1) INTRODUCTION
Welcome to MonSFFA’s November 2026 meeting! We are gathering, today, in-person downtown, and online via ZOOM, to share our passion for sci-fi! This meeting will be our last of 2026; the club will host its traditional holiday celebrations in December!
Those who cannot be here in person today are invited to join our ZOOM-chat and take part from the comfort of home!
ATTENTION PLEASE!
Usually, the information required to join our ZOOM-chat is also and separately distributed to all members via e-mail in advance of the meeting. However, due to the major worldwide Microsoft server outages currently ongoing, those e-mails may not be accessible to some of our members, arrive late, or fail to get through at all! This is, of course, an issue that is out of our hands, and we suspect, one that would stymie even the combined efforts of Spock and Scotty! If you haven’t received said e-mail, please note that the information you need is contained in this post (below).
The meeting 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 one hour 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 presenters, and to preview next month’s MonSFFA events!
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:
November 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:
Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to provide it:
Meeting ID: 891 9606 8249
Passcode: 694660
3) NOVEMBER MEETING’S THEME:
The meeting’s theme focuses on Remembrance Day, just past, and we ask MonSFFen to simply place their Remembrance Day poppies on our display table in honour of this nation’s fallen.
4) AGENDA:
1:00PM – Star People!
We review the “Ancient Aliens” concept, and how such speculation has influenced the science fiction genre!
2:00PM – These Are Not Your Father’s Vampires!
We examine non-traditional but nevertheless fearful vampires!
3:00PM – Break
Treasurer’s report on October’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale, brief discussion of club business, other announcements, and raffle.
3:30PM – By the Cover (Game)!
Given a SF/F painting or illustration, can you identify the foreign-edition book for which it served as the cover art?
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 topics 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!