Update Log: 1999

Rev. 19-Jul-2000

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31-Dec-1999

Filking - added new contact info.

29-Dec-1999

WSFS Constitution - fixed minor numbering error in Section 4.8, discovered in original copy.

21-Dec-1999

Top - fixed a few HTML errors, mostly unclosed table tags.

17-Dec-1999

Registration Form - fixed formatting, added supporting membership rate.

06-Dec-1999

Business Meeting - updated with provisional agenda from Aussiecon 3.

Consitution - added the WSFS Constitution.

Standing Rules - added the Standing Rules of the WSFS.

01-Dec-1999

Home - added links to Table of Contents, What's New pages.

All About Chicago - fixed link to Letters from Chicago [www]

30-Nov-1999

Members Home Pages - added Newton, Meridel [www]

26-Nov-1999

Dramatic Presentations, Live Stage Department - added from Progress Report 4

Bob Eggleton's Top Ten SF Films - added from Progress Report 4

Getting Around: An Overview of Chicago - added from Progress Report 4

25-Nov-1999

Hugo Awards - added information from Progress Report 4.

Advertising - updated ad rates for Progress Report 5.

22-Nov-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - added Assistant Webmaster Erik V. Olson.

Richard Wright: 1943-1998 - added from Progress Report 3.

Radio Skates, Teletheatres, and Rocket Jockeys - fixed formatting error that caused display problems with Netscape 4.x.

07-Nov-1999

Membership List, Missing Members (Lost Souls) - updated list current as of 02-Nov-1999.

Finances - our 1998 Form 990 has been posted.

Sales Tables - added a new list of conventions.

30-Oct-1999

Members Home Pages - added Gilliam, Richard [www]

26-Oct-1999

Members Home Pages - added Allston, Aaron [www]

22-Oct-1999

Members Home Pages - added Cox, Caroline [www]; Kemper, Bart [www]; Schulman, Eric [www]

21-Oct-1999

Members Home Pages - added Freas, Frank Kelly [www]; Mackey, Doug [www]; Mead, Sean M. [www]

16-Oct-1999

Staff and Committee List, Chicago in 2000 Bid Committee - Corrected Kyym (not Kymm) Kimpel.

11-Oct-1999

Registration, Conversion Rates, Sign-Up Form - as of 01-Oct-1999 the rate for Full Attending is $150.

Addresses - added contact address for Hugo Awards

20-Sep-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Programming Division.

15-Sep-1999

From Russia With Love - added article from PR3.

Radio Skates, Teletheatres, and Rocket Jockeys - added article from PR3.

14-Sep-1999

Buck Coulson, 1928-1999 - added article from PR3.

A Dose of Reality by Bob Eggleton - added article from PR3.

Members Home Pages - added Glyer, Mike [www]

10-Sep-1999

Addresses - added snail addresses for Art Show and Masquerade.

Members Home Pages - added Renn, Aaron M.

09-Sep-1999

Programming - updated URL for 31-Aug-1996 Worldcon program.

Art Show, Dances, Filk Music, Masquerade - added new write-ups from Progress Report 4.

Dealers Info, Jim Baen, Ben Bova, Chairman's Messages - added new articles from Progress Report 4.

08-Sep-1999

Staff and Committee List - fixed a few typos, some minor changes in Standing Exhibits. Corrected Kymm (not Kyym) Kimpel.

07-Sep-1999

Staff and Committee - updated Standing Exhibits.

Membership List, Missing Members (Lost Souls) - uploaded new lists.

Progress Reports - PR4 online (PDF).

03-Sep-1999

Staff and Committee List - Updated Publications Division.

24-Aug-1999

Members Home Pages - added McMurray, Pat [www]

16-Aug-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated various divisions.

15-Aug-1999

Members Home Pages - updated Boston, Lynn V. [www]; added Bowman, Julie [www]

12-Aug-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Program Division.

11-Aug-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Newsletter dept.

09-Aug-1999

Members Home Pages - added link to Blanchard, N. Taylor [www]

05-Aug-1999

Staff and Committee list - rearranged positions, titles, per chair's instructions.

04-Aug-1999

Membership List, Mailing List Sign-up, E-mail Form, and all other CGI stuff should be working properly. (We changed servers and Unix flavors, and some things needed a bit of tweaking.) If you've had trouble with these various automatic features recently, please try them again; if they give you any trouble, send the webmaster e-mail at webmaster@chicon.org (fil-in e-mail form) or webmaster@chicon.org (mailto).

31-Jul-1999

Basic Information, Related Links - added link to Science Fiction Convention Survival Kit for Newbies [www]

22-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee list - updated Publications, Facilities.

21-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Programming, Condiments, Events.

20-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated.

15-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Programming Division.

13-Jul-1999

Members Home Pages - added Miklis, Franz [www]

10-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Exhibits some more.

08-Jul-1999

Membership List - added verbiage explaining the codes for pre-supporting and Supporting memberships.

Staff and Committee Roster - updated Chairman's Office, Exhibits.

07-Jul-1999

Members Home Pages - added Kimel, Leigh [www]

06-Jul-1999

Members Home Pages - new URL for Lorrah, Jean [www].

04-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Admin. Division.

Members Home Pages - added Clough, Brenda [www]

02-Jul-1999

Staff and Committee List - added e-mail links for new Exhibits staffers; updated hotel liaisons.

01-Jul-1999

Deadlines - 30-Sep-1999 is last day for $135 membership rates.

Staff and Committee List - updated Exhibits Division.

30-Jun-1999

Membership List - new list online.

Missing Members - updated "Lost Souls" list.

25-Jun-1999

Members Home Pages - added Smith, Kristine [www]

24-Jun-1999

Registration, Conversion Rates - The special overseas rate will also expire at the end of September. Starting October 1st, all Attending Memberships will cost $150.

23-Jun-1999

Members Home Pages, Site Credits - new URL for Chaz Boston Baden [www]

Registration, Conversion Rates, Registration Form - As of 01-Oct-1999, Attending and Child Care memberships go up to $150.

Staff and Committee List - updated Program Division.

17-Jun-1999

Related Links - deleted San Francisco in 2002. (See also San Jose in 2002.)

12-Jun-1999

Members Home Pages - updated URL for O'Connor, Patrick J. [www]

07-Jun-1999

Members Home Pages - added Straf, Samantha Star [www]

05-Jun-1999

Members Home Pages - added Roszko, Rick [www]

31-May-1999

Members Home Pages - added Kaden, Neil [www]

28-May-1999

Members Home Pages - added O'Connor, Patrick J. [www]

20-May-1999

Related Links - added link to SFWA [www]

06-May-1999

Members Home Pages - added Austin Leather Works [www]

29-Apr-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated next meeting notice.

27-Apr-1999

Membership List - updated.

Missing Members - list updated.

Registration - pre-reg deadline for current rate extended until at least 01-Aug-1999.

22-Apr-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - The next meeting of the Chicon 2000 Committee will be held on 05-May-1999.

13-Apr-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Administration Division.

11-Apr-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated FIAWOL Division.

26-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated e-mail links in Condiments Division.

"Hello, Concom Member" - rewrote part of "Writing Articles about your Department" section.

25-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Condiments Division.

23-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee List - added a few email links.

20-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee List - new assignment in Programming Division.

12-Mar-1999

Related Links - added San Jose in 2002 [www]

09-Mar-1999

Progress Report 3, ascii text version, corrected some typos (mostly relating to names and positions in photo captions).

08-Mar-1999

Members Home Pages - added sample HTML, added link to Konkol, Ken [www]

07-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Program Division.

05-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - updated, a bunch of new names and links

Progres Reports - plain ascii text version of PR3 now online.

Top - redesigned entry page based on ideas by Steven H Silver.

04-Mar-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - added more e-mail links.

03-Mar-1999

Guests of Honor - minor HTML tweak.

Staff and Committee List - made everyone's name a link to a mailto, wherever possible.

02-Mar-1999

Progress Report 3 now online in PDF format.

Staff and Committee List - updated Finance, Convention Services, Exhibits Divisions.

28-Feb-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - updated Programming Division.

25-Feb-1999

Members Home Pages - added Flynn, John L. [www]

13-Feb-1999

Various - On-site non-HTML links no longer pop up a new window. This means that if you, for example, click on a text-version of one of our forms, you'll be able to use your "BACK" button to get back when you're done looking at it.

Staff and Committee Roster - updated Events Division.

08-Feb-1999

Staff and Committee Roster - new appointments in Chairman and FIAWOL Divisions.

06-Feb-1999

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Fairmont Hotel, Swissotel - added links to official Hyatt Regency Chicago home page [www], official Fairmont Hotels home page [www], official Swissotel Chicago home page [www].

04-Feb-1999

Members Home Pages - added Cook, Norman L. [www]

02-Feb-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated to show Internet Lounge appointment.

01-Feb-1999

Staff and Committee List - deleted redundant title.

31-Jan-1999

Staff and Committee List - various new appointments.

28-Jan-1999

Members Home Pages - added Moon, Elizabeth [www]

23-Jan-1999

Staff and Committee List - updated Diane Miller Blackwood's name.

21-Jan-1999

Registration Form - updated to allow sending in credit card information.

15-Jan-1999

Registration, Childcare, Registration Form: updated rates, pre-supporter discounts have expired. Also updated Infobot.

14-Jan-1999

Members Home Pages - added Tourtellotte, Shane [www]

10-Jan-1999

Staff and Committee List - another addition to the Events Division.

09-Jan-1999

Members Home Pages - added Campbell, K. I. M. [www]

08-Jan-1999

How to Use This Web Site, "Help!" - added more links to the rest of the web site.

"Hello, Concom Member" - added a few paragraphs explaining the e-mail archive system.

07-Jan-1999

Hits counter now counts loads of the root page http://www.99.nasfic/ instead of the sub-page (main/top.htm). 1997 hits log and 1998 hits log recalculated from the server logs.

Table of Contents - rearranged "What's New" pages, and put in a link to "What's New" as well as the oldest history file from How to Use this Web Site.

05-Jan-1999

Swissotel - added fax number. (I received e-mail from someone who thought I worked for the hotel.)

Roommates - minor layout mod, no new content.

Infobot is back in service.

04-Jan-1999

"Hello, Concom Member" - added a note about the Infobot News and fill-in forms (HTML-to-CGI-to-email).

Staff and Committee Roster - added note on 30-Jan-1999 meeting.

03-Jan-1999

Roomates - added page with link to a Chicon 2000 Roommates Message Board [www].

Infobot News Mailing List - auto-subscribe back in operation after a week's hiatus. (A software upgrade dropped us from Perl 5 back to Perl 4, and the script stopped working.) I'm working on some other new features as well.

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