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Meetings and events from previous years.
2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
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| Sat 20 January | Monthly meeting | AGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday party | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 25 January | Discussion Evening | Topic: "The Pyramids are really a satellite positioning system for an Alien civilization" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 17 February | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Pippa Tshabalala on "The Mod Squad - Making Art with Computer Games" | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 22 February | Extra meeting | Speaker: Michael Raeburn on "Science Fiction and the Paranormal: the energies we cannot define" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 17 March | Meeting | Board games afternoon | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 29 March | Discussion evening | Topic: Science, Pseudo Science and Science Fiction | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Mon 17 April | Extra Speaker | Bruce Muzik on "Quantum Physics and its application to everyday life coupled with the Power of the Mind" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 21 April | Movie day | Star Wars Movie day | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 26 April | Discussion evening | Topic: "Yes, no, maybe & perhaps - how does an alien life form THINK" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 26 May | Meeting | Bring and Braai social | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 31 May | Discussion evening | Topic: "When isn't it SF" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 16 June | Meeting | Star Trek Minicon | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 29 June | Discussion evening | Topic: "My Robot" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 15 July | Historical movie evening | Eraserhead | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 21 July | Meeting | Speaker: Prof Viruly on "What's happening in the property market - a futuristic outlook" | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 26 July | Discussion evening | Topic: "The Future that Never Was" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 10 August | Historical movie evening | Fahrenheit 451 | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 18 August | Meeting | Minicon | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 30 August | Discussion evening | Topic: "The Future that Never Was. Part II... What ever happened to the personal Helicopter" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 13 September | Historical movie evening | Tron | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 22 September | Meeting | Worldcon report and movie | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 27 September | Discussion evening | Topic: "What is WorldCons really for...?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 6 - Sun 7 October | Weekend excursion | R60 per person. Bring your own tent. | Mountain Sanctuary Park |
| Fri 12 October | Historical movie evening | Night Watch | Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney. |
| Sat 27 October | Meeting | Speaker and movie | Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown |
| Thu 1 November | Discussion evening | Topic: "Does 'Hard SF' have to be dull?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Fri 23 November | Meeting: Year end dinner | Speaker: Digby Ricci on "Fantasy Movies" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Thu 29 November | Discussion evening | Topic: "Whatever happened to Bug-Eyed Monsters? Has SF caught up with them as well?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 8 December | Meeting | Year end Bring and Braai social | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
2006 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
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| Sat 21 January | Monthly meeting | AGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday party | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 26 January | Discussion Evening | Topic: Fantasy | Riki Armstrong and Bryan Haggerty's place, at 7 Cadoza Street, Westdene |
| Sat 18 February | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Grant Cundill on "American Space Disasters" | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Thu 23 February | Discussion Evening | Topic: Fantasy - are we neglecting Fantasy Fans? | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 18 March | Monthly Meeting | Speaker:Chris Englebrecht on "What Larry Niven did not know about Neutron Stars" | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 30 March | Discussion Evening | Topic: Space Animals | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 22 April | Monthly Meeting | Speaker: Ron Cowley on "Designing a more realistic Alien" | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 27 April | Discussion Evening | Topic: Aliens | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 20 May | Monthly Meeting | Social afternoon: card and boardgames | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 25 May | Discussion Evening | General | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 17 June | Monthly Meeting | Star Trek Minicon | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Thu 29 June | Discussion Evening | Topic:Dragons, Fact or Fantasy. | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 15 July | Monthly Meeting | Fantasy meeting hosted by Professor Deirdre Byrne | Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley |
| Thu 27 July | Discussion Evening | Topic: Telepathy | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 19 August | Monthly Meeting | Minicon | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 31 August | Discussion Evening | Topic: Movie sequels - a good or bad idea | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 16 September | Monthly Meeting | Meeting with the UFO Society | Plot 53, College Road Muldersfdrift. |
| Thu 28 September | Discussion Evening | Topic: Stereotypes in SF | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 7 - Sun 8 October | Camping weekend | Social | Tswaing crater |
| Sat 21 October | Monthly Meeting | Convention | Jeppe Boys |
| Thu 27 October | Discussion Evening | Topic: "Would 'Golden Age' authors be published today, (and vice versa)" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Thu 23 November | Discussion Evening | Topic: "The Role of SF in society - has it changed? Is it still necessary now that science moves twice as fast as SF?" | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 25 November | Monthly Meeting | Year End Dinner | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Sat 9 December | Monthly Meeting | Year end Bring and Braai social. | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| When | Type | What | Where |
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| Sat 10 December | Year-end function | Bring and braai | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Thu 24 November | Discussion evening | Books which should have been edited | Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg. |
| Sat 19 November | Year-end dinner | Guest speaker Digby Ricci | Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood |
| Thu 27 October | Discussion evening | Issues raised by movie "What the bleep do you know?" | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
| Sat 15 October | Annual convention | Guest speakers, movies, and a cheese and wine in the evening | Senate House Basement, University of the Witwatersrand |
| Thu 29 September | Discussion evening | Common themes in SF | Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale |
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