MonSFFA opens 2025 with an “online-only event,” our first club meeting of the New Year, scheduled to take place exclusively on ZOOM tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM! Join our ZOOM-chat and take part in the meeting from the warmth and comfort of home!

Among the topics we’ll be exploring tomorrow are H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu—we’ll ask “Who Dares Mock Cthulhu?”—villains, and those moments when we believe an SF/F print or screen series has “jumped the shark!”

Please note that next month’s meeting will also unfold as an online-only event; we will return to our downtown meeting hall at Le Nouvel Hotel beginning in March, as winter, hopefully, begins to recede.

See You All Online Tomorrow Afternoon…

At this meeting, we will also hold our election of MonSFFA’s Executive Committee for 2025!

FYI: The club begins each year with the election of its Executive Committee for that year.

These elections take place at our first meeting of the year, in January, and are officially confirmed by the following meeting, in February. All MonSFFA members in good standing, having paid in full their annual membership fees, are encouraged to participate.

The club elects annually a president, vice-president, and treasurer, who together form MonSFFA’s Executive Committee and are charged with the responsibility of running the club on behalf of the membership. These executives recruit advisors and appoint officers to assist them in carrying out this responsibility.

Any MonSFFA member in good standing who is responsibly and reliably able to carry out the duties of office may run for any one of the Executive posts. Candidates may nominate themselves, or accept nomination from another member in good standing. Nominations are received by the chief returning officer, or CRO, usually just before the commencement of voting on Election Day.

All MonSFFA members in good standing are eligible to cast a ballot. Members are asked to be present at the designated place and time in order to exercise their right to vote. Proxy voting is not permitted, except under special circumstance and by approval of the CRO (out-of-town members unable to attend the vote, for example, may have their ballots cast by the CRO in their absence).

MonSFFA opens 2025 with an “online-only event,” our first club meeting of the New Year, scheduled to take place exclusively on ZOOM this Saturday, January 11, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM! Join our ZOOM-chat and take part in the meeting from the warmth and comfort of home!

Among the topics we’ll be exploring this Saturday are H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu—we’ll ask “Who Dares Mock Cthulhu?”—villains, and those moments when we believe an SF/F print or screen series has “jumped the shark!”

Please note that next month’s meeting will also unfold as an online-only event; we will return to our downtown meeting hall at Le Nouvel Hotel beginning in March, as winter, hopefully, begins to recede.

See You All Online This Saturday…

At this meeting, we will also hold our election of MonSFFA’s Executive Committee for 2025!

FYI: The club begins each year with the election of its Executive Committee for that year.

These elections take place at our first meeting of the year, in January, and are officially confirmed by the following meeting, in February. All MonSFFA members in good standing, having paid in full their annual membership fees, are encouraged to participate.

The club elects annually a president, vice-president, and treasurer, who together form MonSFFA’s Executive Committee and are charged with the responsibility of running the club on behalf of the membership. These executives recruit advisors and appoint officers to assist them in carrying out this responsibility.

Any MonSFFA member in good standing who is responsibly and reliably able to carry out the duties of office may run for any one of the Executive posts. Candidates may nominate themselves, or accept nomination from another member in good standing. Nominations are received by the chief returning officer, or CRO, usually just before the commencement of voting on Election Day.

All MonSFFA members in good standing are eligible to cast a ballot. Members are asked to be present at the designated place and time in order to exercise their right to vote. Proxy voting is not permitted, except under special circumstance and by approval of the CRO (out-of-town members unable to attend the vote, for example, may have their ballots cast by the CRO in their absence).

Until we meet again in 2025, farewell, and may the blessings of the season be upon you and yours.

Welcome to MonSFFA’s 2024 Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together!

Here, again, is the information necessary to join the conversation!

JOIN THIS AFTERNOON’S CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!

To take part in this afternoon’s Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together, join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours. Simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon’s MonSFFA 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: 833 6769 4213
Passcode: 420560

This post is a reminder to all that the club’s Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together on ZOOM is set for this afternoon, beginning at 1:00PM! We hope you can join us for an afternoon of Holiday cheer!

The details you’ll need to join our ZOOM-chat are here, below; just click and follow the prompts. Have ready your favourite Christmas cookies and a cup of hot chocolate, or glass of mulled wine, and join the conversation! See you soon!

JOIN THIS AFTERNOON’S CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!

To take part in this afternoon’s Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together, join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours. Simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon’s MonSFFA 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: 833 6769 4213
Passcode: 420560

This message is for our out-of-town members and friends, especially, and for those who missed the recent 2024 Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party downtown! MonSFFA is pleased to invite folk to a Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together on ZOOM tomorrow, Saturday, December 14, from 1:00PM to 4:00PM!

Visit www.MonSFFA.ca tomorrow morning at 11:30AM for the necessary ZOOM details. At 1:00PM, get yourself a plate of Christmas cookies and a cup of hot chocolate, or a glass of mulled wine, and join us virtually for an afternoon of Holiday cheer! Drop in for just 20 minutes, or for a couple hours, and wish your fellow MonSFFen the very best of the season!

We’ll see you online tomorrow afternoon at 1:00PM!

In particular for our out-of-town members and friends, and those who missed the recent 2024 Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party downtown, the club is pleased to invite folk to a Virtual Christmas and Holiday Get-Together on ZOOM this Saturday, December 14 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM!

Visit www.MonSFFA.ca Saturday morning for the necessary ZOOM details, then get yourself a plate of Christmas cookies and a cup of hot chocolate, or a glass of mulled wine, and join us virtually for an afternoon of Holiday cheer! Drop in for just 20 minutes, or for a couple hours, and wish your fellow MonSFFen the very best of the season as we look forward to 2025!

This event will close out 2024 for the club; we’ll be back in January of 2025 to begin another year of sci-fi fun!

So, we’ll see you online this Saturday afternoon, December 14, at 1:00PM.

CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY!

We are pleased to invite all MonSFFen, their families, and friends of the club to our 2024 Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party this evening!

This year, the club celebrates Christmas, and the festive season broadly, this evening, Saturday, December 7, beginning at 6:30PM! We’ll be gathering for dinner and drinks at the familiar Nouvel Hotel, our regular meeting locale, which includes the Novella Restaurant. Situated in the building’s south tower, or condo tower, the Novella is easy to find. Simply walk down the glass corridor, as if to a regular MonSFFA meeting, but turn right instead of left at the elevators; the restaurant is right there.

And, as is our tradition, we’ll be holding our fund-raising Christmas-gift raffle!

So join us for an evening of dining and merriment as we celebrate the season! We hope to see all of you this evening at MonSFFA’s Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party!

CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY!

We are pleased to invite all MonSFFen, their families, and friends of the club to our 2024 Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party!

This year, the club will celebrate Christmas, and the festive season broadly, tomorrow evening, on Saturday, December 7, at 6:30PM! In keeping with our tradition, we’ll be gathering at a downtown restaurant/bar for dinner and drinks, and hold our traditional fund-raising Christmas-gift raffle.

As Le Nouvel Hotel, our regular meeting locale, includes a restaurant, and everyone is already familiar with the hotel’s address, we thought we’d give said restaurant a try! Situated in the building’s south tower, or condo tower, the Novella Restaurant is easy to find. Simply walk down the glass corridor, as if to a regular MonSFFA meeting, but turn right instead of left at the elevators; the Novella is right there.

Do join us for an evening of dining and merriment as we celebrate the season! We hope to see all of you tomorrow evening at the Christmas/Holiday Dinner Party!

CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY!

We are pleased to invite all MonSFFen, their families, and friends of the club to our 2024 Christmas and Holiday Dinner Party!

This year, the club will celebrate Christmas, and the festive season broadly, on Saturday evening, December 7, at 6:30PM. In keeping with our tradition, we will gather at a downtown restaurant/bar for dinner and drinks, and hold our traditional fund-raising Christmas-gift raffle.

As Le Nouvel Hotel includes a restaurant, and everyone is already familiar with the hotel’s address, we thought we’d give said restaurant a try! Situated in the building’s south tower, or condo tower, the Novella Restaurant is easy to find. Simply walk down the glass corridor, as if to a regular MonSFFA meeting, but turn right instead of left at the elevators; the Novella is right there.

Do join us for an evening of dining and merriment as we celebrate the season! We hope to see all of you at the Christmas/Holiday Dinner Party this Saturday!