{"id":29965,"date":"2024-02-10T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29965"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:37:06","slug":"february-club-meeting-opening-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=29965","title":{"rendered":"February Club Meeting, Opening Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>1) INTRODUCTION<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to MonSFFA\u2019s February 2024 meeting! This afternoon\u2019s proceedings are soon to get underway. Our Lachine Legion meeting hall booking for this month remains unconfirmed at this time, unfortunately, so we will be getting together exclusively on ZOOM, today! See the instructions, below (at the end of this post), to join us online and participate.<\/p>\n

Our programming agenda begins at 1:00PM; the meeting will conclude at 5:00PM. This opening post has gone up about an hour in advance of the meeting\u2019s start time to allow folk to gather online at their leisure. A second, concluding post will go up at 5:00PM to officially thank today\u2019s presenters\/discussion moderators, and to publish the date of our next meeting, which we expect will return us to our hybrid model of live-and-in-person and virtual.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

THEME: <\/em>We\u2019ve chosen to attach a Mardi Gras theme to this month\u2019s meeting! Mardi Gras celebrations are now ongoing in New Orleans, and conclude on February 13. SF\/F cosplayers can certainly appreciate, and perhaps derive inspiration from the colourful, exquisite costumes of Carnival!\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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2) THIS AFTERNOON\u2019S AGENDA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Today\u2019s programming agenda is as follows:<\/p>\n

Please note that, 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. Please also note that all programming is subject to change!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1:00PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

COLOURFUL, CRAZY MARDI GRAS!<\/strong>\u2014As our meeting theme this month is Mardi Gras, we\u2019<\/em>ll offer a quick primer on the celebrations, focusing on the colourful, exquisite costuming and decorative flair of New Orleans\u2019 famous Carnival. SF\/F cosplayers may well find inspiration here, for everything from a fantasy Masquerade gown to a new Batman villain!<\/p>\n

1:30PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

WORST MONSTERS!<\/strong>\u2014We\u2019ll discuss and debate which are the genre\u2019s worst monsters! From the giants of Kaiju to those slimy, slobbering horrors from outer space, from the creations of mad science to the supernatural demons of the underworld, which do you believe are the most frightening, the most feared, and those to be avoided at all costs? In other words, which are the worst<\/em> monsters? But we’re asking, too, which are the most laughably ridiculous, B-movie examples brought to the screen by cheap, poor-quality special effects? In every sense of the word \u201cworst,\u201d which do you rate as the genre’s worst monsters?<\/p>\n

2:30PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SCI-FI\u2019S LOVABLE ROGUES, AND WHY WE LOVE THEM!<\/strong>\u2014We ask who are the Han Solos of the genre, and why are they so damned compelling, interesting, and appealing, often more so than the ostensible hero of the piece? Are we naturally drawn to the bad boy, or girl, and if so, why?<\/p>\n

3:30PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

BREAK!<\/strong>\u2014We\u2019ll take a quick break for refreshments at this point, hold our raffle, then immediately following, dive into a brainstorming session on programming ideas for future meetings.<\/p>\n

4:00PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PROGRAMMING IDEAS!<\/strong>\u2014We\u2019ll be polling MonSFFA\u2019s membership for programming ideas; we want to hear from you, the members of this club, as to the kinds of topics you\u2019d like to see on future meeting agendas! Your suggestions are encouraged and welcome!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Club members have received via e-mail the pertinent information needed in order to join in the conversation on ZOOM. Those details are also posted right here!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) JOIN THIS AFTERNOON\u2019S VIDEO-CHAT ZOOM!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>To join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours, simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon\u2019s MonSFFA e-Meeting on ZOOM<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re 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<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, have this information on hand as you may be asked to enter it:<\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 811 1208 8455<\/strong>
\nPasscode: 153624<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sci-fi fun begins at 1:00PM! Thanks for joining us today, and enjoy the meeting!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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