Main Business Meeting Links
Aug. 31st, 2013 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
forestofgloryWell the main business meeting is over. After I got all worked up very few changes where made an those that where made will all have to be ratified next year. Here are some reports form people that were there.
Rachel Acks Live BlogThis has summary of most of the arguments that where made, so is very helpful.
Kevin Standlee's report
Worldcon's will no longer be required to make paper publications op-out. This is expected to help decrease the cost of membership and thus voting. (Assuming this ratified next year.)
The two measures that would keep the price of Hugo voting high have been refereed to a committee. Hopefully this committee will contain at least some people who are concerned about accessibility and voter diversity.
A measure requires more information be include in financial reports was passed (again subject to ratification). Sounds like increased transparency to me, which would be good, but don't really understand all the ins and outs.
There was motion to expand the best fan artist Hugo to include more forms of art, but it got amended to quite minor changes to the catgoriy (yet again subject to ratification)
And that's it until worldcon next year. Legislative processes that are only in session for two days a year, means than changes are very slow.
Rachel Acks Live BlogThis has summary of most of the arguments that where made, so is very helpful.
Kevin Standlee's report
Worldcon's will no longer be required to make paper publications op-out. This is expected to help decrease the cost of membership and thus voting. (Assuming this ratified next year.)
The two measures that would keep the price of Hugo voting high have been refereed to a committee. Hopefully this committee will contain at least some people who are concerned about accessibility and voter diversity.
A measure requires more information be include in financial reports was passed (again subject to ratification). Sounds like increased transparency to me, which would be good, but don't really understand all the ins and outs.
There was motion to expand the best fan artist Hugo to include more forms of art, but it got amended to quite minor changes to the catgoriy (yet again subject to ratification)
And that's it until worldcon next year. Legislative processes that are only in session for two days a year, means than changes are very slow.
