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I woke up almost an hour before my alarm, and Lisa and I ended up going down to room 230 where the Business Meeting is happening very early. That was for the best, because it gave us extra time to get everything set up for the first Business Meeting.
( Small Meeting, Big Room )
This year's Business was a lot less contentious than the last few years, and a lot fewer people showed up to discuss it. And as usual, there's a mistaken impression that because the first meeting is called "Preliminary" that it can be skipped without missing anything important. That's not the case, because the Preliminary Business Meeting can kill new proposals (but not constitutional amendments awaiting ratification) outright, mostly by using the motion to "Postpone Indefinitely," which in practical terms knocks proposals off the agenda.
( Business Meeting Summary )
The Preliminary Business Meeting took only about two hours. We have some hope that we can get everything done by the time we have to adjourn on Sunday (12:15) for the Worldcon Chairs Photo Session. Fingers crossed that we don't have to go in "overtime" this year and I can sleep in for an hour on Monday morning.
( Small Meeting, Big Room )
This year's Business was a lot less contentious than the last few years, and a lot fewer people showed up to discuss it. And as usual, there's a mistaken impression that because the first meeting is called "Preliminary" that it can be skipped without missing anything important. That's not the case, because the Preliminary Business Meeting can kill new proposals (but not constitutional amendments awaiting ratification) outright, mostly by using the motion to "Postpone Indefinitely," which in practical terms knocks proposals off the agenda.
( Business Meeting Summary )
The Preliminary Business Meeting took only about two hours. We have some hope that we can get everything done by the time we have to adjourn on Sunday (12:15) for the Worldcon Chairs Photo Session. Fingers crossed that we don't have to go in "overtime" this year and I can sleep in for an hour on Monday morning.
