1) INTRODUCTION
Welcome to MonSFFA’s August 2025 meeting! After a couple of months roaming afield of our regular meeting hall, we return to the Nouvel Hotel with this get-together. It’ll be a perfect opportunity for MonSFFen to take an air-conditioned respite from the unrelenting heat wave we’ve been experiencing this summer, and have some creative fun while so doing!
Take note that we are again meeting in the “Faubourg” room this afternoon. As always, our out-of-town members can take part in today’s meeting 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 online this afternoon, 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 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); the toll-free number to call is: 1-438-809-7799.
Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to enter it:
Meeting ID: 837 6393 8215
Passcode: 549052
3) MEETING THEME FOR MAY 2025
Meeting Theme: “Fancraft!” That’s a word we’ve coined to describe the SF/F-themed craft projects of genre fans, who are often avid crafters. MonSFFen are encouraged to bring in, for our display table, examples of their own “Fancraft,” completed projects, those in progress, or both. Share your creative undertakings with the group!
4) THIS AFTERNOON’S AGENDA
Today’s programming agenda is simple: “Fancraft” Workshops!
1:00PM – “Fancraft” Workshops
The afternoon will be dedicated to several, hands-on, how-to workshops on SF/F-themed craft projects. These hands-on demonstrations of SF/F-themed crafting projects, which we have dubbed “Fancraft” Workshops, will run throughout the afternoon, allowing folk to learn about and try their hand at each.
In past workshops we have learned how to fold sci-fi origami, for instance, tried our collective hand at stop-motion animation, realistically painted and weathered dollar-store toy guns and plastic knives for use as cosplay props, and “scratchbuilt” model spaceships from assorted household odds and ends.
Today, we offer planned primers on fashioning beautifully decorative magic wands (of particular interest to those of us applying to Hogwarts this semester!), making simple sci-fi hand puppets (for the kids, and kids of all ages!), building scale models out of paper and cardstock, and more! Learn how it’s done, and try your hand!
3:00PM – Break
Club business, announcements, and raffle.
3:30PM – “Fancraft” Workshops Continue
The “Fancrafting” continues…
4:30PM – Clean-Up and Final Thoughts
We close the afternoon by cleaning up our workspaces while offering final thoughts, questions, and commentary on today’s meeting, or on any other fannish subjects members may wish to briefly share with the group. Your feedback, dear members, is always welcome!
5:00PM – End of Meeting
The meeting officially begins at 1:00PM! Thanks for joining us today, and enjoy the afternoon!
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