{"id":30586,"date":"2024-04-13T12:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T16:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=30586"},"modified":"2024-04-12T22:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T02:19:27","slug":"april-13-monsffa-meeting-post-1-of-2-introduction-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=30586","title":{"rendered":"April 13 Club Meeting, Post 1 of 2 – Introduction & Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>1) INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
Welcome to MonSFFA\u2019s April 13, 2024 meeting! This afternoon\u2019s proceedings are soon to get underway. We are meeting live and in person at our new meeting hall in the Nouvel Hotel, downtown! For those joining us online, today, see the instructions, below (at the end of this post), to join in and participate on ZOOM.<\/h5>\n
Our programming agenda begins at 1:00PM; the meeting will conclude at 5:00PM. This opening post has gone up shortly before the meeting\u2019s start time to allow folk to gather online at their leisure.<\/h5>\n
A closing post will go up at 5:00PM to officially thank today\u2019s presenters\/discussion moderators, and to publish the date of our next meeting.\"\"<\/a><\/h5>\n

2) MEETING THEME FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Spring is here! The weather is warming, the days are longer, gardens are budding, the birds are returning, the club is meeting downtown again, and we\u2019ve just witnessed a rare total solar eclipse right here in our own backyard! Life is good! We invite members to share their eclipse experience with the group, and to simply enjoy the season!\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

3) THIS AFTERNOON\u2019S AGENDA<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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

1:00PM\u2014The Eclipse Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Club members recount their experiences observing the total solar eclipse of April 8 and share any photos they snapped of the event. Not for some 80 years will another such eclipse take place in the skies over Southern Qu\u00e9bec!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:30PM\u2014The Spark that Lit the Fire<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Moderated discussion of our earliest exposure to science fiction and\/or fantasy; MonSFFen recall the novel, short story, comic book, movie, or television show that introduced them to the genre, and sparked their life-long interest in SF\/F.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2:30PM\u2014William Castle: Hollywood\u2019s Maestro of the Movie-Marketing Gimmick!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A presentation on the career of prolific producer\/director\/ writer\/actor William Castle. Touting such \u201camazing\u201d cinematic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201ctechnologies\u201d as \u201cEmergo,\u201d \u201cPercepto,\u201d and \u201cIllusion-O,\u201d Castle is remembered for the hyperbolic marketing gimmicks he employed to promote his oeuvre of horror\/thriller and sci-fi B-movies, which included House on Haunted Hill<\/em>, The Tingler<\/em> (both 1959), 13 Ghosts<\/em> (1960), Strait-Jacket<\/em> (1964), and Bug<\/em> (1975).<\/strong><\/p>\n

3:30PM\u2014Break<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Raffle, club business, and finalizing of plans for club\u2019s field trip in June.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:00PM\u2014Sci-Fi Balderdash<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another round of our SF\/F version of the popular parlour game, Balderdash. Guess which synopsis of an actual SF\/F title is real, while at the same time trying to fool your opponents into choosing as the real synopsis the fake<\/em> one you just wrote<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:45PM\u2014Clean-Up\/Pack-Up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Out by 5:00PM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

4) JOIN THIS AFTERNOON\u2019S VIDEO-CHAT ON ZOOM!\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

To take part in this afternoon\u2019s meeting online, join our ZOOM video-chat, which will run throughout the next few hours. Simply click here and follow the prompts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Afternoon\u2019s MonSFFA e-Meeting on ZOOM<\/a><\/strong><\/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:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Call-In Numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Meeting ID: 839 3957 5954<\/strong>
\nPasscode: 360767<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 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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