Appendix B Hugo Awards Study Committee – HUGO AWARDS STUDY COMMITEE At Thursday’s WSFS Business meeting, the creation of the proposed Hugo Awards Study committee was supported, and I was asked to chair it. I appreciate the honour and trust implied. Vincent Docherty – The text of the proposal was: B.2.1 Short Title: Hugo Awards Study Committee (amendment by substitution) to substitute for B.2 the following: Moved: To create a Hugo Awards Committee, appointed by the Chair, to (1) Study revisions to Article 3 (Hugo Awards) of the WSFS Constitution, including any such proposals for amending Sections 3.2 and 3.3 as may be referred to it by the Business Meeting or suggested by others; (2) Make recommendations, may include proposing constitutional amendments, to the 2018 Business Meeting; and (3) Authorize the Chair of the Committee to appoint other persons to serve on the committee at the Chair’s discretion. Note: The scope of the committee therefore includes various definitions, such as what professional means (section 3.2) and ALL of the current Hugo Categories. The committee scope does not include the administration and tallying of nominations and votes, and it also does NOT include the separate proposals relating to the YA award, which are on the Business Meeting agenda. The committee chair was asked to report back to Friday’s main Business Meeting, following creation of the committee, including any initial recommendations. Key points: 1. Several people volunteered to join the committee. Their names are listed at the bottom of this report, along with the proposers of the Artist Hugo Eligibility and the Novel, Related and BDP Hugo changes, who have also been invited by the committee chair to join. The list will be cross-checked with the WSFS Business Meeting Chair and Secretary. 2. An email kicking-off the committee was sent to this initial group. Given the lack of availability of many members on Thursday, due to Worldcon75 responsibilities, the committee chair’s email included the following, which those who replied supported:
Appendix B – Hugo Awards Study Committee HUGO AWARDS STUDY COMMITEE At Thursday’s WSFS Business meeting, the creation of the proposed Hugo Awards Study committee was supported, and I was asked to chair it. I appreciate the honour and trust implied. – Vincent Docherty The text of the proposal was: B.2.1 Short Title: Hugo Awards Study Committee (amendment by substitution) Moved: to substitute for B.2 the following: To create a Hugo Awards Committee, appointed by the Chair, to (1) Study revisions to Article 3 (Hugo Awards) of the WSFS Constitution, including any such proposals for amending Sections 3.2 and 3.3 as may be referred to it by the Business Meeting or suggested by others; (2) Make recommendations, may include proposing constitutional amendments, to the 2018 Business Meeting; and (3) Authorize the Chair of the Committee to appoint other persons to serve on the committee at the Chair’s discretion. Note: The scope of the committee therefore includes various definitions, such as what professional means (section 3.2) and ALL of the current Hugo Categories. The committee scope does not include the administration and tallying of nominations and votes, and it also does NOT include the separate proposals relating to the YA award, which are on the Business Meeting agenda. The committee chair was asked to report back to Friday’s main Business Meeting, following creation of the committee, including any initial recommendations. Key points: 1. Several people volunteered to join the committee. Their names are listed at the bottom of this report, along with the proposers of the Artist Hugo Eligibility and the Novel, Related and BDP Hugo changes, who have also been invited by the committee chair to join. The list will be cross-checked with the WSFS Business Meeting Chair and Secretary. 2. An email kicking-off the committee was sent to this initial group. Given the lack of availability of many members on Thursday, due to Worldcon75 responsibilities, the committee chair’s email included the following, which those who replied supported:
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