The Thanksgiving Science Fiction Society held a general business meeting on 26 February 2023. The meeting was held online via Zoom, with some side-channel discussion and crossposting via Discord; there was no in-person interaction aside from between folks who live together. This is a quick-n-dirty transcript of the DISCORD CHANNEL of the TSFS General Business Meeting held on 26 February 2023, made on 26 February 2023 by Keith Lynch. All formatting has basically been lost. This is NOT the really useful transcript for the February 2023 meeting, as most of the actual heavy lifting was done on Zoom, so please check the ZOOM transcript. Meeting was scheduled to begin at 2 PM EDT. Conversations effectively begin at 1:54 PM, though there was considerable logistical discussion ahead of time recorded here.. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From: "Keith F. Lynch" To: "Marilyn Mix","Dave Montuori","Fred Blonder" Subject: Transcript of February 2023 TSFS meeting Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:52:32 -0500 (EST) Here's a transcript of the Discord portion of the February 2023 TSFS meeting. (I have no ability to cut and paste from the Zoom portion.) Welcome to #february-2023-business-meeting! This is the start of the #february-2023-business-meeting channel. December 4, 2022 Herveus | Con Ops 1/21/2023 2:53 PM Sunday, 26 February, at 2pm Agenda items: Will we try to have Chessiecon 2023? If not, will we move to dissolve the corporation? February 4, 2023 Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/04/2023 1:55 PM This is annoying... Zoom is crashing on me for no apparent reason. (I was in one meeting this afternoon just fine, when that was over I tried to join another meeting and it keeps crashing.) I hope to have this resolved by the 26th. February 9, 2023 Saria | Videogaming, Website -- 02/09/2023 2:06 PM Just realized that I'm likely to be on the road during meeting. If that is the case my points are: Unless an absolute miracle happens, I feel it would be better to shutter the con than continue to drag it crawling year to year. If it does shutter, video gaming has a lot of property in the storage unit that we want to be sure comes back to me February 25, 2023 DrGandalf -- 02/25/2023 at 8:49 AM Will the meeting be here tomorrow or on Zoom? I have not seen a Zoom link posted. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/25/2023 at 1:42 PM I have also not seen any Zoom links for tomorrow. Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? Poryshkin | Con Chair -- 02/25/2023 at 1:43 PM My Zoom account can't handle the length of our meetings; I tried calling Yakira earlier, only got voice mail. I think we're on Zoom, therefore, unless someone else has a spiffier Zoom account than I do and can host. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/25/2023 at 1:45 PM ...we are or aren't on Zoom? Yakira - Volunteers and Vendors -- 02/25/2023 at 1:45 PM The Rona got me. most of February is a blur I am actually sitting up at a computer and will log into BSFS Zoom in a minute Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/25/2023 at 1:45 PM OK Poryshkin | Con Chair -- 02/25/2023 at 1:46 PM I've had a lot of trouble getting into my chessiecon mail-please post the Zoom link here, I may or may not get it if you only post it to the staff list. Though posting also tot he staff list is a good idea. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/25/2023 at 1:47 PM Please crosspost the meeting info here, there, and everywhere... [musical notes] Yakira - Volunteers and Vendors -- 02/25/2023 at 2:15 PM BSFS Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: TSFS Business Meeting - Chessiecon Decisions Time: Feb 26, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting [link redacted] [Meeting ID, Passcode, and phone numbers snipped] Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcFbhSWeYS I'm heading back to bed. Would someone else please take charge of distributing this. Sorry. Marilyn Mix | Website -- 02/25/2023 at 7:17 PM @everyone See Zoom link above for important TSFS / Chessiecon meeting on Feb 26 at 2pm. February 26, 2023 Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 1:54 PM @everyone the Zoom meeting is up. I'll be typing stuff here as we go. Crystal Paul -- 02/26/2023 at 1:59 PM Present. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/26/2023 at 1:59 PM Present here, now trying the Zoom link. Poryshkin | Con Chair -- 02/26/2023 at 1:59 PM But we're meeting by zoom this month Diamond Mystic -- 02/26/2023 at 2:00 PM Present still trying zoom as well. Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 2:06 PM Any progress on getting in? Agenda: Treasurer's report Diamond Mystic -- 02/26/2023 at 2:09 PM Got it but trying to enter oasscode Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 2:09 PM Status of Chessiecon 2023 Ongoing survival of TSFS, Inc. 571706 DrGandalf -- 02/26/2023 at 2:15 PM GoFundMe total at the moment looks like $4703 Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/26/2023 at 2:16 PM That sounds right based on my memory of when I checked it in early Feb. Poryshkin | Con Chair -- 02/26/2023 at 2:43 PM The following motion was made and passed during the zoom meeting. That the message below be sent to Mirriam W Kelly as to her suggestion of a small venue for a reduced-sized Chessiecon 2023: After due consideration of the proposed venue of Roland Park Community Center for a Chessiecon 2023, TSFS has determined that we unfortunately lack both the financial and human resources to make this a viable operation. We would like to thank you for the suggestion, and please do not hesitate to reach out to us in the future, if you may have other ideas as to how Chessiecon or TSFS might move forward. Diamond Mystic -- 02/26/2023 at 2:43 PM Technical issues, moving to correct. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/26/2023 at 2:47 PM I typed this in the Zoom chat and am re-entering it here verbatim: To put on anything resembling a Chessiecon like we have done, even in a smaller fashion, would appear to require human resources we just don't appear to have. This is not a Brunswick Games Day which can be effectively organized by one or two people. (BGD has been on hiatus since 2020 because pandemic.) Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 2:50 PM Motion: TSFS does not have the financial or human resources to consider putting on Chessiecon 2023. Therefore, it is moved that Chessiecon 2023 will not happen. Further, it is directed that this decision be published on the Chessiecon web page and disseminated broadly across social media. Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 3:41 PM The motion essentially was: That the President draft a letter to the Trustees stating that: It is the general feeling of the membership at large that it is worth maintaining the corporation in some format, but: it is not feasible to continue to hold a physical convention in the forseeable future. Dave/Evan(damont) | Registration -- 02/26/2023 at 3:47 PM Next meeting being scheduled for Saturday 15 April 2023 at 2 PM EDT (UTC-4). Herveus | Con Ops -- 02/26/2023 at 4:06 PM Email reply sent to Miriam Winder Kelly. DrGandalf -- 02/26/2023 at 4:15 PM Was the meeting recording set to record to the cloud, or to someone's local computer? I'm not seeing any recordings or chats or transcripts saved on Zoom.us