Welcome to Sydney Futurian site
Sydney Futurians is a group of individuals who enjoy discussion in Sci-Fi/fantasy literature, movies and TV within genre also Sci-fi-like-science. Sydney Futurians have a monthly meeting but also promote other groups in Sydney. Meeting most months of the year on the third Friday of the month, except where that Friday clashes with a public holiday or is ahead of a long weekend. More ....
SHOULD WE STAY
OR SHOULD WE GO ...? To another day of the week?
There is nothing intrinsically 'Futurian' about meeting on a
Friday night. We have traditionally met on this night
only because in years past we could usually count on the UTS being quiet
enough to guarantee us a room on Friday nights. If you
are interested in seeing the Futurians continue to meet please get in touch
and let me know if there is a night of the week each month that for you is
more convenient than a Friday night. Comments to
Garry
?
The original Sydney Futurian Society started meeting in 1939, three years after the convention or meeting of SF fans in England. We revere and respect them for starting Australian Science Fiction fandom at a time when being a Science Fiction fan was a brave and lonely thing. Currently we have indirect links with the members of that first group.
"For good Science Fiction to be appreciated, imagination must be Free1" Garry Dalrymple .
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March 14: Topic: Women & Girls in SF&F, Archtypes, Stereotypes and Iconoclastic character
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April 18: Topic: Religion and Atheism in SF&F - Meeting Notes
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May 16: Topic: Police & Law Enforcement in SF&F
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June 20: Topic: Memorable Weapons in SF&F - the Wierd, the Magical, the Extreme the pathetic or weapons of opportunity
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July 18: Topic: Humour in SF&F Stories
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August 9: Futurians Invitational Pasta dinner at Garry's Place
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August 15: Topic: Terraforming in SF&F
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September 19: Topic: Pirates and Freebooters - Arrrrrrrrrrgh
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October 17: Topic: Space Stations in SF&F
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November 21: Topic: Really Bad ideas is SF&F
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December 12: Topic: TIme Travel in SF&F
2009
January 19: Topic:Colonising Planets in SF&F
February 16: Topic: The Best & Worst SF&F of 2008 - Books, Movies, TV, Comics & SF Fan Events
2010 - NON-Futurian news!!!!!
September 2-6: AUSTRALIA WINS WORLDCON FOR 2010
Aussiecon 4 will be held 2-6 September 2010 at the new Melbourne
Convention & Exhibition Centre. Guests of Honor: Kim Stanley Robinson,
Robin Johnson and Shaun Tan. Co-Chairs Perry Middlemiss and Rose
Mitchell. More - www.aussiecon4. org.au
