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</46> 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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Click on the link below to review the meeting minutes from last year’s Annual meeting. The first order of business in the 2015 Annual Meeting 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 members of the Heinlein Society…
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Last year, web based voting worked so well that we’re using it again this year. The nominating period for Board members is coming next month; 18 May to 1 June. There are three Board openings that need to be filled. Present board members; Keith Kato, Betsey Wilcox and Herb Gilliland, whose current Board positions are…
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Did you miss the Annual Meeting of the Heinlein Society? You may still review the materials that were presented. The copy linked in this notice has a little bit more information than previous copies. 2014 Annual Meeting Slides
The Heinlein Society is running its Annual Meeting as a teleconference with online materials for the first time this year. We will be discussing results of our 2014 work, announce the results of our elections, and briefly talk about our plans for the 2015 year, which officially starts for us September 1st. While all members are…
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The minutes from The Heinlein Society’s Annual Meeting of the membership held at LoneStarCon3 (WorldCon 71) on September 1, 2013 are posted with this website entry: THS_2013_AGM_Minutes . These minutes will be reviewed at the 2014 Annual Meeting to be held 9/7/14. (See separate entry with instructions on how to attend the Annual Meeting in 2014).
As required by Article IV, Section 1, of the Bylaws of The Heinlein Society (PDF file at https://heinleinsociety.org/bylaws/), the Annual Meeting of the General Membership of The Heinlein Society will convene on Sunday, 7 September 2014, beginning at 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. If you are in a different time zone, you are encouraged to…
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Heinlein For Heroes is a program for placing books, especially Heinlein books, into the hands of active military personnel—particularly those deployed—and into the hands of veterans in veterans’ hospitals. Organizations already exist who identify military commands and hospitals with a declared desire for various kinds of reading material. Science fiction is one category always in…
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Join the Heinlein Society PARTY at LonestarCon. We’re celebrating 50 years of traveling Heinlein’s GLORY ROAD. If you’re going to the World Science Fiction Convention, join us FRIDAY at 8:30 pm (room to be announced), for dragons, goodies, books, quizzes, fun, and SOMETHING that will truly test your mettle! And stop by the Heinlein Society…
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We’re sorry to have to convey some very sad news. Scott Hann, our blood drive chair, has passed away. On November 7, Scott stopped breathing as was rushed to the hospital. He was put on life support, but remained unconscious. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. With no hope of recovery his family made the…
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Chicago-sf.org will be having a book discussion of Double Star by Robert Heinlein September 15, 2012 at 2pm in the Oak Park Public Library. “One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was — as usual — in a bar, drinking away his troubles. Then a pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing…
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