2011 OTW Board Election Ballot Now Closed

[ira_gladkova]

The polls are now closed; many thanks to all our voters and candidates! This year, 555 out of 845 -- 66% -- of eligible voters cast their ballot. If you would like to pick up an "I Voted!" banner, please check our previous post!

Our awesome staff are working on the election results right now. As per our Elections Timeline, if we don't have the results ready by midnight UTC (check the time in your area), we'll post a status report. The deadline for posting the election results is Monday, 21 November. After that, 23 November is the deadline for candidates to request recounts, revotes, or clarification of results, and, if any revote is determined to be necessary, it will take place no later than 7 December. Finally, 9 December will be rollover day, when we welcome our newly elected Board members.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.

2011 OTW Board Election Ballot Now Closed

[allisonmorris.livejournal.com]

The polls are now closed; many thanks to all our voters and candidates! This year, 555 out of 845 -- 66% -- of eligible voters cast their ballot. If you would like to pick up an "I Voted!" banner, please check our previous post!

Our awesome staff are working on the election results right now. As per our Elections Timeline, if we don't have the results ready by midnight UTC (check the time in your area), we'll post a status report. The deadline for posting the election results is Monday, 21 November. After that, 23 November is the deadline for candidates to request recounts, revotes, or clarification of results, and, if any revote is determined to be necessary, it will take place no later than 7 December. Finally, 9 December will be rollover day, when we welcome our newly elected Board members.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.

Links Roundup for 18 November 2011

[otw_staff]

Here's a roundup of stories about fans in the media that might be of interest to fans:

• Australia is launching a comedy television series about fans which "has been compared to The Big Bang Theory", only Outland features a group of gay sci-fi fans. "Outland's producer Laura Waters said: "[Production company] Princess Pictures is proud that closeted science fiction fans will finally have a voice and that a full family of gay Australian characters can go where they never ventured before - prime-time television." (A trailer for the show is available at the link.)


• An increasing amount of media attention is being paid to fan conventions as journalists take part in them. The result of more "insider" type coverage is reflected in this lengthy television segment on Steampunk fandom that provides not just a look at fan cons, but goes farther to investigate the fandom's origins, and explain its creations and its influence on popular culture.


• Some of the increasing news coverage of fans can be attributed to their visibility in the social media that journalists happen to pay attention to, making them more familiar with both fans and fannish practices. The multigenerational fans that were shown in the Steampunk con segment, for example, belie the "loner" label so often used in the past in stories on fans. As this essay by a second-generation U2 fan points out, fandom can be a way of life for many. "I must say that U2 are the most important band in my life. They’ve been the soundtrack of the past several years, and they’ve been there for me through all the toughest times, as well being right along for the good times. "

If you attend fan cons or are part of the Steampunk or Harry Potter fandoms, why not contribute to Fanlore? Additions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW. Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

Links Roundup for 18 November 2011

[otw-staff.livejournal.com]

Here's a roundup of stories about fans in the media that might be of interest to fans:

• Australia is launching a comedy television series about fans which "has been compared to The Big Bang Theory", only Outland features a group of gay sci-fi fans. "Outland's producer Laura Waters said: "[Production company] Princess Pictures is proud that closeted science fiction fans will finally have a voice and that a full family of gay Australian characters can go where they never ventured before - prime-time television." (A trailer for the show is available at the link.)


• An increasing amount of media attention is being paid to fan conventions as journalists take part in them. The result of more "insider" type coverage is reflected in this lengthy television segment on Steampunk fandom that provides not just a look at fan cons, but goes farther to investigate the fandom's origins, and explain its creations and its influence on popular culture.


• Some of the increasing news coverage of fans can be attributed to their visibility in the social media that journalists happen to pay attention to, making them more familiar with both fans and fannish practices. The multigenerational fans that were shown in the Steampunk con segment, for example, belie the "loner" label so often used in the past in stories on fans. As this essay by a second-generation U2 fan points out, fandom can be a way of life for many. "I must say that U2 are the most important band in my life. They’ve been the soundtrack of the past several years, and they’ve been there for me through all the toughest times, as well being right along for the good times. "

If you attend fan cons or are part of the Steampunk or Harry Potter fandoms, why not contribute to Fanlore? Additions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW. Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

2011 OTW Board Elections - Results

[otw-staff.livejournal.com]

The results of the 2011 OTW election are in. In alphabetical order by family name, the newly-elected Board members are:

Julia Beck
Naomi Novik
Nikisha Sanders
Jenny Scott-Thompson

Congratulations to our newly-elected directors and many thanks to all our candidates! It's been an honour to have such incredible and dedicated people running, and we are proud to work with every one.

Many thanks as well to all our voters for your participation this election season! We are likewise honoured to have so many fans contributing their voices. Thank you.

Please feel free to contact our Elections Officer, Ira Gladkova, with any questions. For an overview of the election process we used, a variety of preferential voting, see our voting process page.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

2011 OTW Board Elections - Results

[ira_gladkova]

The results of the 2011 OTW election are in. In alphabetical order by family name, the newly-elected Board members are:

Julia Beck
Naomi Novik
Nikisha Sanders
Jenny Scott-Thompson

Congratulations to our newly-elected directors and many thanks to all our candidates! It's been an honour to have such incredible and dedicated people running, and we are proud to work with every one.

Many thanks as well to all our voters for your participation this election season! We are likewise honoured to have so many fans contributing their voices. Thank you.

Please feel free to contact our Elections Officer, Ira Gladkova, with any questions. For an overview of the election process we used, a variety of preferential voting, see our voting process page.

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.