1) INTRODUCTION
Welcome to MonSFFA’s April 2025 meeting! This is Post 1 of 2, providing an outline of today’s MonSFFA meeting, and our agenda for the afternoon. A closing post will go up at 5:00PM, marking the end of the meeting.
Despite that blizzard earlier in the week, it is Spring! Take note that we have again been moved into the “Faubourg” room by the hotel, in lieu of our usual “Maisonneuve” room; the Faubourg is just down the hall from the Maisonneuve.
But of course, this is of no consequence to our out-of-town members, who can, and we hope will take part, as always, via ZOOM from the comfort of their own homes. So do join us for a few hours of sci-fi fun! Today’s proceedings will be getting underway shortly.
To join our ZOOM-chat and take part this afternoon, see the instructions, immediately below (Item 2), to join in and participate online.
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/discussion moderators, and to publish the date of the next MonSFFA event.
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. 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: 883 0121 6990
Passcode: 186757
3) MEETING THEME FOR APRIL 2025
Meeting Theme: In keeping with today’s scheduled presentation, and in honour of the Chinese Year of the Snake, members are asked to bring in for our display table a cool snake toy, SF&F-themed, if possible—rubber or plastic snakes, action figures, a game or puzzle; you get the idea!
4) THIS AFTERNOON’S AGENDA
Today’s programming agenda is as follows:
1:00PM – Sssssnakes in SF&F!
We look at snakes, snake-like beings, and all things snake-tonishing in SF&F! And there are an awful lot of these slithering subjects!
2:30PM – Break
Club business, including discussion of upcoming group field trip, announcements, and raffle.
3:00PM – Break
What are your top three very best SF&F novels, short fiction, films, and/or TV series? The crème-de-la-crème! We’re asking MonSFFen for their recommendations: the absolutely must-read/must-watch SF&F, best of the best, desert-island material! The stories in one, two, or all four of the categories we’ve outlined which you think others must read or watch before they die; the most memorable, thought-provokingly intelligent, important works of superior SF&F, of high entertainment value and overall quality! That stuff! Let’s discuss.
4:00PM – Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up!
We close the afternoon with final thoughts, questions, and commentary on today’s topics, or other subjects members may have to briefly share with the group. Your feedback, dear members, is always welcome!
5:00PM – End of Meeting
Please Note: 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 for one reason or another, or reschedule planned presentations/discussions. Therefore, please understand that all programming is subject to change!
