alt=Science Fiction South Africa

Established in 1969 and based in Johannesburg, Science Fiction South Africa (SFSA) is a club for fans of both science fiction and fantasy. Membership benefits include:

Monthly meetings
Monthly discussion evenings
Annual mini-conventions
An extensive library
Quarterly Probe fanzine
Nova short story competition
and much much more!

International and country members are more than welcome :)

Meetings and Events

Meetings and events from previous years.

2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere
Fri 16 JanuaryFilm Club John Carpenter's The Thing starring Kurt Russell.Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 24 JanuaryMonthly meetingAGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday partyIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Fri 13 FebruaryFilm Club The Thirteenth Warrior .Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 21 FebruaryMonthly meetingSpeaker: Andre Croucamp will be talking on "What does it mean to be Human?" Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 13 MarchFilm Club The Illustrated Man .Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 21 MarchMonthly meetingSocial, with discussions,etc. Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Fri 3 AprilFilm Club Mars Attacks! .Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 18 AprilMonthly meetingClassical movie day Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Sat 16 MayMonthly meetingSpeaker: Prof Tim Carter on Science Fiction that became science fact Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 19 - Sat 20 JuneMonthly meetingConvention Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 3 JulyFilm Club Equilibrium directed by Kurt Wimmer (2002) and starring Christian Bale.Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 18 JulyMonthly meetingSocial Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Sat 15 AugustMonthly meetingSpeaker: Pippa Tshabalala Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Sat 19 SeptemberMonthly meetingMinicon Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Fri 2 OctoberFilm Club Back to the Future 3 Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 17 OctoberMonthly meetingSpeaker: Prof Ted Lowther on "Superman and Superhard Materials" Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Sat 28 NovemberMonthly meetingYear End supper with Speaker Joh Van Heerden on "The traditional hero and his revisioning in Steven Erikson's fantasy". Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Fri 4 DecemberFilm Club Evolution starring David DuchovnyHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 12 DecemberMonthly meetingYear end Bring and braai social Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale

2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere
Fri 18 JanuaryFilm Club The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price. This is the first film version of I Am Legend Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 26 JanuaryMonthly meetingAGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday partyIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Fri 8 FebruaryFilm Club Alphaville - (B&W) 1965Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 16 FebruaryMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Prof. John Carter on "Stars and Stardust"Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Sat 15 MarchMonthly MeetingDiscussion, Bring and Braai social and movie: The Crimson Pirate Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Sat 12 - Sun 13 AprilCamping weekendOur excursion for the yearMountain Sanctuary Park
Fri 18 AprilFilm Club Creature from the Black Lagoon! Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 19 AprilMonthly MeetingStar Trek miniconWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 16 MayFilm Club Journey to the Centre of the Earth made in 1959, directed by Henry Levin and starring James Mason and Arlene Dahl.Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 17 MayMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Professor David Coplan on "Angels Without Wings: Making New Religions in the Foothills of the Drakensberg"Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 13 JuneFilm Club Cool World (1992) directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Gabriel Byrne and Kim Basinger an animation/real world blend. Also starring Brad PittHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 21 JuneMonthly MeetingGames afternoonIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Fri 11 JulyFilm Club Destination Moon (1950) directed by Irving Pichel and starring Warner AndersonHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 19 JulyMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Prof. Deirdre Byrne on "Fatherhood and surrogate fatherhood in the Harry Potter series"Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 8 AugustFilm Club The Invisible Man (1933) Directed by James Whale, and starring Claude Rains and Gloria StuartHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Fri 15 - Sat 16 AugustMonthly MeetingConventionWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 29 AugustFilm Club Serenity Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 20 SeptemberMonthly MeetingFreek Kok on "Science and Fiction: Science in Fiction and Fiction in Science"Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Fri 3 OctoberFilm Club Planet Terror Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 18 OctoberMonthly MeetingMinicon and Worldcon reportRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Sat 15 NovemberMonthly MeetingYear end Supper with speakerWendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Fri 5 DecemberFilm Club Galaxy Quest Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 13 DecemberMonthly MeetingYear end Bring and Braai socialRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale

2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere
Sat 20 JanuaryMonthly meetingAGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday partyIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 25 JanuaryDiscussion EveningTopic: "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 FebruaryMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Pippa Tshabalala on "The Mod Squad - Making Art with Computer Games"Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 22 FebruaryExtra meetingSpeaker: Michael Raeburn on "Science Fiction and the Paranormal: the energies we cannot define"Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Sat 17 MarchMeetingBoard games afternoonIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 29 MarchDiscussion eveningTopic: Science, Pseudo Science and Science FictionLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Mon 17 AprilExtra SpeakerBruce 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 AprilMovie dayStar Wars Movie dayWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Thu 26 AprilDiscussion eveningTopic: "Yes, no, maybe & perhaps - how does an alien life form THINK"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 26 MayMeetingBring and Braai socialIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 31 MayDiscussion eveningTopic: "When isn't it SF"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 16 JuneMeetingStar Trek MiniconWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Thu 29 JuneDiscussion eveningTopic: "My Robot"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Fri 15 JulyHistorical movie eveningEraserheadHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 21 JulyMeetingSpeaker: Prof Viruly on "What's happening in the property market - a futuristic outlook"Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Thu 26 JulyDiscussion eveningTopic: "The Future that Never Was"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Fri 10 AugustHistorical movie eveningFahrenheit 451Historical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 18 AugustMeetingMiniconRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 30 AugustDiscussion eveningTopic: "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 SeptemberHistorical movie eveningTronHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 22 SeptemberMeetingWorldcon report and movieWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Thu 27 SeptemberDiscussion eveningTopic: "What is WorldCons really for...?"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 6 - Sun 7 OctoberWeekend excursionR60 per person. Bring your own tent.Mountain Sanctuary Park
Fri 12 OctoberHistorical movie eveningNight WatchHistorical Movie Evenings, at Flat 201, Hillside Village, 9th Street, Killarney.
Sat 27 OctoberMeetingSpeaker and movieWits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown
Thu 1 NovemberDiscussion eveningTopic: "Does 'Hard SF' have to be dull?"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Fri 23 NovemberMeeting: Year end dinner Speaker: Digby Ricci on "Fantasy Movies"Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Thu 29 NovemberDiscussion eveningTopic: "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 DecemberMeetingYear end Bring and Braai socialRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale

2006 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere
Sat 21 JanuaryMonthly meetingAGM, braai, movie & Simone's birthday partyIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 26 JanuaryDiscussion EveningTopic: FantasyRiki Armstrong and Bryan Haggerty's place, at 7 Cadoza Street, Westdene
Sat 18 FebruaryMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Grant Cundill on "American Space Disasters"Wendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Thu 23 FebruaryDiscussion EveningTopic: Fantasy - are we neglecting Fantasy Fans?Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 18 MarchMonthly MeetingSpeaker:Chris Englebrecht on "What Larry Niven did not know about Neutron Stars"Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 30 MarchDiscussion EveningTopic: Space AnimalsLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 22 AprilMonthly MeetingSpeaker: Ron Cowley on "Designing a more realistic Alien"Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 27 AprilDiscussion EveningTopic: AliensLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 20 MayMonthly MeetingSocial afternoon: card and boardgamesIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 25 MayDiscussion EveningGeneralLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 17 JuneMonthly MeetingStar Trek MiniconWendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Thu 29 JuneDiscussion EveningTopic:Dragons, Fact or Fantasy.Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 15 JulyMonthly MeetingFantasy meeting hosted by Professor Deirdre ByrneIan and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley
Thu 27 JulyDiscussion EveningTopic: TelepathyLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 19 AugustMonthly MeetingMiniconRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 31 AugustDiscussion EveningTopic: Movie sequels - a good or bad ideaLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 16 SeptemberMonthly MeetingMeeting with the UFO SocietyPlot 53, College Road Muldersfdrift.
Thu 28 SeptemberDiscussion EveningTopic: Stereotypes in SFLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 7 - Sun 8 OctoberCamping weekendSocialTswaing crater
Sat 21 OctoberMonthly MeetingConventionJeppe Boys
Thu 27 OctoberDiscussion EveningTopic: "Would 'Golden Age' authors be published today, (and vice versa)"Liz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Thu 23 NovemberDiscussion EveningTopic: "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 NovemberMonthly MeetingYear End DinnerWendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Sat 9 DecemberMonthly MeetingYear end Bring and Braai social.Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale

2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere
Sat 10 DecemberYear-end functionBring and braaiRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Thu 24 NovemberDiscussion eveningBooks which should have been editedLiz Simmonds's place, at 33 East Street, East Town, Johannesburg.
Sat 19 NovemberYear-end dinnerGuest speaker Digby RicciWendywood Sports Club, in Darwin Street, Wendywood
Thu 27 OctoberDiscussion eveningIssues raised by movie "What the bleep do you know?"Ron Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale
Sat 15 OctoberAnnual conventionGuest speakers, movies, and a cheese and wine in the eveningSenate House Basement, University of the Witwatersrand
Thu 29 SeptemberDiscussion eveningCommon themes in SFRon Cowley's place, at 34 Royal street, Ferndale

Please email us or phone Ian or Gail Jamieson at (011) 805-1157, after hours, if you have any queries.
Last Update: 24 January 2011

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