pre-Wiscon thoughts

[redbird]

I'm feeling very fannishly productive. Tiptree Award stuff is going well, and I'm working my way through the Wiscon program participant sign-up form (which actually uses Javascript sensibly). And occasional thoughts are wandering through, as I look at brief descriptions of possible panels:
People always think they're living in the end times--that doesn't mean they'll always be wrong. (The context on this is a proposed panel on ecological disaster. In Always Coming Home one of the many voices observes that "the world has ended four times that we know of".
An alien visitation would make a difference—sf fans tend not to believe in alien abduction stories because we don't (or don't want to) believe in a First (or Million-and-first) Contact that makes no difference. And this may be part of my problem with my stalled novel.

I also infer that I'm on the Tiptree Award panel--which had spaces for attend but not for "be on it" and is described as "this year's jury will discuss the process." Was I supposed to be taking notes? (I have notes, but they're emails sent about specific books and stories, to my fellow jurors.)

As a side note, my hands and dexterity aren't prepared to click lots of extra little boxes, so I haven't put "no" in any of the things I wouldn't attend, or don't want to be on: only yeses and maybes. And the form is long enough--because there are so many suggestions--that I'm flagging by the end, so I hope I don't give the writing possibities short shrift. (It's sorted into categories, which are listed alphabetically.)

holyoutlaw, if you think any of this will be useful to Jane, please pass it on to her.

My Minicon planning is also going well: I need more Green Room staff, but I have a Loyal Assistant and a local volunteer to handle shopping.

Comments

[sraun]

Does the tab arrows space trick not work to fill in their form?

It's my favorite way to fill out long forms - after you click in the first box you want to select, you hit tab. If they're using radio buttons, tab takes you to the next set of buttons, use the arrow keys to make your selection, then tab to the next set. If they're using check boxes, tab to the box you want to select, hit the space bar to mark it, then tab to the next box you want to select.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

no opinion, which i think is the default, is the same as no. if i think you'd totally rock on an understaffed panel, but you haven't mentioned it, i will ask before putting you on it.

i had not noticed that about the tiptree jury panel, mostly because i am certain that *i'm* not going to be on it. ;) but if it says tiptree jury will be on it, then i'm putting you all on it, unless of course you object.

[jerrykaufman.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice before that you're on the Tiptree jury this year; I was on it several years ago, and enjoyed the give and take of discussing the nominees. Once the awards are announced, please give us a link to the announcement and detailed notes, if such are published.

[redbird]

Well, whumpdotcom has asked us to pass them along to him for the Tiptree Website; it'll all be somewhere at tiptree.org in due course.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Will do! Thanks.