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lostcarparkI think most people who read my journal have at least heard of fan funds.
For those that haven't the idea stems from the 1950s, when air travel was beyond the means of most fans, especially where travelling to another continent was concerned. So fans banded together to elect a delegate to represent them at a far away convention. This has been formalised into a number of fan funds such as TAFF (trans-atlantic fan fund) and GUFF (going under/get up-and-over fan fund, depending on which way it's going).
I have decided to run in the current GUFF race, and hope to attend next year's Worldcon, Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne if I win. My rival, Douglas Spencer, is one of the nicest people in fandom, so if I don't win, I couldn't think of a person I'd be happier to lose to.
But I would also really like to win. I've hosted Damien and Juliette on the Irish leg of their 2005 GUFF trip, and Sue Ann and Trevor when they stopped off during their 2009 trip, and I would love to meet up with more Australian fans. I would be very keen to help out in any way I can with the Australian worldcon. I would also love to stop off in New Zealand, especially as they are having their Natcon the week before Worldcon.
I hope some of you will vote for me. You do have to be active in science fiction fandom, but I know lots of you are. You can find out about voting here.
Or if you don't vote for me, vote for Doug (or if you can't decide, you can vote "no preference"). But if you're eligable to vote, please do so.
For those that haven't the idea stems from the 1950s, when air travel was beyond the means of most fans, especially where travelling to another continent was concerned. So fans banded together to elect a delegate to represent them at a far away convention. This has been formalised into a number of fan funds such as TAFF (trans-atlantic fan fund) and GUFF (going under/get up-and-over fan fund, depending on which way it's going).
I have decided to run in the current GUFF race, and hope to attend next year's Worldcon, Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne if I win. My rival, Douglas Spencer, is one of the nicest people in fandom, so if I don't win, I couldn't think of a person I'd be happier to lose to.
But I would also really like to win. I've hosted Damien and Juliette on the Irish leg of their 2005 GUFF trip, and Sue Ann and Trevor when they stopped off during their 2009 trip, and I would love to meet up with more Australian fans. I would be very keen to help out in any way I can with the Australian worldcon. I would also love to stop off in New Zealand, especially as they are having their Natcon the week before Worldcon.
I hope some of you will vote for me. You do have to be active in science fiction fandom, but I know lots of you are. You can find out about voting here.
Or if you don't vote for me, vote for Doug (or if you can't decide, you can vote "no preference"). But if you're eligable to vote, please do so.
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Date: 2009-11-17 09:18 am (UTC)... Oh, did I say that?
Seriously, best of luck in the race, and it'll be difficult working out which of the two of you to spend my vote on, once I've bought it.
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Date: 2009-11-17 10:41 am (UTC)I commend the concept of fanfunds, and participation in voting in this particular race, to all of Fandom.
When I get back home, later today, I'll be assembling a similar post.
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Date: 2009-11-17 11:36 am (UTC)