2021 Standing Committee Report

This page constitutes the Standing Committee Report for 2021. It is currently a work in progress.

Report

This year the standing committee experimented with holding online meetings. These proved useful for onboarding new committee members, and initially encouraged early attention to business. However, while we had the intention of starting nominations for the Ditmars early, we did not manage to do this.

Additionally, liasing with conventions to attract a bid for the 2022 NatCon did not prove to be successful. Fortunately, there does seem to be a bid now; this still leaves us with a bid for 2023.

The pandemic did not seem to have as obvious an impact this year, until Conflux had to be cancelled. To their credit, the Conflux committee have committed to awarding the Ditmars and holding this Business Meeting.

However, having two NatCon cancellations in a row further highlighted the issues noted in last year's report. So, it is vital that the incoming Standing Committee work with conventions and the community to address these issues. This Business Meeting should provide the chance for broader input from the community.