Worldcon 2021 Day 4: Site Selection Business Meeting

The Business Meetings are over for this year. We managed to complete all business and adjourned sine die ("without date"). Thus we will not have to hold an extra meeting on Sunday morning, although we are still scheduled to hold the Worldcon Chairs Photo Session at 9:30 AM in the same room, after which we hope to hold a Mark Protection Committee meeting there, mainly because there are no small rooms available.

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Expected parliamentary fireworks over the Site Selection failed to materialize. The Site Selection administrator presented the results. Winnipeg's Robbie Bourget gave a short speech congratulating Chengdu for getting out the vote, and I made the motion to Destroy the Ballots. (That's the procedural motion that makes the election official.)

There was Question Time for Chicon 8, followed by a short presentation from the Glasgow in 2024 bid, followed by a short recess so those people who were only there for Site Selection (or possibly those anticipating parliamentary blood sports) left.

We managed to complete the agenda, dealing with the seven items of new business. I don't have time to go through and explain how each item went, because I need to put on my suit and be at the Hugo Awards Ceremony as one of this year's Award Administrators.

Worldcon 2021 Day 4: Final Business Meeting Results

[Backdated entry. I did not have time to do this yesterday.]

The Site Selection Business Meeting opened with the Site Selection Administrator presenting results. But if you watched the video, you will see that he was in a poor state and had difficulty with reading them. Here is a photograph of the detailed results.



As I said earlier, Robbie Bourget gave what amounted to a concession speech, I moved the destruction of the ballots, and that was that. Here's Chengdu's initial flyer — what most Worldcons with which I am familiar call "Progress Report Zero."



In answer to a question, they said their dates were August 23-29, 2023, which is seven days, not the traditional five. I'm not sure that's correct. Perhaps this will be clarified later.

After Question Time and other Site Selection Business, and a recess to allow the roughly 50% of the people in the room to leave, we got down to business. If you want to follow the results, go download the Agenda and turn to page 34 as I go through the seven items of new business. When I mention a show of hands, that means an uncounted show of hands. "Unanimous consent" means that nobody objected. Counted votes were taken by "serpentine" voting, where people rise (or make alternative arrangements with the floor manager) and count off one at a time with the count going back and forth through the room.

( Down to Business )

The meeting adjourned sine die at 12:26 PM, saving us from an "overflow" session.