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The Ottawa Science Fiction Society

Events:

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

  • 2:00 pm - New movies, new books. We'll start with a reading by Andrea Schlecht, then go into a group discussion of the SF books, TV shows, and movies that have come out recently. What have you liked/disliked, and why?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

  • 2:00 pm - Special business meeting, members only, different location. Discussion of constitutional changes proposed by our Constitutional Advisor, including changes to the structure of the directorship. We hope to come up with a slate of candidates. Civility will be enforced. Location: Joel Polowin's home; if you need directions, contact Joel by phone (613-727-6379) or E-mail (jpolowin@hotmail.com).

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

  • 2:00 pm - Annual General Meeting. Our plan is to keep the business part as brief as possible: keep it civil, keep it moving. To be followed by entertainment, as our usual practise for AGMs, and the faster we get through the required business, the more time we'll have for the fun stuff.

On various Saturday afternoons...

  • c. 4:00 p.m. - On an irregular basis, club members get together to see movies and have dinner afterwards. Those interested should contact the President, Sandi McLaughlin. A list of upcoming movies is here.


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Meetings are held at the Dalhousie Community Centre at 755 Somerset St. W. at 2 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month, unless otherwise noted.


Please note that we are now meeting in Room 1, on the ground floor near the main office and the entrance.




About OSFS

The Ottawa Science Fiction Society is an organization of fans of science fiction, fantasy and other speculative fiction in its various forms, whether in prose novels or comics, television or motion pictures, hardcopy or software.

We get our kicks from a lot of things: superhero comics, anime and manga, TV space operas, military and medical fiction ... there is a lot of SF out there you might be surprised to have pointed out to you. Sure, Star Trek and The X-Files are the obvious candidates, but who might think of Tom Clancy's novels or the television show ER as fitting the definition?

We might. If nothing else, we'll hear you out if you think so.

What is SF, anyway?

Obviously, we think SF covers a lot more ground than the stereotypical space-based idea of "Science Fiction." Some hold that SF should stand for "Speculative Fiction" -- fiction that looks forward, asks "what if ...", challenges the status quo through the art of story telling. Others feel that this definition is too broad, that all fiction is speculative. Whatever term you choose, you'll get a lively discussion from us.

OSFS is the oldest operating science fiction club in Ottawa. Founded in 1977 and incorporated in 1979, it is a non-profit organization whose main purpose is the cultivation of interest in all aspects of science, science fiction, fantasy and comics.

Our regular monthly meetings are usually held on the last Sunday of the month, except during summer hiatus. We also organize field trips to local sites and events.


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