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!