Daily Archives: 2024-01-08

MonSFFA Website

Special Guests at MonSFFA Meeting

MonSFFA is excited to host guest speakers from the RASC  David Shuman and Paul Simard.
In April of 2024, weather permitting, Montreal will experience one of the most exciting astronomical events–a total solar eclipse!

We have invited David Shuman and Paul Simard to talk about their adventures chasing shadows. They will also explain how best to safely view the eclipse. We will also get to watch their mini-documentary, “Shadowchasers”.

David, a graphic designer by trade & avid amateur astronomer and photographer,  is a longstanding member and Board member of the RASC Montreal Centre.

He has had many experiences from NASA press credentials, photographing the Space Shuttle in 1994, to visiting the Keck, Gemini & Subaru telescopes in 2001.

His fascination with spaceflight has also allowed him to witness several unmanned launches from KSC in Florida to extensive knowledge of spaceflight & launch vehicles.

Along wih Paul Simard, he is co-creator of the Eclipse mini-documentary “Shadowchasers: The Great American Total Solar Eclipse” in 2017 shown at the 2019 RASC AGM.

Paul Simard has been interested in astronomy for over 30 years and has been into video editing for at least 10 years. He has been using his knowledge to combine the two interests in helping people understand the night sky and the universe we all live in.

Dave and Paul have given numerous public talks & 3-D film presentations at NEAF & in California.

Long time members will remember their previous presentations at Con*Cept and MonSFFA.

Paul Simard and David Shuman at a March, 2019 MonSFFA meeting.
Awards, Fanzines

FAAN Awards for zines published in 2023

From Nic Farey,the Voter’s Guide to FAAN Awards.

Attached: The Incompleat Register 2023 voters’ guide for this year’s FAAn Awards for excellence in fanzines, fanwriting and fanart. Incompleat2023

The awards are sponsored by the current Corflu (COR41U, to be held in Las Vegas) and the results will be announced at the banquet on Sunday March 3 2024 – membership of Corflu (or anything else) is not a requirement for voting, which is open to anyone with an interest in fanzines.

As always, the reminder that TIR should not be seen as a definitive list of what you can or cannot vote for. All votes are recorded in good faith, subject to proper categorization.

Ballots must be received by midnight PST, Saturday February 24, 2024.

Faneds (or indeed anyone at all) receiving this are encouraged to publicize the awards, redistribute TIR or indeed engage in advocacy for any favored titles/individuals as a part of promotion of the awards overall.

Fanzines

New Zines for the New Year!

New Zines for the New Year!

From the N3F:

Yes, Mangaverse has returned! Mangaverse_7_1
There is also an issue of The N3F Review of Books Incorporating Prose Bono. N3FReview202312
And Happy New Year and many more to all of you!

From Garth Spencer:

Dear Guys, Gals, and Everybody,
Here’s my new personalzine!
ObdurateEye35
Garth

From Bill Burns, an update to efanzines:

The first new issues of 2024 are now at https://efanzines.com, along with some archive material.

  • Archive writings by Eric Mayer and Mary Reed, 2009 – 2022
  • Nic Farey’s The Incompleat Register 2023. Guide for FAAn Awards voters
  • Opuntia #563, edited by Dale Speirs
  • Garth Spencer’s The Obdurate Eye #35
  • Heath Row’s The Stf Amateur, January 2024 (apazine bundle)
  • Octothorpe #100, a regular fannish podcast by John Coxon, Alison Scott and Liz Batty, is now on line

Bill