Arghhh. I would LOVE to be there, but my "Odyssey of the Mind" team has to meet on Tuesdays and next week is the last week, right before the Regional Competition.
As one of the 'scant" attendees (who still needs to scrape up money for that membership!) I hope R-Spec won't disappear. I've enjoyed the discussions I've been able to attend, and would like to see things continue--but I also understand that those who consistently work hard to keep the group vibrant may need a break. --Charlene On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> wrote: > We'll be meeting Tuesday March 1st at 7pm for our Annual Meeting. > The main purpose of this meeting is to elect a new board for this coming > year. The new board will then elect officers at a subsequent meeting. > > We'll also take a look at approaches that have not worked for us in this > last year and what has worked. It has been an exciting year with the launch > of our first anthology. We've sold enough copies to print our next project, > which is a victory that should be celebrated. We are in a good position to > build upon the success we've had with our second project, Alternate > Rochesters. > A third project, a Green Punk project, has been proposed. > > We're entering our third year as a not-for-profit corporation, which allows > us now to apply for grants. There are several which we would qualify for and > for which we should apply. > This is a pivotal moment for us a group. Our mission, to promote spec fic > and spec fic writers right here in Rochester, has never been more important. > > However, our membership is one of people that only have time to spend on > R-SPEC once the bills are paid and the kids are cared for. Scant time and > burnout are critical issues for us. Our projects necessarily move more > slowly than a paid staff would move them, which is frustrating. One approach > to burnout that I've seen work in other settings is to declare a "Sabbath > Year" in which no work would be done unless it gave the person doing the > work joy. Another approach, often the default, is to let the group dissolve > for a period of time and then resurrect it after some rest. > > This group is composed of some of the finest thinkers in this area. We are > the people that have proven ability to apply imagination to reality and > we're looking to craft a path for our own group for this next year. Come on > out to the meeting, and put in your thoughts, or if you can't physically > get to the meeting we can connect with you electronically by video chat or > virtual space. > > Alicia, > President, R-SPEC, Inc. > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. > > -- Charlene Brusso -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
