At its Organizational meeting held September 9, 2019, the Board of Directors elected a new slate of Officers that also serve as the Executive Commitee of the Heinlein Society: John Tilden, President & Chairman of the Board C. Herbert Gilliland, Vice-President/Secretary Beatrice Kondo, Treasurer. The Executive Committee may be reached via the email address ,…
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September 8, 2019– The Heinlein Society (a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to “Paying Forward” the legacy of Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein) today announced the re-launch of The Heinlein Journal, formerly edited by Founding Editor and Heinlein Scholar, William H. Patterson, Jr. The first re-launch issue (Volume 2, Issue 1) is free to all, as is…
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The Heinlein Society is running its Annual Meeting as a teleconference. We will be discussing results of our 2019 work, announce the results of our elections, and briefly talk about our plans for the 2020 year, which officially starts for us September 1st. While all members are invited to participate, if any votes are taken…
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The minutes for the 2018 Annual Meeting of The Heinlein Society are linked below. Please review so you can offer corrections/additions/deletions at the Annual General Meeting on September 8th, 2019 at 1 p.m. PDT, if necessary, or be able to vote knowledgeably they be accepted as submitted. THS Annual Meeting 2018 Minutes_FINAL
The slides that will be presented during the Annual Meeting are available for viewing or download here. If you intend to print them, you may want to disable printing of the background if possible in your .pdf viewer. (Updated September 14, 2019 to reflect election results which were announced at the meeting.) 2019 Annual Meeting…
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Voting Opens August As required by Article VI, Section 2, of the Bylaws of The Heinlein Society (https://www.heinleinsociety.org/bylaws/), and ratified by the Board of Directors on 14 April 2014, electronic voting of the General Membership of The Heinlein Society for the Board of Directors will be done using the simplyvoting.com website. The poll will…
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Acting at the February, 2019 meeting of the Board of Directors, the THS Board unanimously adopted the following resolution: The Heinlein Society does not condone discrimination in acceptance for membership, or hiring for services provided, on account of race, religion, sex, sexual expression, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other federally protected category.
September 12, 2018—The Heinlein Society (www.heinleinsociety.org) announced today the results of their recent annual election for the Board of Directors, and the annual reorganization of the Board of Directors and election of officers for the Society’s FY19 (September 2018-August 2019) year. Meeting on September 9th for their 17th annual meeting of the membership, held online…
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The Heinlein Society is running its Annual Meeting as a teleconference. We will be discussing results of our 2018 work, announce the results of our elections, and briefly talk about our plans for the 2019 year, which officially starts for us September 1st. While all members are invited to participate, if any votes are taken…
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The 2018 Annual Meeting Slides Will be posted here: 2018 THS Annual Meeting_v1
The draft 2017 Annual Meeting Minutes are here: THS Annual Meeting 2017 Minutes_version3
Acting unanimously at their regular monthly meeting, the Board of Directors of THS appointed Walt Boyes to serve the first year of the late Jerry Pournelle’s current term. Dr. Pournelle had been duly elected by the membership of the Society to a new three year term shortly before his untimely passing on September 8th. Under…
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We are pleased to announce Libby Sharpe as the winner of our first ‘Virginia Edition’ raffle giveaway! Libby was announced at the end of our 2017 Annual Meeting held yesterday, September 10, 2017. The contest was open to all Regular and Lifetime Members. Members who had joined for the first time within our last fiscal…
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2017 ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE: The Heinlein Society is running its Annual Meeting as a teleconference. We will be discussing results of our 2017 work, announce the results of our elections, and briefly talk about our plans for the 2018 year, which officially starts for us September 1st. While all members are invited to participate, if…
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The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society will be held on Sunday, September 10th, 2017, at 4 p.m. EDT, 1 p.m. PDT, online. Members of the Society will receive an email with instructions on how to attend. 2017 THS Annual Meeting
Click on the link below to review the meeting minutes from last year’s Annual meeting. The first order of business in the 2017 Annual Meeting on September 10th, 2017 is to approve these minutes. Time is important because some attendees might be on a toll call. Please read the minutes before the meeting. Regular and…
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We are nearing the August 31st deadline for entry into our raffle for a Virginia Edition of Heinlein’s collected works (which by the way, also includes some stuff most of you have never read, including two volumes of the best of RAH’s letters, one of which is dedicated to his fascinating correspondence with John W.…
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Pursuant to our Bylaws, the annual election of one third of the Directors of the Society will commence on August 13th and remain open through Sunday, August 27th. Members please keep an eye on your email for a link to the ballot. The Directors elected will be announced at our online Annual Meeting on Sunday,…
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In an effort to draw attention to Heinlein’s writing and increase Society membership the Society will raffle off a complete set of the Virginia Edition in September, 2017. All you have to do is join. A $45 Regular membership is all it takes to enter. The rules follow: Eligibility: “Regular” members who join or…
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Draft Minutes for the 2015 Annual Meeting (to be considered at 2016 Annual Meeting) are here.
The THS 2016 annual meeting presentation is available at the link.
2016 annual meeting instructions
By Keith G. Kato The Heinlein Society’s activities at the 2016 Kansas City World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon II 40th Anniversary Heinlein Blood Drive: The convention committee has now scheduled THREE days for 40th Anniversary Heinlein Blood Drive: Thursday, August 18 through Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day. The blood…
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Follow these instruction to attend the 2015 Annual Heinlein Society Meeting: The Heinlein Society
The 2015 Annual Meeting is next Saturday. The slide program is available now at the link below. You can log on to the FreeScreen website and participate in the live meeting or you can click on this link and follow the slides at your own pace. THS 2015 Annual Meeting We hope to see you…
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