Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.
What's New (last updated April 27, 2009)
Who We Are
Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI) is a group of fans in
Portland, Oregon that sponsors science
fiction conventions and related events. OSFCI and all OSFCI events are
entirely volunteer-run, and any surpluses are donated to recognized
non-profit organizations. OSFCI itself is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
non-profit corporation.
Membership in OSFCI is open to anyone who has worked at the committee
level for at least two OSFCI events in the last four years. If you
have worked on OSFCI events and would like to see how many "credits"
we have for you on our books, here is the current list.
Many OSFCI members are also members of the
Portland Science Fiction
Society (PorSFiS). However, they are two separate organizations.
The OSFCI Board of Directors currently consists of
Arthur Aldridge,
Beverly Block,
Aaron Curtis,
John Lorentz,
Kamila Miller,
Andrew Nisbet,
Linda Pilcher,
Michael Pinnick,
Debra Stansbury, and
Marc Wells.
If you'd like to know more, you can read an essay called
What is OSFCI?.
Upcoming OSFCI Events
OSFCI is the sponsor of the following events and projects:
Previous OSFCI events included OryCon 1 through 30; Con (the generic
science fiction convention) 1 through 7; SMOFCon 5; CascadeCon;
GameStorm 1 through 11; Left Coast Crime 12; Westercon 37, 43, 48,
and 54; Potlatch 5 and 8; ConComCon 11, and the 1996 World Horror
Convention. The
Westercon 48,
Westercon 54,
OryCon 17,
OryCon 18,
OryCon 19,
OryCon 20,
OryCon 21,
OryCon 22,
OryCon 23,
OryCon 24,
OryCon 25,
OryCon 26,
OryCon 27,
OryCon 29,
OryCon 30,
Left Coast Crime 12,
Potlatch 5,
Potlatch 16, and
SMOFcon 23
pages are still on-line.
John Bartley's unofficial OSFCI FAQ is available
to answer your frequently-asked questions.
A table summarizing the
history of OryCon is also available.
The Fannish E-Mail Directory maintained by OSFCI member John Lorentz is
no longer here; it can now be found at
http://www.spiritone.com/~jlorentz/email/.
Upcoming Meetings
The next meeting of the OSFCI Board of Directors will begin at 7:30
PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in Room #307 (new room!) of
Everest College, 425 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR 97204. The
campus is located between 4th and 5th on Washington just off the
downtown bus mall, two blocks north of the MAX line and about two
blocks north of a SmartPark at 3rd and Morrison. When you exit the
elevators on the third floor, follow the hallway to the left all
the way to the end. Room 307 will be on your left. This meeting
will be open to all interested parties.
How to Contact Us
You can contact the officers of OSFCI at the following addresses:
Most of our events also have their own contact addresses; see their
pages above.
You can also send postal mail to us at:
OSFCI
PO Box 5703
Portland, OR 97228-5703
OSFCI Documents
The following corporate documents are currently available on the web:
Thanks to David Schaber, John Bartley, Kate Yule, John Lorentz, and
Robert Verde for contributing to this project.
NOTICE
E-mail addresses on this page and its subpages are provided for the
convenience of our convention members. These addresses are not to be
used for commercial solicitation, mass mailings, or any other purpose
unrelated to OSFCI events. Unsolicited commercial e-mail or any form
of mass mailing will be subject to a $500 reading fee. Sending of
such mail will be deemed to constitute acceptance of these terms.
"OSFCI" and "OryCon" are service marks of Oregon Science Fiction
Conventions, Inc.
"Westercon" is a service mark of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society.
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