What Is Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc. (MCFI)?
Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc. (MCFI) was created in 1974 by the people who ran Noreascon (1971) under the auspices of NESFA. Its purpose was to bid for a Boston Worldcon in 1980. It ran Noreascon Two (1980), Noreascon Three (1989), and Noreascon Four (2004). Remarkably, the chairmen of all four Noreascons are still active members of the organization.
MCFI hosted Smofcon 25, December 7-9, 2007, in Boston, MA.
MCFI is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation.
MCFI also ran Smofcon 3 (1986), Smofcon 15 in Boston, MA, December 5-7, 1997, Ditto 11 in Newport, RI, November 6-8, 1998, and the 25th World Fantasy Convention in Providence, RI, November 4-7, 1999.
MCFI members have worked on many conventions, including Boskone, Arisia, Readercon, Albacon, Lunacon, Philcon, Balticon, Disclave, Confluence, OryCon, Minicon, Wiscon, Tropicon, many Westercons, NASFiCs, and of course, many Worldcons. As a group, many of us managed the Iguanacon (1978) Masquerade, ConStellation (1983) sales to members, LoneStarCon 1 (Austin 1985) Art Show, MagiCon (1992) Exhibits Division, and ran the L.A.con III (1996) Art Show.
There are currently 47 members of MCFI. They control the activities of the organization, technically by a majority vote (or greater, for some issues), but generally by consensus. MCFI's membership is drawn from most of the convention-running groups in the Boston area, with members involved in Arisia, Boskone, Readercon, and MASSFILC.
The following are members of MCFI:
Adina Adler, Claire Anderson, Dave Anderson, Bonnie Atwood, Ted Atwood, Judy Bemis, Seth Breidbart, Elaine Brennan, Ann Broomhead, Dave Cantor, Elisabeth Carey, Chris Carpenito, Gay Ellen Dennett, Ed Dooley, Naomi Fisher, Pam Fremon, Deb Geisler, Janice Gelb, Marc Gordon, Dave Grubbs, Lisa Hertel, Melanie Herz, Chip Hitchcock, Saul Jaffe, Rick Katze, Deborah A. King, Rick Kovalcik, Alexis Layton, Anthony R. Lewis, Suford Lewis, Paula Lieberman, Jim Mann, Laurie Mann, Patrick Molloy, Mark L. Olson, Priscilla Olson, Sheila Perry, Kelly S. Persons, Tim Roberge, Ruth Sachter, Sharon Sbarsky, Joe Siclari, Edie Stern, Geri Sullivan, Tim Szczesuil, Leslie J. Turek, and Ben Yalow.
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Officers of MCFI
Our current officers are:
- President: Gay Ellen Dennett
- Treasurer: Mark L. Olson
- Secretary: Pam Fremon
Meetings
If you're local to Boston (or even if you'll just be visiting), please feel free to come to our open meetings. Our next MCFI regular meeting will be on May 21, 2008.
The MCFI By-Laws and Articles of Organization are available for those who wish to see them.