2005

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="060a45a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Atlanta Science Fiction Society</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Atlanta Science Fiction Society"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2003"><U>2003</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004"><U>2004</U></A>   |   <B>2005</B>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2006"><U>2006</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="061d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>2005</I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>January 2005</B></FONT> - Robotics hobbyist, Keith Rowell</div> <div> Robotics hobbyist, Keith Rowell, was our January guest. He brought many little robots to show off. We discussed the practical aspects, the far reaching consequences, and the just plain fun of robotics in every day life and in the future. Our youngest member, Cheyenne Sides (age 8 months), tried to catch the 'track' robot as it moved on its own around the room, avoiding objects and grasping hands. The dog robot was a big hit.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >February 2005</FONT> - SF writer Stephen Antczak</div> <div> Our guest speaker at our February meeting was Atlanta-based SF writer Stephen Antczak.  He spoke to ASFS last year when his book of short stories came out - since then, he's published his FIRST NOVEL, called "<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >God Drug</FONT>", featuring cover art and internal artwork by Andy </div> <div> Lee (also Atlanta based).</div> <bR> <div> <B>March 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Sci-Fi Documentaries</FONT></div> <div> Lewis Murphy brought two, excellent  Sci-Fi documentaries. "Both videos were like attending a very good panel at a convention."  The first was the Fox News Millenium Special, which has a panel discussion among guests from Philcon. Future technology developments are discussed by scientist Michio Kaku, SF writers Paul Levinson, Nancy Kress, Catherine Asaro, Michael Swanwick and others. The other one was the bonus program item on the SciFi Channel Special Edition DVD of Dune, entitled "Science Future/Science Fiction Roundtable". Harlan Ellison, Octavia Butler, Michael Cassutt, John Harrison and Ray Kurzweil discuss ethical issues surrounding future technology. Moderated by Arthur Cover.</div> <bR> <div> <B>April 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - SF Writer, Mitchell Graham</FONT></div> <div> Our April 2nd guest will be <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Mitchell Graham</FONT> (also a previous guest), whose third fantasy novel "The Ancient Legacy", is the long-awaited conclusion to the epic tale of Mathew Lewin, a young man who is chosen for a remarkable destiny.</div> <bR> <div> <B>May 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Video Interview with John W Campbell</FONT></div> <div> For our May meeting, we watched a video interview with John W Campbell, the Father of 'Astounding' and Hugo Award Winner. Other video documentaries are planned as well.</div> <bR> <div> <B>June 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Sci Fi Show and Tell</FONT></div> <div> Bring your favorite book, movie idea, game, gripe, whatever and share your thoughts.</div> <bR> <div> <B>July 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Comic Book Artist and Writer, Jennifer Anderson</FONT></div> <div> Jennifer Anderson, artist and writer with Terminus Media, spoke to us about comic book art, story telling on the page, and the business of comic book publishing.</div> <bR> <div> <B>August 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Star Trek inspired West Wing episodes</FONT></div> <div> Larry Davis provided a compliation of West Wing / Star Trek segments. And ofcourse discussion of the impending DragonCon.</div> <bR> <div> <B>September 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Author of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Paranormal novels, Jana Oliver</FONT></div> <div> Jana Oliver was our guest speaker. She is the author of The DragonFire Fantasy Series (<U>The Circle of the Swan</U> and <U>The Summoning Stone</U>), the paranormal romance <U>The Lover's Knot</U>, and the forthcoming SF novel, <U>Sojourn</U>. She spoke to us about the business of writing and getting published. Very informative.</div> <bR> <div> <B>October 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Under Construction</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>November 2005</B></FONT> - Under Construction</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>December 2005</B></FONT> - Under Construction</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>