Up coming MonSFFA meetings 

Please note that the May meeting is a little later in the month than usual, and starts at noon with a cinema matinee.

SATURDAY MAY 26

Theme: Alien spacecraft! Bring your models, wear your UFO t-shirt! For an extra point, build a UFO with pie plates!

NOON: SF/F Cinema Matinee: UFOs, selection will be posted on our website

UFOs in SF film, presentation by Keith Braithwaite

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Language Rectifiers, Protocol Droids, and a Fish in Your Ear:
Translation in Science FictionTranslation in SF, Presentation by Danny Sichel

SUNDAY JUNE 10 FIELD TRIP

The all-new Canada Science and Technology Museum is open with dazzling, immersive exhibits and some familiar favourites – including the Crazy Kitchen and giant steam locomotives.  https://ingeniumcanada.org/scitech/index.php  Car Pools will be arranged.

SUNDAY JULY 22 

Picnic in Angrignon Park, rain date 29th of July

MonSFFA meets today at the Espresso Hotel, 1005 Guy, corner Rene Levesque, 13:00h.

Guest Speakers: Jo Walton, Su Sokol

Who are the Genre’s most notable women writers, and why don’t we hear about them quite as much as we hear about their male counterparts?

What obstacles have and do women writers face in a Genre long
dominated by men? Are female writers finally making their mark on SF/F, or have they already done so, and long been recognized for
their contributions? Do the characters, worlds, aliens, of speculative stories penned by women differ greatly, broadly speaking, from those of male authors?

What constitutes a “Feminist” SF/F story, and can only a female writer truly write one? What of female characters in SF/F?
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Debate: Discovery vs The Orville.
Moderated by Keith, panellists to include Cathypl, Alexis, and anyone whose arms we can twist

Jo Walton and Su Sokol to speak at our March 10 meeting

Hotel Espresso, 1005 Guy Street, corner of René Lévesque, 13:00h

MonSFFA’s March 10 meeting will welcome two special guests on the topic of women in SF/F, Jo Walton and Su Sokol .

Some points to ponder:

Who are the Genre’s most notable women writers, and why don’t we hear about them quite as much as we hear about their male counterparts?

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Come meet Jo and Su at MonSFFA’s March 10 gathering.

We have a lot to discuss this Sunday! And I do mean A LOT !!

It looks like we will have to change our meetings to Saturday, or meet in a much smaller room, or find another meeting hall. Check details in January’s Impulse.

Keith has arranged for us to meet in a junior suite for our January 14th meeting;  thank you Keith!! It will probably be room 542, but do check at the front desk to be sure.

But we will be having our regular meeting, even if very cozy!

13h  Elections–usually about 10 – 15 minutes, but this year we will need an interim treasurer for a short while.

13:15h Presentation and discussion led by François Ménard:

From relative unknown to ubiquitous inspiration of the fantastic. A retrospective on the works, influence, and life of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Master of Weird Tales and father of modern supernatural horror.

After the Break, Planning for 2018

• Meeting room problem, possible change to Saturdays
• Field Trip to Ticonderoga
• Stop Motion animation project: François & Keith
• Planning programming for 2018: Many ideas have been presented, still room for more, and then we need to schedule everything and find participants.

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These are the dates for 2018 meetings. However, please note that we have yet to confirm with the hotel.

Jan 14
Feb 11
Mar 11
April 8

May— https://www.startrektour.com/ possible field trip to Ticonderoga, New York Shatner’s will be there on May 4th and 5th
You may need to buy tickets ASAP, esp if you want the meet and greet.  If we choose not to go to the Ticonderoga event to see Shatner, then the next possible date is the 13th or 27th, but the 13 is Mother’s Day.
Also May 4-6 is Boreal weekend, and that event is in Montreal this year.

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Sept 9
Oct 14
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Dec 8  Holiday Feast

October 15

Noon: SF Cinema Matinee, hosted by Keith

14h Victorian Scientific Romance: Steampunk is now a respectable and well-establ8shed style bust as the 19th century waned and the 20th dawned, human flight, electricity and life on other worlds were very topical themes and viewed quite seriously. Authors like H. G. Wells and Jules Verne were the most famous at the time, but they were by no means the only ones to dabble in the genre.   A retrospective of some of the more interesting stories of those early days, presented by Sylvain.

15:30: Preliminary planning for 2018 programming

November 12

 CRAFT DAY and SECOND HAND BOOK SALE Workshops and a chance for our artisans to sell their creations. The annual MonSFFA book sale will begin at noon.

Donations of gently used books are gratefully accepted, as long as they arrive before noon and you help us to sort them on the tables.

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Prices run from 3 for a dollar for mass market pocket books, to 3$ for hardcover.

SF Artisans wishing to sell their craft work may either rent a table, 5$ for 4 ft table, or have wares sold by MonSFFA staff for 10% profit.

We are also considering the possibility of a garage sale table as well.

 December 9 Holiday Feast

Time and place to be announced