5) THANK YOU

We very much thank our guest speaker today, Sean Robins, as well as Keith Braithwaite and Danny Sichel for their respective contributions to the afternoon’s programming. A tip of the hat, also, to all who helped to plan and run this September meeting. And last but not least, thanks to all of you who attended, both in-person and virtually; we hope you enjoyed your afternoon! Don’t forget to comment on today’s get-together (www.MonSFFA.ca).

And, you can download a copy (PDF) of the hand-out distributed earlier, during our talk on sci-fi B-movies; just click here: MonSFFA’s Sci-Fi B-Movie Purgatory 

6) NEXT MONTH’S EVENT: 

Next month the club will hold its annual Super Sci-Fi Book Sale on Saturday, October 17! Doors open to the public at 12:30PM. All are welcome! Club members are asked to spread the word; tell family and friends; bring folk with you to the sale! Sci-fi booklovers will benefit from the best bargains in the galaxy on thousands of SF&F books! All books tariff-free!

Helping hands are required during set-up early Saturday morning, and will be very much appreciated!

Check in periodically here at MonSFFA.ca for updates.

7) SIGN-OFF

Thank you all for taking part in our September 2026 meeting. As always, we appreciate the enthusiastic involvement of our members, and we look forward to seeing you next month at the club’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale! Until then, have a good evening, enjoy the last vestiges of summer, and start setting aside your loonies, twoonies, and folding money in anticipation of our book sale!

1) INTRODUCTION

Welcome to MonSFFA’s September 2026 meeting! We are gathering, today, in-person downtown, and online via ZOOM, to share our passion for sci-fi! On this occasion, we are pleased to welcome a guest speaker, Canadian independent SF author Sean Robins, who will join us via ZOOM!

Those who cannot be here in person are invited to join our ZOOM-chat and take part from the comfort of home! Proceedings will be getting underway shortly. To take part via ZOOM, see the instructions, immediately below (Item 2).

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 our guest speaker and today’s presenters, and to preview next month’s MonSFFA event!

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

To take part in this afternoon’s MonSFFA meeting, join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours. Simply click here and follow the prompts: September 2026 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. Or, find other Canadian and International dial-in numbers here: Find Dial-In Numbers

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

Meeting ID: 892 1544 9454
Passcode: 097731

3) SEPTEMBER MEETING’S THEME

Club members are asked to raid their collections and lend to our display table for the afternoon any novels, comic books, magazines, or collectibles inspired by sci-fi B-movies!

4) AGENDA:

1:00PM – Sci-Fi B-Movie Purgatory!

We revel in the worst of sci-fi B-movies, discussing our favourite “so-bad-they’re-good” (for a laugh!) examples, while touching upon, as well, those that truly transcend the type!

2:00PM – Guest Speaker!

We welcome via ZOOM Canadian SF author Sean Robins for a discussion of themes explored in his latest series, about a combat android that gains consciousness. Sean will also speak on his writing career in general!

3:15PM – Break

Brief discussion of club business, other announcements, and raffle.

3:30PM – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

We examine SF’s doctors and scientists, from Frankenstein to Forrester, Moreau to McCoy!—the heroes, the villains, those who fall somewhere in between, and those who are just plain mad!

4:30PM – Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

We close the afternoon with final thoughts, questions, and commentary on today’s meeting, or on other sci-fi or club-related subjects members may wish to briefly share with the group. Your feedback is always welcome, folks!

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!

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