Swancon is approaching. I am currently the Chair of the Natcon, which makes me the Chair of the Natcon business meeting. I am not averse to chairing it, but I...
David Cake
dave@...
Mar 4, 2001 4:36 pm
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... Which reminds me that we should really circulate some proposals for the form of this body. (My understanding was that we were going to propose a standing...
Jeremy G Byrne
jeremy@...
Mar 5, 2001 5:03 am
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Hi... The results of the Ditmar and Tin Ducks nomination process are in, and Mark Bivens (autonomous awards subcommittee), has asked me to ask any interested...
Shay Telfer
shay@...
Mar 5, 2001 2:53 pm
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Thank you to all the people who nominated themselves for NAFF - the National Australian Fan Fund - designed to send fans across Australia to attend the ...
Sue Ann Barber
activeim@...
Mar 16, 2001 6:15 am
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Um. Does this year's natcon have to pick up any costs associated with this? If so, has it been budgeted for? Regards Tara ... From: Sue Ann Barber...
Tara Smith
tara@...
Mar 16, 2001 6:28 am
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... <snip> Thanks for this info Sue Ann - I've just updated my fan fund website to include the news. Is there any chance that you could release a list of all...
Irwin Hirsh
hirsh@...
Mar 16, 2001 1:07 pm
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I am, as chair of the Natcon (the Australian Science Fiction Convention), now accepting business for the Business Meeting to be held at Swancon. Amendments to...
David Cake
dave@...
Mar 26, 2001 8:02 pm
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Neither confirming nor denying anything: But how could I get hold of the constitution after Swancon? And please don't mention any bovine ungulates! Owen Wylde ...
Owen Wylde
caletor@...
Mar 27, 2001 4:48 pm
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... The constitution will be published in the Swancon con book. I am awaiting absolute confirmation of the details of the amendments passed at Swancon 2000. ...
David Cake
dave@...
Mar 27, 2001 5:31 pm
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Sorry if you have already received this. ... From: Rohan Wallace <rwvelocity@...> To: <swancon@...> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:59 PM ...
Rohan Wallace
rwvelocity@...
Mar 30, 2001 12:07 am
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If you have any constitutional amendments for the Natcon constitution, or any other natcon related business that you wish to appear in the Swancon programming...
David Cake
dave@...
Mar 31, 2001 5:24 am
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I have received the following constitutional amendment. That a clause be added to the Constitution, before the current clause (iv) such that it would become...
David Cake
dave@...
Apr 6, 2001 4:56 pm
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...and as a matter of interest David, if someone was to move at the Business meeting that the constitution be simply abolished, would this still require being...
Julian Warner
julian@...
Apr 9, 2001 10:27 am
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Interesting question, but I think that you are wrong. I believe that legally abolition is tantamount to deletion and therefore an amendment. Rohan ... From:...
Rohan Wallace
rwvelocity@...
Apr 9, 2001 10:38 am
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I think that abolishing something effectively changes (amends) it, so yes, it would need to be published. Nick ... ...
Nick Evans
nickevans73@...
Apr 11, 2001 5:05 am
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Well, I'm not really concerned about the constitutional change (in this post, anyway), but I want to take the opportunity to hope that you all enjoy the ...
foyster@...
Apr 11, 2001 6:15 am
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... Yes. ... Well, lets hope you never get to be Natcon chair. Cheers David...
David Cake
dave@...
Apr 11, 2001 6:16 am
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... Thanks for the though! Silverbergs, Jack Dann and Janeen Webb, all arrived this morning, more to come this afternoon. Its starting to feel like a ...
David Cake
dave@...
Apr 11, 2001 7:16 am
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My Oxford dictionary states: amend v.t. Correct error in (document); make proposed minor improvements in (motion etc. under discussion); make better; so ~ment...
Julian Warner
julian@...
Apr 11, 2001 10:46 am
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... When, in fact, he meant to write: In fact, you do not *need* any rules at all. I had to be wrong about something. jw. -- Julian Warner, Brunswick,...
Julian Warner
julian@...
Apr 11, 2001 10:54 am
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... Don't worry, it *even* happens to the best of us ;) r...
Russell B. Farr
rustle@...
Apr 11, 2001 11:02 am
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In the abscence of defined standing orders for the Natcon, other than the very limited constitution, the correct thing to do is a) for the chair to run the...
David Cake
dave@...
Apr 11, 2001 11:13 am
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Julian wrote That is, you do not need a complex set of rules in order to run a Natcon. In fact, you do not any rules at all. I reply: The same can said for...
Peter Kelly
assassin@...
Apr 11, 2001 5:52 pm
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... Fairness? I've heard Natcons being accused of various things, but I don't think I've heard of an unfair one. Perhaps unfair tactics in bidding? Probably...
Julian Warner
julian@...
Apr 12, 2001 10:52 am
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[Cross-posted to Natcons list because of relevance] The golden hope for a Natcon out of Perth or Melbourne was Adelaide but unfortunately, Damian and Juliette,...
Julian Warner
julian@...
Apr 19, 2001 10:22 am
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Rumour has it that former WASSF Board member Lee Smoire was a contestant on the TV quiz show THE MISSING LINK. I say "rumour" because I didn't see the specific...
Irwin Hirsh
hirsh@...
Apr 21, 2001 12:16 am
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As you may or may not know I was that 'single person' that objected. I feel that the model put forth by Jeremy & Nick is very workable and a good compromise of...
Peter Kelly
assassin@...
Apr 21, 2001 1:05 am
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... Yes, there was a Lee, "51, nutrition consultant, from East Perth" as a contestant on Thursday 19 April. Faint american accent evident in her 'after walk of...
Alan Stewart
fiawol@...
Apr 21, 2001 11:55 am
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["Peter Kelly" <computer_wizard@...> says:] As you may or may not know I was that 'single person' that objected. I = feel that the model put forth by...
Jeremy G Byrne
jeremy@...
Apr 21, 2001 5:09 pm
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["Tara Smith" <tara@...> says:] Unless I am very much mistaken, the new method of voting for Ditmars (ie that the forms be pre-numbered etc) came out...
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