1) INTRODUCTION
Welcome to MonSFFA’s February 2026 e-meeting! We are gathering, today, online via ZOOM to share our passion for sci-fi! Join our ZOOM-chat and take part from the comfort of home! Proceedings will be getting underway shortly.
To join our ZOOM-chat, 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 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 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 provide it:
Meeting ID: 823 9309 2765
Passcode: 025837
Click on this link for ZOOM’s complete instructions on how to join the meeting, provided, here, as supplementary information:
3) FEBRUARY’S MEETING THEME:
We ask folks to come prepared with two or three examples of SF/F books or films that you discovered quite by happenstance, and thoroughly enjoyed, contrary to your expectations! We’ll talk about these during today’s “Hidden Gems” discussion.
4) AGENDA:
1:00PM – Don’t Judge a Book by its Movie!
Books often translate poorly to the movie screen. We proffer examples of good SF/F books made into bad SF/F movies, and vice versa!
2:00PM – Hidden Gems
We ask MonSFFen to offer examples of SF/F books or films serendipitously happened upon and thoroughly enjoyed; happy, accidental discoveries, real gems previously hidden and now revealed, unexpected surprises, much to the pleasure of the reader or viewer!
3:00PM – Break
Brief discussion of club business, other announcements, and raffle.
3:15PM – Sci-Fi Balderdash! (Game)
Fakes, fooling folk, and fun! Given only the title of an actual SF/F story, can you come up with a brief, two-sentence fake story synopsis for that title, one convincing enough to fool your fellow players? And, can you pick out the real synopsis from among the fakes?
4:30PM – Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
We close the afternoon with final thoughts, questions, and commentary on today’s topics, 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!
