[nesfa-reading-group] Dates

Liz P lpatton88 at gmail.com
Sat Jul 6 10:56:09 EDT 2024 

I am fine with moving the dates or not moving the dates, either way works
for me.

Liz



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>    1. Re: Consider moving Reading Group dates to avoid conventions
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> From: "David G. Grubbs" <dggrubbs at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Consider moving Reading Group dates
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> I suggest Wes talk to the eboard, to see if they have a solid view/agenda
> for all three of the proposed moves, then we run a quick vote via this
> mailing list or at the August meeting.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 8:21?AM cjhi newcastle2.com <cjhi at newcastle2.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a concert on 13 December, so won't be here if the discussion
> moves.
> > Have we avoided SMOFcon in years it wasn't being run by Boston fandom?
> (We
> > certainly didn't move it far in advance last year, when it was run by
> MCFI;
> > I remember rkov complaining when you announced the date in a NESFA
> meeting.)
> >
> > There's nothing on the Readercon website yet, but 11 July 2025 is likely
> > to be their first full day. I'd say they're "marginally connected to 'us'
> > ", but we have time to discuss this. (I'll know the date for sure in 6-7
> > days as they'll be selling next year's memberships sometime next
> weekend.)
> > It's possible the best date is 3 July, on the principle that it's still
> the
> > night before a day off for most of us. Or we could just find out how many
> > people travel any distance to see fireworks (which don't start until 9pm
> or
> > later) on the 4th. (I don't anymore.)
> >
> > /CHip
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> > *From:* reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org> on behalf
> > of Stanley Zisk <zisks001 at gmail.com>
> > *Sent:* Saturday, July 6, 2024 12:50 AM
> > *To:* NESFA Reading Group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org>
> > *Cc:* reading-group at nesfa.org <reading-group at nesfa.org>
> > *Subject:* Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Consider moving Reading Group dates
> > to avoid conventions
> >
> > Ok, I consider it moved!
> >
> >  ? Assuming all agree?
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
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> > On Jul 5, 2024, at 4:01?PM, David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ?
> > I brushed off the suggestion that we should move our "First Friday"
> > meetings because they collide with the MCFI relaxacon (on October 4th)
> and
> > the SMOFcon (on December 6th).
> >
> > We have always stated that we'd move the date a week if the first Friday
> > had something (even marginally) connected to "us" and the following
> Friday
> > was unencumbered.
> >
> > For the next year, I see no other scheduled items, though something may
> > show up later.
> >
> > So I'd like to suggest that we move the October and December meetings to
> > the 11th and 13th, respectively. (I hope I don't hear anything about
> > "Friday the 13th" from this crowd.)
> >
> > Also, the first Friday in July 2025 is July 4th. We may want to move that
> > to July 11th. That decision can be made now or some months from now.
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> From: Wesley Brodsky <wesbrodsky at alum.mit.edu>
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> I do not see the necessity of checking with the eboard.
> As far as I know, this group has always been able to change dates, with
> reasons.
> Any of the proposed dates is good with me.
> Chip has a conflict with 13 December.
>
> What are the inputs of others?
>
> -Wes
> ________________________________________
> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org> on behalf of
> David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 10:13 AM
> To: NESFA Reading Group
> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Consider moving Reading Group dates to
> avoid conventions
>
> I suggest Wes talk to the eboard, to see if they have a solid view/agenda
> for all three of the proposed moves, then we run a quick vote via this
> mailing list or at the August meeting.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 8:21?AM cjhi newcastle2.com<http://newcastle2.com>
> <cjhi at newcastle2.com<mailto:cjhi at newcastle2.com>> wrote:
> I have a concert on 13 December, so won't be here if the discussion moves.
> Have we avoided SMOFcon in years it wasn't being run by Boston fandom? (We
> certainly didn't move it far in advance last year, when it was run by MCFI;
> I remember rkov complaining when you announced the date in a NESFA meeting.)
>
> There's nothing on the Readercon website yet, but 11 July 2025 is likely
> to be their first full day. I'd say they're "marginally connected to 'us'
> ", but we have time to discuss this. (I'll know the date for sure in 6-7
> days as they'll be selling next year's memberships sometime next weekend.)
> It's possible the best date is 3 July, on the principle that it's still the
> night before a day off for most of us. Or we could just find out how many
> people travel any distance to see fireworks (which don't start until 9pm or
> later) on the 4th. (I don't anymore.)
>
> /CHip
> ________________________________
> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org<mailto:
> reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org>> on behalf of Stanley Zisk <
> zisks001 at gmail.com<mailto:zisks001 at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 12:50 AM
> To: NESFA Reading Group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org<mailto:
> reading-group at lists.nesfa.org>>
> Cc: reading-group at nesfa.org<mailto:reading-group at nesfa.org> <
> reading-group at nesfa.org<mailto:reading-group at nesfa.org>>
> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Consider moving Reading Group dates to
> avoid conventions
>
> Ok, I consider it moved!
>
>  ? Assuming all agree?
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 5, 2024, at 4:01?PM, David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com<mailto:
> dggrubbs at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> ?
> I brushed off the suggestion that we should move our "First Friday"
> meetings because they collide with the MCFI relaxacon (on October 4th) and
> the SMOFcon (on December 6th).
>
> We have always stated that we'd move the date a week if the first Friday
> had something (even marginally) connected to "us" and the following Friday
> was unencumbered.
>
> For the next year, I see no other scheduled items, though something may
> show up later.
>
> So I'd like to suggest that we move the October and December meetings to
> the 11th and 13th, respectively. (I hope I don't hear anything about
> "Friday the 13th" from this crowd.)
>
> Also, the first Friday in July 2025 is July 4th. We may want to move that
> to July 11th. That decision can be made now or some months from now.
>
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