year position)
Nominees
Andy Andrews
Lynette Cowper
Anyone else?
Voting
President
Nominees
Lynette Cowper
Mike Cowper
Melissa Kocias
Anyone else?
Voting
Vice President
Nominees
Lynette Cowper
Reed Hartman
Kim Richey (Is still thinking about it.)
Anyone else?
Voting
Secretary
Nominees
Southwell (Kai) Cowper
Beckie Margedant
Ricky Lile (Thinking about it)
Anyone else?
Voting
Treasurer
Nominees
Stephen Kendall
Anyone else?
Voting
Sergeant-at-Arms
Nominees
Jeremy Hanna
Reed Hartman
Ricky Lile
Bob Richey
Anyone else?
Voting
Communications
Treasurer's Report
Convention Report, InConJunction 35
Convention Report, InConJunction 36
Board Report
Committee Reports, if needed
Member Services
Audit Committee
Archivist
Quartermaster
Outreach Coordinator
Other Communications
Old Business
Member Activities
January non-meeting?
February after-meeting
Anything else?
New Business
Anything?
Announcements
Close of meeting – Chaos
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Meeting Info
The next meeting of the Circle of Janus is Saturday, January 3, 2015,
at Valley Mills Christian Church, 5555 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis,
IN, starting at 7:00 pm. A ConCom meeting will precede it at 5:00 pm.
Don't forget elections and voting to amend the Bylaws happen this
month!
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Officers
Board Chairman – Andy Andrews
President – Mike Cowper
Vice-President – Lynette Cowper
Secretary – Beckie Margedant
Treasurer – Stephen Kendall
Sergeant at Arms – Reed Hartman
InConJunction 34 ConChair – Andrew Happli
InConJunction 35 ConChair – Jeff Thompson
InConJunction 36 ConChair – Laura Edwards
The Circular of Janus is a publication of the Circle of Janus Science
Fiction Club of Central Indiana. Subscription is included with membership,
$15.00/year. For information write to Circle of Janus, P.O. Box 68514,
Indianapolis, IN 46268-0514.
Lynette R. F. Cowper & Beckie Margedant, Editors
--
Lynette R. F. Cowper
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use and
by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them." --
Galileo
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