[CircularOfJanus] February 2015 Circular of Janus
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Circle of Janus Science Fiction Club of Indiana
The Circular of Janus
February 2015
Volume 36, Issue 2
Contents:
Summary of the January Club Meeting – Lynette Cowper
Summary of the January Board Meeting – Lynette Cowper
New Books – from Locus
Meeting Agenda
Mark Your Calendars
A Few Cool Things to Do Near Indy
The Latest Awards News
Meeting Info & Club Officers
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Summary of the January Club Meeting
by Lynette Cowper
The club met on January 3 at Valley Mills Christian Church. All officers
except Jeff Thompson, ConChair 2015, were present. According to the
sign-in sheet, we had 39 voting members. We also had several kids. We had
two guests-- Renee and Laura-- and two brand new members, Alicia and Jen,
who showed up at their very first meeting and immediately joined. (Welcome
to the club!)
The meeting switched between the election and all the other meeting stuff,
which is confusing to try and read, so we're covering things topically
instead here.
We approved the November meeting minutes with the addition of the notation
that last initials should be used to clarify which Laura or Mike or so on
was doing what. We got a Treasurer's Report, then convention reports. Jeff
for 2015 is still working on his last GoH and his second charity. Laura
for 2016 announced that Rockne O'Bannon has agreed to be her Media GoH.
Andy summarized the last Board meeting. Laura is still looking for someone
to take over Outreach.
In Old Business, we voted in three Bylaws changes-- adding the duty for
all officers to orient their incoming replacement; changing the
Treasurer's duties to say he's responsible for overseeing the accounts
rather than having to do everything himself; and adding performing banking
function to the Chairman of the Board duties when the Treasurer is
unavailable.
Our elections took a freakishly long time with several run-offs. We ended
up with Joe Greene as ConChair for 2017, Andy Andrews continuing as
Chairman of the Board, Mel Kocias as President, Kim Richey as
Vice-President, Beckie Margedant continuing as Secretary, Stephen Kendall
continuing as Treasurer, and Lynette Cowper as Sergeant-at-Arms. We
discussed the New Year's Eve party and whether we wanted to do anything
for after the meeting in February. We had membership cards all ready to be
signed.
There was no New Business. In Announcements, INWAP games in launching a
Kickstarter for Seven Sins. Dillan has a new job. InConJunction
Programming is looking for panel suggestions and Gaming for games. The
Good Omens radio play came out over Christmas. Anime Crossroads in Feb
20-22. Anjala's workplace, Out of the Box, is looking for employees. John
B is looking for writing or editorial work. Randy said Ascension was bad.
Deb Hunt was excited about all the new faces in the club. Joe wants to do
a Linux talk in February. Tessa Greene has her first job! Kat's son Alex
is signing the paperwork to take over the gardening and landscaping
business. Members are welcome to attend Board meetings. We ran through how
people came to the club. And Mike thanked everyone for their patience.
Brian and Katherine may be moving to Omaha because they have job offers
there and no work here. Brian is also applying for disability.
We got done at 9:55pm – the longest meeting we've ever had.
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Summary of the January Board Meeting
by Lynette Cowper
The Board met January 15 at Valley Mills. All current Officers, except
ConChair 2015 Jeff Thompson, were present as well as former President Mike
Cowper, former Sergeant-at-Arms Reed Hartman, InConJunction 2014 ConChair
Drew Happli, and members Jeremy Murphy, Samantha Hartman, and Debbie
Happli. The November minutes were approved as published. We had a very
long Treasurer's report going over all the numbers from InConJunction
2014, best financial practices for the con in the future, and current
accounts.
We moved on to other reports. For 2015, Jeff had emailed a report. He's
given up on Mary Roach and so is looking into alternatives. Still talking
to the Welcome to Night Vale people. He's looking at doing more
promotional things at cons. Also Arlan Andrews and Chris Dunn will be
coming. For 2016, Laura's working on getting contracts out, is looking
into getting ribbons which would work for multiple years, and is excited
about having Rockne O'Bannon as Media GoH. For 2017, Joe has touched base
with the folks he'd talked to before the elections and the ones he's
talked to are all still interested. He's looking into his charities and a
possible Music GoH.
In Old Business, we briefly talked about the Anniversary and New Year's
Eve parties and how many attended, whether there was enough food, and so
on. Then we talked about how to shorten the election meetings, most likely
by using instant run-offs and putting time limits on speeches and Q&As,
and encouraging those who can to submit stump speeches to the Circular.
In New Business, we checked that Membership Cards were ready to go, and
then discussed the current lack of interest in anyone taking over
Outreach, whether we should submit for the early bird registration for
Indy Pride or wait till we were sure we had someone on board to run it,
and whether we get enough return on the investment to continue with it.
The same concerns apply to Pagan Pride, but as it's in September, it's not
so critical to decide now. We then discussed future Board meeting dates
and venues, and tentatively decided on (all at Valley Mills from 11am to
1pm unless otherwise noted): March 28th, May 16th, June 20th (at hotel,
time TBA), July 25th, September 19th, and November 21st. We discussed what
topics needed covered at the March Board meeting, and that was it!
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New Books
From locusmag.com
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)
March 2015
Adams, John Joseph, ed. • Operation Arcana • (Baen, anth, tpb)
Bishop, Anne • Vision in Silver • (Penguin/Roc, hc)
Brennan, Marie • Voyage of the Basilisk • (Tor, hc)
Brett, Peter V. • The Skull Throne • (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
Briggs, Patricia • Dead Heat • (Ace, hc)
Carriger, Gail • Prudence • (Orbit US, hc)
Cooper, Brenda • Edge of Dark • (Prometheus/Pyr, tpb)
Datlow, Ellen, ed. • The Doll Collection • (Tor, anth, hc)
Grant, Mira • Rolling in the Deep • (Subterranean Press, hc)
Gregory, Daryl • Harrison Squared • (Tor, hc)
+ Joshi, S. T., ed. • Black Wings of Cthulhu, Volume Three • (Titan US,
anth, tpb)
Kinsella, W. P. • The Very Best of W. P. Kinsella • (Tachyon
Publications, cln, tpb)
Leigh, Stephen • The Crow of Connemara • (DAW, hc)
Lovegrove, James • World of Water • (Rebellion/Solaris US)
Martin, George R. R., & Gardner Dozois, eds. • Old Venus • (Bantam,
anth, hc)
McGuire, Seanan • Pocket Apocalypse • (DAW)
Modesitt, L. E., Jr. • Madness in Solidar • (Tor, hc)
Simmons, Dan • The Fifth Heart • (Little, Brown, hc)
Teppo, Mark, ed. • Thirteen: Stories of Transformation • (Resurrection
House/Underland Press, anth, tpb)
Tregillis, Ian • The Mechanical • (Orbit US, tpb)
Valentine, Genevieve • Persona • (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, hc)
Vance, Jack • The Early Jack Vance, Volume Five: Grand Crusades
•(Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
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February Meeting Agenda
The Circle of Janus
February Meeting
February 7, 2015
Opening of Meeting (7:00pm)
Introduction of guests
Officer and member attendance
Passing out Treasurer's Report (if available)
January meeting minutes
Communications
Treasurer's Report
Convention Report, InConJunction 35
Convention Report, InConJunction 36
Convention Report, InConJunction 37
Board Report
Committee Reports, if needed
Member Services Report
Member Activities Report
Audit Committee
Archivist
Quartermaster
Outreach Coordinator
Other Communications
Old Business
Bylaws Changes
Does anyone need printed copy of the current Bylaws?
Membership Cards
Kinsey SF Art Installation
New Business
Appointments
Board Appointments
Audit Committee
Club and Convention Archivist
Outreach Committee
Webmaster
Promotional Events Coordinator
Online Coordinator
Indianapolis-Area Club & Con Ambassador
Print Buyer
Hotel Liaison
Presidential Appointments
Member activities
Member services
Welcoming committee or coordinator
Newsletter editor
Club Quartermaster
Club historian
Meeting Location Search Committee
Activities
February Non-meeting
March Post-Meeting
March Non-meeting
April Post-Meeting
Election Procedures
Announcements
Close of meeting – Chaos
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Mark Your Calendars
February 2015
5-8: Winter Fantasy - Fort Wayne, IN
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: Star City Anime - Roanoke, VA
6-8: SuperCon - Minneapolis, MN
6-8: Williamsburg Muster - Williamsburg, VA
6-8: Winter War - Champaign, IL
6-8: Wizard World Convention - Madison, WI
6-9: Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, MI
6-16: Boston SF Film Festival - Somerville, MA
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: What We Do in the Shadows
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: BashCon - Toledo, OH
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!
23-3/1: PrezCon - Charlottesville, VA
26: Samantha Crawford's birthday
27: The Lazarus Effect
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
March 2015
5-8: Cold Wars - Lancaster, PA
6: Chappie
6: Whoosier Network meeting - LifeJourney Church
6-8: GAD-CON - Baltimore, MD
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
6-8: WTH Con - Greensboro, NC
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: COSCON - Butler, PA
13-15: Genericon - Troy, NY
13-15: Indiana Comic Con - Indianapolis Convention Center
13-15: Lexington Comic and Toy Convention - Lexington, KY
13-15: Madicon - Harrisonburg, VA
13-15: Naka-Kon - Overland Park, KS
13-15: NeoAniCon - Linthicum, MD
13-15: Planet Comicon, Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
13-15: PrinceCon - Princeton, NJ
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: David Happli'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
19-22: Chi-Fi - Chicago, 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: MACE West - Hickory, NC
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
20-22: Vericon - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
21: Mike & Lynette Cowper's anniversary
21-22: SC Comicon - Greenville, SC
24-28: Ray Bradbury Film Series - Bloomington, IN
25: Neil Thompson's birthday
26: Chris Canary's birthday
26-29: Ambercon - Detroit, MI
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: CoJ Board Meeting – VMCC
28-29: Conference On Middle-earth - Albany, NY
28-29: Myrtle Beach Comic Con - Myrtle Beach, SC
April 2015
1: Judy Eudaly's birthday
2-5: Frolicon - Atlanta, GA
2-5: Minicon - Minneapolis, MN
3: Whoosier Network meeting - LifeJourney Church
3-5: Anime Boston - Boston, MA
3-5: Anime Punch - Columbus, OH
3-5: ConGlomeration - Louisville, KY
3-5: Middle Tennessee Anime Convention - Nashville, TN
3-5: T-MODE - Rockville, MD
3-5: Taiga Con - Atlanta, GA
4: Mark Bischoff's birthday
4: Total Lunar Eclipse - Look, up in the sky!
9-12: Furry Weekend Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
10: Kyra Shidler's birthday
10-12: Ad Astra – Toronto, ON
10-12: CODCON XX - Glen Ellyn, IL
10-12: Maelstrom - Morristown, NJ
10-12: Midwest Media Expo - Detroit, MI
10-12: Odyssey Con - Madison, WI
10-12: Protospiel – Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
10-12: Steel City Con - Monroeville, PA
11: CoJ meeting - VMCC (Note the date!)
11: Kim Richey's birthday
11: IAS Meeting & Public Lecture - Holcomb Observatory
11-12: East Coast Comicon - Secaucus, NJ
12: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
15: Melissa Kocias's birthday
16-19: FilKONtario - Mississauga, ON
16-19: Tekkoshocon - Pittsburgh, PA
17: Selfless
17-18: Albany Games Fest - Albany, NY
17-19: 1d4Con 2015 – Winchester, VA
17-19: Anime St. Louis - Collinsville, IL
17-19: LexiCon Tabletop Gaming Convention - Lexington, KY
17-19 : New England Super Megafest Comic-Con - Marlborough, MA
17-19: Who's Yer Con - Wyndham Indianapolis West
17-19: Windy City Pulp & Paperback Convention - Lombard, IL
18-19: NashiCon - Columbia, SC
18-19: Shikacon - Bristol, VA
18-19: Tora-Con - Rochester, NY
19: Jessica Carrico's birthday
22: Mark Racop's birthday
22-23: Lyrids Meteor Shower - Look, up in the sky!
23: Jeff Thompson's birthday
24: Susan Parker's birthday
24-26: LittleWars - St. Charles, IL
24-26: MepaCon - Scranton, PA
24-26: No Brand Con - Eau Claire, WI
24-26: Penguicon - Southfield, MI
24-26: RavenCon - Richmond, VA
24-26: TrekTrax Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
25: McCloud Nature Park Stargaze - North Salem, IN
28: Brian Davidson's birthday
29: Theresa Shidler's birthday
29: Harry Bunn's birthday
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A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy and Nearby
Ray Bradbury: From Science to the Supernatural: Ray Bradbury was one of
the best-known science fiction and fantasy writers of our time, producing
such enduring works as The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and The
Illustrated Man. This series explores the breadth of Bradbury’s
imaginative writing on screen. All screenings will have academic
introductions and many will be followed by discussions.
Tuesday March 24, 7:00pm: Bradbury TV and Shorts Program (1962-1989);
Thursday March 26, 7:00pm: It Came From Outer Space - 3D (1953);
Friday March 27, 6:30pm: A Sound of Different Drummers (1957) and
9:30pm: Fahrenheit 451 (1966); Saturday March 28, 3:00pm: Moby Dick
(1956) and 6:30pm: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
Indiana University Cinema, 1213 E 7th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47405.
Free, but requires tickets.
The Giver: No pain. No desire. No choice. Sameness reigns in a utopian
society set in the not-too-distant future. But for twelve-year-old Jonas,
his controlled and predictable life is unraveling before his eyes. Based
on the award-winning book by Lois Lowry, this complex and controversial
story forces us all to question the dangers of conformity and the power
of truth.
Fridays and Saturdays through February 22
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Adult tickets: $25 - $47, Student tickets: $20
Worlds of Chesley Bonestell: The "Father of Modern Space Art," American
painter, designer and illustrator, Chesley Bonestell, transports visitors
into the future in this exhibition featuring eleven paintings as well as
numerous examples of the artist’s work in popular culture.
Through April 26 (closed from February 16 through 20 so exhibit staff
can switch out paintings).
Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL
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The Latest Awards News
Philip K. Dick Award 2015
Norwescon 38, SeaTac WA
April 3, 2015
Eligibility Year: 2014
Finalists
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, Meg Elison
The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter, Rod Duncan
Elysium, Jennifer Marie Brissett
Maplecroft: The Borden Dispatches, Cherie Priest
Memory of Water, Emmi Itäranta
Reach for Infinity, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
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Have something for the newsletter? We welcome announcements, news items,
reviews, and artwork. Email it to circularfile at circleofjanus dot org by
the Thursday before the last Saturday of the month for inclusion.
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Meeting Info
The next meeting of the Circle of Janus is Saturday, February 7, 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 there will be a Linux talk afterward.
Officers
Board Chairman – Andy Andrews
President – Melissa Kocias
Vice-President – Kim Richey
Secretary – Beckie Margedant
Treasurer – Stephen Kendall
Sergeant at Arms – Lynette Cowper
InConJunction 35 ConChair – Jeff Thompson
InConJunction 36 ConChair – Laura Edwards
InConJunction 37 ConChair – Joe Greene
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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