Details here:

http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/events/159824762/

Field trip for movie-watchers!

http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/events/93745192/

Speaking of popular series past and present, does anyone know of a fan group in Ottawa - however informal - devoted to The X-Files? Farscape?

OSFS is holding an open meeting at Colonnade Pizza downtown on Thursday night. Anyone in any of the Ottawa-Gatineau fandoms is welcome to join in the fun! Please pass the word along to anyone you think might be interested!

We've got a new website arrangement for the Ottawa SF Society, it seems.

Go have a look.

Here's the questions. You can post the responses here and/or e-mail them to db(at)db(dot)net. That e-mail address belongs to OSFS president Diane Bruce. (Anyone willing to translate these questions into French ( Read more... )

From the OSFS PR desk:

Our topic will be on consciousness and the brain presented by Inge Loy-English who has attended some OSFS functions. Peter Hargraves will discuss some of the philosophical aspects of consciousness. Personally I'm hoping to learn more about bicameral mind theories. Bring friends, tell others ( Read more... )

Something raised by lloydpenney tonight that's preying on my mind, especially given my attempts to get the Orleans Comix Jam sessions going.

Should we have ourselves a semi-regular "pub night"-type event?

NEXT MEETING: Sunday, February 26th, 2012, 2pm (Starts promptly ( Read more... )

We will be holding a workshop next Wed, July 27 (starting at 7 PM) to come up with ideas and moderators for discussion panels/seminars, workshops and other events at the CAN-CON conference in September.

The meeting will be at Room 509 of the ARTS building at the University of Ottawa [70 Laurier Av. East], right beside the Laurier Transitway Station ( Read more... )