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The club's activities revolve mainly around social meetings held at a restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley). Meetings themselves involve recreational parliamentary procedure, including official reports, announcements of upcoming events, reviews of books and movies of genre interest, and a meeting-ending "rumor of the week".<ref name="About BASFA"/> These, along with the designation of the previous meeting's minutes, tend to be hotly contested battles involving members buying votes. The minutes of BASFA are published in the [[online magazine]] ''Science Fiction/San Francisco''.<ref name=efanzines>{{cite web |publisher=eFanzines |title=Science Fiction/San Francisco | url=http://efanzines.com/SFSF/ |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=file770>{{cite web |title=The Answer is SF/SF 42 |url=http://file770.com/?p=17 |work=[[File 770]] |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>
The club's activities revolve mainly around social meetings held at a restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley). Meetings themselves involve recreational parliamentary procedure, including official reports, announcements of upcoming events, reviews of books and movies of genre interest, and a meeting-ending "rumor of the week".<ref name="About BASFA"/> These, along with the designation of the previous meeting's minutes, tend to be hotly contested battles involving members buying votes. The minutes of BASFA are published in the [[online magazine]] ''Science Fiction/San Francisco''.<ref name=efanzines>{{cite web |publisher=eFanzines |title=Science Fiction/San Francisco | url=http://efanzines.com/SFSF/ |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=file770>{{cite web |title=The Answer is SF/SF 42 |url=http://file770.com/?p=17 |work=[[File 770]] |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>


BASFA contributes yearly lists of recommendations for the [[Hugo Awards]]<ref name=sfaw>{{cite web |title=BASFA Recommends |publisher=Science Fiction Awards Watch |url=http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?p=1557 |date=February 14, 2009 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=livejournal>{{cite web|title=Hugo Award Nominee Recommendations |url=http://community.livejournal.com/hugo_recommend/ |accessdate=February 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126121429/http://community.livejournal.com/hugo_recommend/ |archivedate=November 26, 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name=emerald2>{{cite news |title=BASFA Hugo nominations |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=67 | url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit067.shtml |date=March 2001 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> and has hosted appearances by authors such as [[Tad Williams]].<ref name=emerald3>{{cite news |title=Tad at BASFA |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=72 |url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit072.shtml |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=emerald4>{{cite news |title=Shadowcon 1.0 |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=74 | url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit074.shtml#Shadow |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> The association also regularly runs parties at local and international [[science fiction convention]]s.<ref name=hertz>{{cite web |title=The Worldcon I Saw |url=http://johnhertz.sciencefictionleague.org/jh-2008-hana1-isaw.htm/ |work= |author=John Hertz |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> BASFA has been listed in the ''Locus Magazine'' online portal since 2002.<ref name=locus1>{{cite web |title=E-Publications |date=April 2002 |url=http://www.locusmag.com/2002/Weblogs/Epublications04.html/ |work=Locus Online |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=locus2>{{cite web |title=Links Portal |url=http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Portal.html |work=Locus Online |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>
BASFA contributes yearly lists of recommendations for the [[Hugo Awards]]<ref name=sfaw>{{cite web |title=BASFA Recommends |publisher=Science Fiction Awards Watch |url=http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?p=1557 |date=February 14, 2009 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=livejournal>{{cite web|title=Hugo Award Nominee Recommendations |url=http://community.livejournal.com/hugo_recommend/ |accessdate=February 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126121429/http://community.livejournal.com/hugo_recommend/ |archivedate=November 26, 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name=emerald2>{{cite news |title=BASFA Hugo nominations |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=67 | url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit067.shtml |date=March 2001 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> and has hosted appearances by authors such as [[Tad Williams]].<ref name=emerald3>{{cite news |title=Tad at BASFA |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=72 |url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit072.shtml |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=emerald4>{{cite news |title=Shadowcon 1.0 |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=74 | url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit074.shtml#Shadow |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> The association also regularly runs parties at local and international [[science fiction convention]]s.<ref name=hertz>{{cite web |title=The Worldcon I Saw |url=http://johnhertz.sciencefictionleague.org/jh-2008-hana1-isaw.htm/ |work= |author=John Hertz |accessdate=February 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726221249/http://johnhertz.sciencefictionleague.org/jh-2008-hana1-isaw.htm |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |df= }}</ref> BASFA has been listed in the ''Locus Magazine'' online portal since 2002.<ref name=locus1>{{cite web |title=E-Publications |date=April 2002 |url=http://www.locusmag.com/2002/Weblogs/Epublications04.html/ |work=Locus Online |accessdate=February 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209113856/http://locusmag.com/2002/Weblogs/Epublications04.html |archivedate=December 9, 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref name=locus2>{{cite web |title=Links Portal |url=http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Portal.html |work=Locus Online |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>


BASFA's main sources of income are auctions of donated material and taxation of puns. The club has a "Numismatic Responsibility Act"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Numismatic Responsibility Act |url=http://www.basfa.org/puntax.shtml |publisher=BASFA website |accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name=emerald1>{{cite news |title=Home from Home |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=13 |url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit013.shtml#Home |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> that taxes members for the making of [[pun]]s and for erratic marksmanship when paying said taxes.
BASFA's main sources of income are auctions of donated material and taxation of puns. The club has a "Numismatic Responsibility Act"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Numismatic Responsibility Act |url=http://www.basfa.org/puntax.shtml |publisher=BASFA website |accessdate=February 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name=emerald1>{{cite news |title=Home from Home |work=[[Emerald City (magazine)|Emerald City]] |issue=13 |url=http://www.emcit.com/emcit013.shtml#Home |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> that taxes members for the making of [[pun]]s and for erratic marksmanship when paying said taxes.

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Bay Area Science Fiction Association
AbbreviationBASFA
Formation1991
TypeNGO
PurposeSocial
Location
Region served
San Francisco Bay Area
President
Trey Haddad
Websitehttp://www.basfa.org

Bay Area Science Fiction Association (BASFA) is a science fiction fandom social club. The organization was founded after a committee meeting for the SiliCon science fiction convention in 1991 by several Bay Area convention organizers (SMOFs) looking for a reason to meet other than at committee meetings.[1] The club has met weekly since 1991, at various locations in the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area.[2]

Organization

BASFA has an elected president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary, who serve until a new election is called or until that official has missed thirteen consecutive meetings.[3] Terms of service often last several years uninterrupted.

The club's activities revolve mainly around social meetings held at a restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley). Meetings themselves involve recreational parliamentary procedure, including official reports, announcements of upcoming events, reviews of books and movies of genre interest, and a meeting-ending "rumor of the week".[2] These, along with the designation of the previous meeting's minutes, tend to be hotly contested battles involving members buying votes. The minutes of BASFA are published in the online magazine Science Fiction/San Francisco.[4][5]

BASFA contributes yearly lists of recommendations for the Hugo Awards[6][7][8] and has hosted appearances by authors such as Tad Williams.[9][10] The association also regularly runs parties at local and international science fiction conventions.[11] BASFA has been listed in the Locus Magazine online portal since 2002.[12][13]

BASFA's main sources of income are auctions of donated material and taxation of puns. The club has a "Numismatic Responsibility Act"[14][15] that taxes members for the making of puns and for erratic marksmanship when paying said taxes.

Notable members

Notes

  1. ^ "BASFA Turns 1,000". BASFA website. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "About BASFA". BASFA website. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Structure & Officers". BASFA website. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Science Fiction/San Francisco". eFanzines. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Answer is SF/SF 42". File 770. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "BASFA Recommends". Science Fiction Awards Watch. February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Hugo Award Nominee Recommendations". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "BASFA Hugo nominations". Emerald City. No. 67. March 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "Tad at BASFA". Emerald City. No. 72. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "Shadowcon 1.0". Emerald City. No. 74. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  11. ^ John Hertz. "The Worldcon I Saw". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "E-Publications". Locus Online. April 2002. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Links Portal". Locus Online. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "The Numismatic Responsibility Act". BASFA website. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  15. ^ "Home from Home". Emerald City. No. 13. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

External links

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