Ditmar committee
From Australian sf information
This article details the Ditmar committee mandated by the Business Meeting of the 2007 NatCon.
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Introduction
The business meeting at Convergence 2, the 46th NatCon, voted for the establishment of a standing Ditmar Committee to administer the Ditmar Awards. This page is initially intended to collate information about the committee, which was in formation at the time of the page's addition to this wiki.
The Motion
The following motion was put by Perry Middlemiss and seconded by Rose Mitchell, and subsequently passed by the meeting.
- That the Natcon business meeting binds and directs the national convention standing committee to present rules, regulations and procedures for the organisation of an ongoing Ditmar committee, which will organize, control and administer the Ditmar awards for each and every national science fiction convention. These rules, regulations and procedure are to be finalised by December 31, 2007, to be distributed to all eligible Ditmar voters (ie members of the 2007 and 2008 national conventions) for discussion prior to the 2008 National SF convention business meeting.
- At the 2008 Natcon business meeting, a vote is to be taken to implement those rules, regulations, and procedures, which are to take effect from the close of the 2008 Natcon.
Discussion points
While the motion at the Business Meeting empowered the NatCon Standing Committee to implement its substance, the following discussion points were raised:
- that there be voting and advisory members
- that there be a tenure of three years
- that the committee deal with a number of outstanding tasks
- that members of the committee would be elected at the 2008 business meeting following the vote on the rules
Tasks
This section details some of the potential work facing the committee.
Fan categories
- Fix the confusion that exists between the fan production and fan achievement categories.
Ju Landéesse suggests:
- Put in a Professional Production category.
- Either eliminate and replace or rename the achievement awards, and make them discretionary like the A. Bertram Chandler Award. Awarded at the discretion of the ditmar committee. It will still provide the role of being a catch all. Because it will be a revision the discretionary awards will also have some points on eligibility for guidance attached so that everyone can be clear and it's not a judgement call every year, that is also different every year.
