Clarion West General Meeting at Potlatch 18

[kate_schaefer]

Clarion West's 2009 General Meeting is scheduled at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Friday, February 28, at the start of the Clarion West Scholarship Auction at Potlatch, in the Domain Hotel, 1085 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, California. This meeting will be a brief update on the state of the workshop, featuring Executive Director Leslie Howle and board members Eileen Gunn and Kate Schaefer, and then we’ll get on to the fun and frenetic auction featuring Jay Lake, Tom Whitmore, cool stuff, and lots of scholarship money for deserving new writers.

The meeting is open to the public. We’ll hear a report on the previous year, plans for the coming year, and vote for board members. Only Clarion West members may vote, but you can join at the meeting. Please come if you're able to.

For more information about Potlatch, see the convention website. It's a terrific small convention focused on the conversation between readers and writers. Potlatch travels up and down the west coast; it has been held in Seattle, Portland Eugene, Oakland, San Francisco, and now in the South Bay. It doesn't have guests of honor, but it does feature books of honor. This year: Growing Up Weightless by John M. Ford and Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin. Buy your Potlatch membership today to get the pre-con rate.

Comments

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

Wish I could be there, but I'm attending an all-day workshop at the Silicon Valley RWA chapter that same day. Have fun for me! ;)

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

It's running Friday and Sunday too. You could buy a one-day membership at the door; or if you want to go both days, it'd be cheaper to buy a full membership now.

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you won't be there, but RWA is much more important for your career at this point, and I know you need some recovery time after an all-day workshop.

Glenn and I are staying in the Bay Area for an extra day and a half after the convention. Would you like to have lunch with us on Monday, March 2? I figure we'll help people pack up the con suite in the morning, and there's a fabric store in Mountain View I need to go to in the afternoon, Exotic Silks.

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

I wish I could, but I'm leaving right after the workshop on Saturday. I live in Monterey, which is an hour and a half south of San Jose. Maybe next time?

If you and Glenn are ever in Monterey, let me know. I would be happy to show you around. ;)

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't normally think of myself as geographically challenged, but I had somehow displaced Monterey farther north, by about 45 minutes worth of commuting time. I've clearly been looking at maps of the midwest too much.

[therinth.livejournal.com]

Cool Kate -- i will be there!

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

I look forward to seeing your tattoo, if it's going to be on view.