Special notice: This Friday!

Do you remember Becky Rickart?

Becky Rickart in 2004, at ConQuesT 35, which she co-chaired
 with dear friend Susan Satterfield.

A Celebration of Life Service for longtime KaXFAN and occasional ConQuesT Chair Becky Rickart will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Vulcan's Forge meeting space above the store(s).

The address is 3936 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri. Come ready to share your stories, photos, and memories of this very special woman who was loved by so many.

The organizers have created Facebook event, where interested people can go to RSVP.

PHOTO: Many thanks to the indispensable MidAmerican Fan Photo Archive, for this photo of Becky doing something she loved.

Saturday 8/16/14 Meeting to Feature an Interview and SURPRISE Food

Eat Dessert First: 
Program, then Business Meeting
What: Monthly KaCSFFS Meeting
Where: Our usual venue: The Writer's Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas, City, MO 64111.
When: Saturday, August 16, 2014
Time: Doors open 6:30 pm; Meeting starts 7:00 pm. till 9:30 or whenever
August Theme: Switch-it-Around Saturday
August Food Theme: SURPRISE Food
That is, members' choice--please surprise us--bring your favorite end-of-summer treats, snacks, and beverages to share with everyone.

Program: Member Interview Series Spotlights Ty Gephardt

Our August program will be another in President Ken Keller's series of KaCSFFS member interviews designed to introduce newer members to people in the club and to give everyone greater insights into some of their fellow kaxfen (be sure to ask questions)! This month I'll be interviewing 2nd-generation KaCSFFS member Ty Gephardt, our immediate past president, who's also the son of longtime club member and current officer Jan Gephardt.

Business Meeting:
Our monthly business meeting will follow, with Old and New business, and then by general member announcements . . . but this month with several new twists.

Communications Officer Jan Gephardt will be running the meeting, President Ken Keller will be giving the Treasurer' s report, and former President Ty Gephardt will be acting as the club's secretary.

Why you ask? Partially just to mix things up a bit (so we're not so boring and predictable).

Partially because three of the club officers aren't available to be at this month's meeting. They're busy with KC in 2016 business!

After-Party:
After the meeting, for those interested, everyone is invited to go over to nearby Sosa's 39th Street Diner for post-meeting food and discussion. Don't forget your membership card! Good for a discount at Sosa's! 

IMAGE CREDITS: The "Eat Dessert First" Cat photo is from Tobi's Pinterest Board, "Furry Friends." Many thanks to William Tienken for the photo of Ty Gephardt in a typical pose, taken in late 2012.  The logo for the Kansas City in 2016 bid is from their website.

Are You Planning for the Campbell Conference?

This is a busy weekend for KAXFEN! There are both a Laser Rangers Meeting and a Horror Book Club meeting on Saturday, June 14--please see other posts to this blog about the details of those events.

But there's also the Campbell Conference!
The annual Campbell Conference is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas and runs from next Friday (the 13th!) through Sunday, June 15th.  To register online, click here!
Register now - especially if you want to attend the Friday night banquet!
 
A quick overview of events:

Friday, June 13
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Panel discussion with guest authors: "Secrets of Successful Speculative-Fiction Writing."

Where? In Rieger Scholarship Hall

6:00 - 7:30pm
Awards Ceremony and Banquet honoring the winners of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for best SF novel) and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (for best short SF).

Where? Location TBA (on KU campus)

Rieger Scholarship Hall

NOTE: $25, reservations due by June 9.

Register now - especially if you want to attend the Friday night banquet!
 

7:30 - 9:00pm
Wine and beer reception.

Saturday, June 149:00am - Noon

The KU Kansas Union Building

Campbell Conference round-table discussion: "SF and the Real World." 

Where? Kansas Union, exact room TBA.

12:45pm - 1:30pm
Book-signing with all attending authors and editors.
Where? Jayhawk Ink Bookstore in the Kansas Union. NOTE: This event is free and open to public (no need to register for the Conference to attend the signing).

1:45pm - 4:00pm
Campbell Conference presentations honoring Frederik Pohl.

Featured Movie screening!

Where? Kansas Union, exact room TBA.

7:30pm - ?
Screening of "CSA: Confederate States of America," followed by discussion with the director and cinematographer.

Where? Oldfather Studios (see registration packet).

Sunday, June 1510:00am - 12:00pm
Informal "meet the authors and editors" session.
Where? Kansas Union, exact room TBA.

Noon - ?
"Science Fiction Sunday" salon-discussion and brunch
Hosted by Jean Martin and Amanda Martin-Harmon
Where? Kansas Union, exact room TBA.

To learn more about the events and guests, see the Conference page:  
Register now - especially if you want to attend the Friday night banquet!

IMAGE CREDITS: The Campbell Conference poster and the movie poster for CSA: Confederate States of America are both from the Campbell Conference web page. The image of Rieger Scholarship Hall is from a KU gallery of photos. The photo of the KU Kansas Union building is from the Flyover People blog.