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The Smiths' fanzine ''[[STET (fanzine)|STET]]'' was a three-time [[Hugo Award]] nominee.<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html The Locus Index to SF Awards: Hugo Nominees List]</ref> In the 1980s, Smith published the [[Hogu Award]]-winning title, ''Uncle Dick's Little Thing.''<ref name="gallery" /><ref>[http://library.temple.edu/scrc/science-fiction-fanzine-4 Temple University Libraries Paskow Science Fiction Collection]</ref> He was extensively active in numerous [[amateur press association]]s during the 1970s and '80s, including the [[Fantasy Amateur Press Association]] and The Cult.;<ref name="gallery" /> he co-founded Windyapa.<ref name="Philcon" /> The Smiths are currently members of the Milwaukee-based [[MilwApa]]. Dick was a recipient of the Peter J. Vorzimer Award.<ref name="gallery" />
The Smiths' fanzine ''[[STET (fanzine)|STET]]'' was a three-time [[Hugo Award]] nominee.<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html The Locus Index to SF Awards: Hugo Nominees List]</ref> In the 1980s, Smith published the [[Hogu Award]]-winning title, ''Uncle Dick's Little Thing.''<ref name="gallery" /><ref>[http://library.temple.edu/scrc/science-fiction-fanzine-4 Temple University Libraries Paskow Science Fiction Collection]</ref> He was extensively active in numerous [[amateur press association]]s during the 1970s and '80s, including the [[Fantasy Amateur Press Association]] and The Cult.;<ref name="gallery" /> he co-founded Windyapa.<ref name="Philcon" /> The Smiths are currently members of the Milwaukee-based [[MilwApa]]. Dick was a recipient of the Peter J. Vorzimer Award.<ref name="gallery" />


Smith and his wife organized ''ditto'', a fanzine convention, in 1990 and 2001,<ref>[http://fancyclopedia.org/ditto-a-series-of-conventions Fancyclopedia: Ditto Convention]</ref> and have worked on many [[Worldcon]]s and other science fiction conventions,<ref name="gallery" /><ref name="Philcon" /> including the 2014 [[NASFiC]]<ref>[http://detcon1.org/detcon1/contact-us/ Detcon1 Committee List]</ref> and the upcoming 2015 [[Sasquan]].<ref>[http://sasquan.org/committee-list/ Sasquan Committee List]</ref>
Smith and his wife organized ''ditto'', a fanzine convention, in 1990 and 2001,<ref>[http://fancyclopedia.org/ditto-a-series-of-conventions Fancyclopedia: Ditto Convention]</ref> and have worked on many [[Worldcon]]s and other science fiction conventions,<ref name="gallery" /><ref name="Philcon" /> including the 2014 [[NASFiC]]<ref>[http://detcon1.org/detcon1/contact-us/ Detcon1 Committee List]</ref> and the 2015 [[Sasquan]].<ref>[http://sasquan.org/committee-list/ Sasquan Committee List]</ref>


They were the U.S. agents who spearheaded bidding efforts for [[57th World Science Fiction Convention|Aussiecon Three]],<ref name="Philcon" /> and he was appointed Aussiecon's representative to the [[World Science Fiction Society]]'s Mark Protection Committee.<ref>[http://www.sflovers.org/users/sflovers/u1/web/Reference/fandom/WSFS/1998/app_a.html The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Bucconeer]</ref> Smith is a member of the [[Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society]],<ref>[http://www.lasfsinc.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=128 LASFS Members List]</ref> the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]]<ref>[http://www.cfg.org/meet_mem.htm#MEMB CFG Members List]</ref> and [[General Technics]].<ref name="LinkedIn" />
They were the U.S. agents who spearheaded bidding efforts for [[57th World Science Fiction Convention|Aussiecon Three]],<ref name="Philcon" /> and he was appointed Aussiecon's representative to the [[World Science Fiction Society]]'s Mark Protection Committee.<ref>[http://www.sflovers.org/users/sflovers/u1/web/Reference/fandom/WSFS/1998/app_a.html The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Bucconeer]</ref> Smith is a member of the [[Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society]],<ref>[http://www.lasfsinc.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=128 LASFS Members List]</ref> the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]]<ref>[http://www.cfg.org/meet_mem.htm#MEMB CFG Members List]</ref> and [[General Technics]].<ref name="LinkedIn" />

Revision as of 00:55, 21 October 2016

For other people named Dick Smith, see Dick Smith (disambiguation).

Richard H.E. "Dick" Smith II is a Chicago, Illinois- and Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based[1] software engineer, computer consultant[2] and a science fiction fanzine publisher.

Science fiction fandom

As a science fiction fan, Smith, with his wife, Leah Zeldes Smith, was 1993 winner of the Down Under Fan Fund[3] and delegate to Swancon 18, the Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Perth, Australia,[4] as well as to fan centers throughout the country. He has been selected as fan guest of honor by numerous science fiction conventions, including Windycon (1995),[5] ArmadilloCon (1995), First Contact (1998), ConQuesT (2000), Whatcon (1985) and Corflu (1991),[6] and has been a toastmaster at such conventions as ConFusion[7] and a frequent speaker and panelist on subjects related to fandom, fan publishing, science fiction and technology.

The Smiths' fanzine STET was a three-time Hugo Award nominee.[8] In the 1980s, Smith published the Hogu Award-winning title, Uncle Dick's Little Thing.[6][9] He was extensively active in numerous amateur press associations during the 1970s and '80s, including the Fantasy Amateur Press Association and The Cult.;[6] he co-founded Windyapa.[10] The Smiths are currently members of the Milwaukee-based MilwApa. Dick was a recipient of the Peter J. Vorzimer Award.[6]

Smith and his wife organized ditto, a fanzine convention, in 1990 and 2001,[11] and have worked on many Worldcons and other science fiction conventions,[6][10] including the 2014 NASFiC[12] and the 2015 Sasquan.[13]

They were the U.S. agents who spearheaded bidding efforts for Aussiecon Three,[10] and he was appointed Aussiecon's representative to the World Science Fiction Society's Mark Protection Committee.[14] Smith is a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society,[15] the Cincinnati Fantasy Group[16] and General Technics.[2]

Smith is known within fandom for his interest in and collection of antique printing techniques and devices, such as hectographs, letterpresses, spirit duplicators, mimeographs and obsolete computers.[10]

Personal and professional life

Smith is founder and president of Dick Smith Software, a comprehensive computer consulting and network engineering firm in the Chicago area.[17] Prior to that, he developed software for such companies as Northrop Grumman, U.S. Robotics and 3Com.[2]

In his professional work, Smith contributes to science fiction, serving as a consultant to such authors as Frederik Pohl[18] and Mike Resnick.[19] He is an expert on legacy systems.

Smith was one of the inventors of a "Method and protocol for connecting data calls using R2 signaling" granted U.S. Patent 6,233,237 in 2001.[20] He contributed to the textbook LAN Times Guide to Telephony (Osborne/McGraw-Hill).[21]

Personal life

Smith was born in Milwaukee and reared in West Bend, Wisconsin, the eldest of the three sons of Richard H.E. Smith and Marilyn R.J. Smith.[22][23] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin.[2]

He has been married to Leah Zeldes Smith since 1985; an incident at their wedding inspired Mike Resnick's novel The Dark Lady.[24]

References

  1. ^ "new to Milwaukee"
  2. ^ a b c d Dick Smith LinkedIn Public Profile
  3. ^ DUFF (Down Under Fan Fund) Winners
  4. ^ Australian National Science Fiction Conventions list
  5. ^ The Windycon Big List: A Chronological History
  6. ^ ConFusion Names, Guests and Chairs Over the Years
  7. ^ The Locus Index to SF Awards: Hugo Nominees List
  8. ^ Temple University Libraries Paskow Science Fiction Collection
  9. ^ a b c d Millennium Philcon Program Participant Biographies
  10. ^ Fancyclopedia: Ditto Convention
  11. ^ Detcon1 Committee List
  12. ^ Sasquan Committee List
  13. ^ The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Bucconeer
  14. ^ LASFS Members List
  15. ^ CFG Members List
  16. ^ Dick Smith Software website
  17. ^ Pohl, Frederik, The Way the Future Blogs
  18. ^ Resnick, Mike, "About Dick Smith and This Female Person He Lives With," 1990
  19. ^ United States Patent and Trademark Office
  20. ^ Zinkann, Elizabeth, "Books: A User's Report"
  21. ^ Richard Smith Obituary
  22. ^ West Bend Daily News, March 1, 2012
  23. ^ Resnick, Mike: Where do you get your Crazy Novel Ideas?
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