Sunday Library Meetings are 8:30 to 11.30pm in the rooms of our Librarians on Jowett Walk, which is off the Mansfield road (see map). On alternate Sundays they will be in Louise's room (odd weeks) and Owen's room (even weeks). To get into the buildings, you will need the door codes. If you didn't get the e-mail announcement containing the codes, please e-mail Mark and Tim.
To get to Louise's room: Go in through the gates (code required) turn left and go up the steps. Then go right over the bridge and into the first tower on your right (code required). Then go up one flight of stairs and right through the doors. The room is first on the left (room 2-7).
To get to Owen's room: Go in through the gates (code is required) turn left and go up the steps. Then go right over the bridge and into the second tower on your right (code required). Then go through the doors to your left and the room is in front of you (room 4-2).
Wednesday discussion and author meetings and silly games (see below for topics) are held at 8pm in Jesus College in Seminar Room A, unless stated otherwise below. From the entrance to Jesus, go straight across first quad, through an archway into second quad and turn right. Go through another archway and turn left. Staircase XVIII is the modern block straight ahead. Go up the steps and through the door.
Wednesday video meetings (see below for programme) start at 8pm in in Holywell Manor TV room. Holywell Manor is on the corner of St Cross and Manor Roads (on the way to St Catz) - see map. Go straight in the front door and straight ahead into the bar. Then turn left and go through the double doors next to the bar and you'll be in the TV room.
18 Jan | Wednesday | 1st Week | Video | War of the Worlds |
25 Jan | Wednesday | 2nd Week | Discussion | by Owen on World Building in Jesus GCR Bunker. The bunker is downstairs in staircase 11 - back right corner of second quad (map). |
30 Jan | Monday | 3rd Week | Quiz | SF quiz - battle of wits and knowledge against Treksoc, Docsoc, Tolksoc, and RPGsoc. 8pm, Lecture Room 2, Christ Church. |
1 Feb | Wednesday | 3rd Week | Video | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
8 Feb | Wednesday | 4th Week | Video | The Butterfly Effect |
15 Feb | Wednesday | 5th Week | Discussion |
in St Hilda's -
Lady Brodie Room
(The room is in the Hall Building, which is the first one you see directly opposite
you as you go through the gates, and it's signposted as soon as you go into hall).
We have a guest speaker, William Bains (ex-OUSFG member and instigator of Zool) on Biotechnology and Life Extension: current technology and what is likely to work, current understanding of ageing and what it means for the practicality of Boosterspice, freezing your head and other science fictional technologies, and how long we might have to wait before we live forever. You might like to think of your favourite example of science fictional biomedical, longevity or immortality treatment, and we can also talk about the possibility that they would work, given what we know or suspect today. |
18 Feb | Saturday | 5th Week | Picocon | Picocon is a one-day Science Fiction and Fantasy convention at Imperial College, London. |
22 Feb | Wednesday | 6th Week | Video | Sin City introduced by Katy |
24 Feb | Friday | 6th Week | Banquet | in Pembroke College |
1 Mar | Wednesday | 7th Week | Author | Ian R. MacLeod in Oriel Lecture Room 2 (near the Harris Building on this map) |
8 Mar | Wednesday | 8th Week | Silly Games | in St Hilda's - Lady Brodie Room |