5) THANK YOU

We thank Danny Sichel, Keith Braithwaite, Joe Aspler, Cathy Palmer-Lister, and Josée Bellemare for their specific contributions today. Thank you, as well, to all of our contributing participants, along with everyone who helped to plan and run today’s e-meeting. We also thank, of course, all of you who joined us here on ZOOM; don’t forget to comment on today’s get-together (www.MonSFFA.ca).

6) NEXT MONTH’S EVENT:

MonSFFen will gather online again via ZOOM on Saturday, February 21, for our next e-meeting, set to unfold from 1:00PM to 5:00PM! Mark your calendars accordingly, and we hope to see you all then!

7) SIGN-OFF

Thank you all for taking part today. We appreciate the enthusiastic involvement of our members, and we hope to see you all again next month! Until then, be careful navigating our slippery streets and sidewalks, and keep warm!

1) INTRODUCTION

Welcome to MonSFFA’s first event of the New Year, our January 2026 e-Meeting! We are gathering, this afternoon, exclusively online via ZOOM. Note that MonSFFA’s peak winter meetings take place exclusively online; we return to our downtown meeting hall in March, as winter wanes.

Our programming agenda begins at 1:00PM; the meeting will conclude at 5:00PM. This opening post has gone up 30 minutes before the meeting’s start time to allow folk to gather online at their leisure. A closing post will go up at 5:00PM to officially thank today’s presenters, and to preview next month’s MonSFFA event! Proceedings will be getting underway shortly.

To join our ZOOM-chat and take part online, see the instructions, below (Item 2).

2) JOIN THIS AFTERNOON’S VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!

To take part in this afternoon’s meeting online, 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. Including call-in numbers for out-of-towners, complete directions can be found here: Complete Directions

Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to provide it:

Meeting ID: 861 7379 0718
Passcode: 754672

3) MEETING THEME FOR JANUARY 2026

As we will be talking vintage sci-fi toys after the mid-meeting break, club members are asked to showcase, live on screen, any cool such toys they may possess!

4) ON THE AGENDA:

Artificial Intelligence: How Prescient Was SF?

We compare SF’s visions of A.I. with the real-world models in development today! Will we regret not taking James Cameron seriously enough; is our future under A.I. likely to be more dystopian than utopian?

Art SIG (Special Interest Group): The Basics of Perspective

A primer on perspective, or, creating the illusion of three dimensions in 2D art!

Executive Reports and Club Elections

The club’s treasurer offers a brief report on our successful 2025 Super Sci-Fi Book Sale, held last month.

Classic SF/F Toys of Yesteryear

A fond remembrance of the SF/F toys of our collective childhood!

The meeting officially begins at 1:00PM! Thanks for joining us today, and enjoy the afternoon!

MonSFFA’s first event of 2026 is the club’s January e-meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 10, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM!

We’ll be comparing artificial intelligence as depicted in SF with the AI models currently in development in the real world! As well, we’ll feature a primer on perspective as a useful guide to producing striking works of sci-fi art, and we’ll remember fondly the classic SF&F toys of our collective childhood! Finally, we’ll also select our Executive Committee for the coming year.

Join our ZOOM-Chat tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, January 10, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM for all this, and more…

Note that MonSFFA’s peak winter meetings are conducted exclusively online via ZOOM; February’s e-meeting is slated for Saturday, the 21st. We return to in-person meetings at our downtown conference room in March, as winter wanes.

MonSFFA’s first event of 2026 is the club’s January e-meeting, scheduled for this Saturday, January 10, just five days from now!

We’ll be comparing artificial intelligence as depicted in SF with the AI models currently in development in the real world! As well, we’ll feature a primer on perspective as a useful guide to producing striking works of sci-fi art, and we’ll remember fondly the classic SF&F toys of our collective childhood! Finally, we’ll also select our Executive Committee for the coming year.

Join our ZOOM-Chat this Saturday, January 10, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM for all this, and more…

Note that MonSFFA’s peak winter meetings are conducted exclusively online via ZOOM; February’s e-meeting is slated for Saturday, the 21st. We return to in-person meetings at our downtown conference room in March, as winter wanes.

MonSFFA’s first event of 2026 is the club’s January e-meeting, scheduled for Saturday, January 10, a little over a week from now!

We’ll be comparing artificial intelligence as depicted in SF with the AI models currently in development in the real world! We’ll also feature a primer on perspective as a useful guide to producing striking works of sci-fi art, and we’ll remember fondly the classic SF&F toys of our collective childhoods!

Join our ZOOM-Chat on Saturday, January 10, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM for all this, and more…

Note that MonSFFA’s winter meetings are conducted exclusively online via ZOOM; February’s e-meeting is slated for Saturday, the 21st. We return to in-person meetings at our downtown conference room in March.

Happy New Year!

MonSFFA wishes its members and friends a very Happy New Year, and welcomes everyone to another year of MonSFFActivities!

Our first event of 2026 is the club’s January e-meeting, scheduled for Saturday, the 10th, just 10 days from now! Mark that date in your calendars, folks, and we’ll see you then!

We’ll see you all in 2026!

MonSFFA invites all of its members and friends to join us this afternoon (Saturday, December 13) for a ZOOM-Chat in celebration of the Holiday Season! Drop in virtually, just to chat, and to exchange Season’s Greetings with your fellow sci-fi fans!

Our 2025 Virtual Holiday Get-Together will run from 1:00PM to 4:00PM, Saturday, December 13!

Click here to join our ZOOM-Chat: 2025 Virtual Holiday Get-Together

Have this information on hand; you may be asked to provide it: Meeting ID: 860 0660 8586
Passcode: 895017

To join by phone locally (voice only), call: 1-438-809-7799

Additionally, complete instructions on how to join are provided here.

MonSFFA invites all of its members and friends to join us this afternoon (Saturday, December 13) for a ZOOM-Chat in celebration of the Holiday Season! Drop in virtually, just to chat, and to exchange Season’s Greetings with your fellow sci-fi fans!

Our 2025 Virtual Holiday Get-Together will run from 1:00PM to 4:00PM, Saturday, December 13!

Click here to join our ZOOM-Chat: 2025 Virtual Holiday Get-Together

Have this information on hand; you may be asked to provide it: Meeting ID: 860 0660 8586
Passcode: 895017

To join by phone locally (voice only), call: 1-438-809-7799

Additionally, complete instructions on how to join are provided here.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and our Very Best Wishes to You and Yours for the New Year!