THANK YOU

We thank for their contributions to this afternoon’s programming Keith Braithwaite, Joe Aspler, and Cathy Palmer-Lister, as well as all of our contributing participants. And, of course, we thank all of you who joined us on ZOOM; don’t forget to comment on today’s get-together.

NEXT MONTH’S CLUB MEETING

MonSFFA meets again on Saturday, April 13, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM. Details will be forthcoming; check in with us at www.MonSFFA.ca for updates, the next issue of our club news bulleting, Impulse, and for additional content.

SIGN-OFF

Have a good evening, all, and we’ll see you next time!

SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE IT WAS CALLED SCIENCE FICTION—We look at works of proto-SF. Tales of travel to other worlds, of alien beings and robots, and of interplanetary war date back decades and centuries prior to the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, often cited as the first true science fiction story. Well before the term “science fiction” was coined, works such as Johanne Kepler’s Somnium and Lucian of Samosata’s satire True History included elements of what, today, we define as SF! We’ll examine these and other works of science fiction before it was called science fiction.

Following are the slides that will be shown during this presentation, just as a back-up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to MonSFFA’s March 2024 meeting! This afternoon’s proceedings are soon to get underway. We are meeting live and person at our new meeting hall in the Nouvel Hotel, downtown! For those joining us online, today, see the instructions, below (at the end of this post), to join in and participate. Technical issues may arise; please bear with us as we adjust to a new facility!

Our programming agenda begins at 1:00PM; the meeting will conclude shortly before 5:00PM. This opening post has gone up about 30 minutes in advance of the meeting’s start time to allow folk to gather online at their leisure. A second post at 2:30PM will offer the presentation slides we’ll be showing in the meeting hall during our look at proto-SF, just as a back-up. Our third and concluding post will go up at 4:45PM to officially thank today’s presenters and discussion moderators, and to publish the date of our next meeting.

THIS AFTERNOON’S AGENDA

Today’s programming agenda is as follows:

1:00PM – NOW SHOWING Join us for a fun and challenging game. We’ll show you a movie poster advertising an SF/F motion picture, but with the film’s title, recognizable tag line, and credits masked off or blurred out. Will you be able to provide the title of the film? Beware! It won’t be as easy as this example!

1:30PM – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FAN KIND! We share our experiences meeting SF/F celebrities! Come prepared with your stories of having met famous SF/F stars—writers, actors, artists, etc.—especially if said encounter was a tad unusual! And, show off any autographs and unique mementos you consequently obtained, or photos of your meeting!

2:30PM – SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE IT WAS CALLED SCIENCE FICTION We look at works of proto-SF. Tales of travel to other worlds, of alien beings and robots, and of interplanetary war date back decades and centuries prior to the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, often cited as the first true science fiction story. Well before the term “science fiction” was coined, works such as Johanne Kepler’s Somnium and Lucian of Samosata’s satire True History included elements of what, today, we define as SF! We’ll examine these and other works of science fiction before it was called science fiction.

3:30PM – BREAK! Club news, raffle 

4:00PM – Open Discussion/Q&A You may have questions about our new meeting hall, or other club business, or just cool stuff you’d like to tell your fellow club members about; the floor is open!

4:45PM – Wrap-Up and Clean-Up!

Please note that, while we strive to keep on schedule, we do, sometimes, fall behind a little, or find ourselves having to reshuffle the order of items on the agenda. Please also note that all programming is subject to change!

JOIN THIS AFTERNOON’S VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!

To join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours, simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon’s MonSFFA e-Meeting on ZOOM

If you’re not fully equipped to ZOOM, you can also take part by phone (voice only); in the Montreal area, the toll-free number to call is: 1-438-809-7799. From out of town? No problem; find your ZOOM call-in number here: Call-In Numbers
Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to enter it:

Meeting ID: 884 5820 9960
Passcode: 598901

Sci-fi fun begins at 1:00PM! Thanks for joining us today, and enjoy the meeting!

THE NEXT MonSFFA MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 9, FROM 1:00PM-5:00PM! AND WE’RE MOVING BACK DOWNTOWN TO A NEW MEETING HALL!

Le Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque (corner St-Mathieu), “Salle Maisonneuve” (South Tower)!

…plus, our meeting will also be accessible simultaneously  on ZOOM!

via: www.MonSFFA.ca

ATTENTION EARTHLINGS!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

MonSFFA is moving back downtown to a new meeting hall!

We’ll be meeting in “Salle Maisonneuve” of Le Nouvel Hotel! Le Nouvel is located on a major bus line, and is just a short walk from either Metro Guy/Concordia or Lucien-L’Allier.

Note that this new locale is only one block west of our pre-pandemic meeting place, the Hôtel Espresso (corner Guy and René-Lévesque)! We’re returning to our old, familiar neighbourhood, folks! And we hope to welcome home both current and dormant club members; see you all on the 9th!

Meeting Theme: Our March 2024 meeting precedes St. Patrick’s Day by about a week. The city’s Irish heritage has long been a part of Montreal’s cultural mosaic. MonSFFen are encouraged to wear something green to the meeting, perhaps a shamrock!

MARCH AGENDA INCLUDES:

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FAN KIND!—We share our experiences meeting SF/F celebrities! Come prepared with your stories of having met famous SF/F stars—writers, actors, artists, etc.—especially if said encounter was a tad unusual! And, show off any autographs and unique mementos you consequently obtained, or photos of your meeting!

SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE IT WAS CALLED SCIENCE FICTION—We look at works of proto-SF. Tales of travel to other worlds, of alien beings and robots, and of interplanetary war date back decades and centuries prior to the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, often cited as the first true science fiction story. Well before the term “science fiction” was coined, works such as Johanne Kepler’s Somnium and Lucian of Samosata’s satire True History included elements of what, today, we define as SF! We’ll examine these and other works of science fiction before it was called science fiction.

NOW SHOWING—Join us for a fun and challenging game. We’ll show you a movie poster advertising an SF/F motion picture, but with the film’s title, recognizable tag line, and credits masked off or blurred out. Will you be able to provide the title of the film? Beware! It won’t be as easy as this example!

Subsequent Meetings: Saturday, April 13 and Saturday, May 11!

The March 2024 issue of the club’s news bulletin, Impulse, is now available for viewing or download (“Impulse” page).

Click here: ImpulseMarch2024(OnlineVersion)PDF

THE NEXT MonSFFA MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1:00PM-5:00PM!

At: Le Nouvel Hotel, 1740 Boul. René-Lévesque (corner St-Mathieu), “Salle Maisonneuve” (South Tower)!

…and concurrently on ZOOM!

www.MonSFFA.ca

ATTENTION! IMPORTANT NOTICE:

MonSFFA is moving back downtown to a new meeting hall!

We’ll be meeting in “Salle Maisonneuve” of Le Nouvel Hotel! Le Nouvel is located on a major bus line, and is just a short walk from either Metro Guy/Concordia or Lucien-L’Allier.

Note that this new locale is only one block west of our pre-pandemic meeting place, the Hôtel Espresso (corner Guy and René-Lévesque)! We’re returning to our old, familiar neighbourhood, folks! And we hope to welcome home both current and former club members; see you all on the 9th!

Meeting Theme: Our March 2024 meeting precedes St. Patrick’s Day by about a week. The city’s Irish heritage has long been a part of Montreal’s cultural mosaic. MonSFFen are encouraged to wear something green to the meeting, perhaps a shamrock!

MARCH AGENDA INCLUDES:

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FAN KIND!—We share our experiences meeting SF/F celebrities! Come prepared with your stories of having met famous SF/F stars—writers, actors, artists, etc.—especially if said encounter was a tad unusual! And, show off any autographs and unique mementos you consequently obtained, or photos of your meeting!

SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE IT WAS CALLED SCIENCE FICTION—We look at works of proto-SF. Tales of travel to other worlds, of alien beings and robots, and of interplanetary war date back decades and centuries prior to the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, often cited as the first true science fiction story. Well before the term “science fiction” was coined, works such as Johanne Kepler’s Somnium and Lucian of Samosata’s satire True History included elements of what, today, we define as SF! We’ll examine these and other works of science fiction before it was called science fiction.

NOW SHOWING—Join us for a fun and challenging game. We’ll show you a movie poster advertising a SF/F motion picture, but with the film’s title and stars masked off or blurred out; will you be able to provide the title of the film?

Subsequent Meetings: Saturday, April 13 and Saturday, May 11!