What Has Gone Before

2pm Saturday, 2007.04.13 PorSFiS public meeting

Come down to Coffee Time, on NW 21st Ave between Irving and Johnson, to look cool, schmooz, and discuss sf, or other meeting sites. Joyce, Paru, Dan Reitman, Jean-Marie Zubia, and YHOWm in attendance.

Saturday, 2006.03.24 alt.porsfis

Warn't much of a meeting; we planned to go watch movies, but Paru, the instigator, showed up late, and most of us didn't show up at all. Oh, well.

2pm Saturday, 2007.03.10 PorSFiS public meeting

Come down to Coffee Time, on NW 21st Ave between Irving and Johnson, to look cool, schmooz, and discuss sf, or other meeting sites. Lots of competition this weekend, from work, Potlatch 16 (across the river at the Convention Center Red Lion), and good weather but, who knows? Could be a lot of people after all.

Saturday, 2006.02.24 alt.porsfis

At the home of Kier Salmon and Randolph Fritz. Randolph, Mark Dakins, JMZ, Dan Reitman, Paru, and some people I don't remember had a good time was had, trying to identify obscure passages from books. It was JMZ's birthday, and Dan brought her a cake. Kier, unfortunately, got called out to work & missed most of the party.

2pm Saturday, 2007.02.10 PorSFiS public meeting

Come down to Coffee Time, on NW 21st Ave between Irving and Johnson, to look cool, schmooz, and discuss sf, or other meeting sites. We did (and labeled books for the SF for schools project). Afterwards we headed back to the river and rode the new aerial tram, which was great fun, but a bit risky.

7 pm Saturday, 2006.01.27 alt.porsfis

Portland fan and costumer Sue Renhard is celebrating her 50th birthday at a fabric store in North Portland (it got too big for her apartment) and has invited all of us. A good time was had by many.

11 am Saturday, 2006.01.20 Late Birthday Party for J.R.R. Tolkien

Not an official PorSFiS event. A late birthday party for J.R.R Tolkien, thrown by Portland pub chain McMenamins at the old Kennedy School on NE 33rd Ave. between Ainsworth and Killingsworth in Portland. They'll be showing all three Peter Jackson movies (starting with Fellowship at 11am), having a costume contest at 3:30pm, and having various other events.

2pm Saturday, 2007.01.12 PorSFiS public meeting

Come down to Coffee Time, on NW 21st Ave between Irving and Johnson, to look cool, schmooz, and discuss sf, or other meeting sites. The number 17 bus stops at NW 17th Ave. and Irving St, and the 15 and 77 buses come close. Street parking is...possible; try NW 20th Ave.

4:30pm, 7:30pm Saturday, 2006.12.23 alt.porsfis

Movie time! Gather at 4:30pm outside the Lloyd Center 10 Cinema to see Eragon at 4:50pm. (That's the theater across the street from Lloyd Center Mall). Afterwards, gather in the downtown Powell's coffee shop at 7:30pm. See this list (Yahoo membership required) or write the secretary for more details.

2pm Saturday, 2006.12.09 PorSFiS public meeting

Come down to Treasurer Dan Reitman's law office at 1826 NE Broadway, schmooz, and suggest better (accessible, with food) locations.

5pm Saturday, 2006.11.25 alt.porsfis

At Amanda's apartment (mailing list link; list membership required). Or write the secretary.

2006.11.17-19 OryCon 28 at the Marriott Downtown

Visit our table. Come to the PorSFiS chocolate tasting 2pm Sunday. OryCon membership required, of course.

2pm Saturday, 2006.11.11 Not the PorSFiS public meeting

Preparation for the OryCon Chocolate Tasting and raffle, which preparation begins at 1:30pm at our treasurer Dan Reitman's storage locker and moves on to his office at 2pm. Visit the mailing list for location information, or write the secretary.

6:30pm Saturday, 2006.10.28 alt.porsfis

Halloween party at the house of David Moreland and Sue Renhard. As usual visit the mailing list for location information, or write the secretary.

2pm Saturday, 2006.10.14 PorSFiS public meeting

Quarterly business meeting. Come down & tell us what we're doing wrong, or help us fix it. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

6:30pm Saturday, 2006.09.23 alt.porsfis

Hastily organized alt.porsfis at Mark Dakins's house. As usual visit the mailing list for location information, or write the secretary.

2pm Saturday, 2006.09.09 PorSFiS public meeting

"Something happenning here/What it is ain't exactly clear..." But I don't think there was a man with a gun over...cut that out, Ed! At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

Saturday, 2006.08.27 alt.porsfis.

Falls on the same weekend as LA Con IV, the World Science Fiction Convention in LA. Want to host a meeting?

2pm Saturday, 2006.08.13 PorSFiS public meeting

Is there a program? Or just more business? Come down and find out! At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

2pm-6pm Sunday, 2006.08.06 PorSFiS Annual Picnic

at the house of Dan and Emily Thompson--check the mailing list for the address and contact information, and bring a chair and something to share.

Saturday, 2006.07.24 alt.porsfis.

Party at the house of Mark Dakins, in Outer Slobovia Cornelius, west of Portland. Movies will be watched. Be there, or be... Address and telephone on the mailing list, as usual, or write YHOWm.

2pm Saturday, 2006.07.08 PorSFiS public meeting

"Something happened here/What it is ain't exactly clear." Mainly because YHOWm wasn't there! It was the quarterly business meeting, and I think there may have been talk in honor of Jim Baen, now passed on. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

Saturday, 2006.05.27 probably not alt.porsfis

Memorial Day weekend. Miscon 20. Northwest Folklife. If anyone wants to host an alt.porsfis against all that, drop a note to the mailing list.

2pm Saturday, 2006.05.13 PorSFiS public meeting alt.porsfis

We have an open program: the thought is to have a discussion of something SFnal; come down and hang out. Possible topics: upcoming events in fantastic literature or real-world science; world-shaking events in fantastic fiction--wars, earthquakes, *Crisis on Infinite Earths*; or perhaps just charades or going out to a movie. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo. Be there or be trapezoidal.

Saturday, 2006.04.22 alt.porsfis

At Jim and Linda Pilchers in Beaverton. Check the mailing list for details, or contact YHOWm.

2pm Saturday, 2006.04.08 PorSFiS public meeting

PorSFiS Annual Business Meeting. Elect someone, anyone. Afterwards, hang out. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo. For serious film fans, PSU is showing The Day The Earth Stood Still at 7pm in their 5th Avenue Cinema.

2pm Saturday, 2006.02.11 PorSFiS public meeting

historian Carl Abbott, author, Frontiers Past And Future: Science Fiction, due out March 9th. The history of SF viewed through a historical prism. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

Saturday, 2006.03.25 NO alt.porsfis

because...

Saturday, 2006.04.01 PorSFiS birthday party

Hosted by Dave Moreland and Sue Renhard at their apartment in Milwaukee, Oregon. Raise a glass to Ed Foster. Directions here.

2pm Saturday, 2006.01.14 PorSFiS public meeting

Creating the Mythos of PorSFiS. Come and tell stories, or make some up! Ed Foster and slug-eyed fishbats welcome. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

Saturday, 2006.02.25 alt.porsfis

Hosted by John Sheppard and Katherine Daida in their home at 320 NE Newhouse Rd. #36 Vancouver, WA 98663, (360) 993-1554. Mobile home, in the Burnt Bridge Village mobile home park. Maps: Google Mapquest (Yahoo now appears to forbid linking in their Maps Terms of Use).

2pm Saturday, 2006.01.14 PorSFiS public meeting

NOMINATIONS! It's the January PorSFiS business meeting. Want to be President, Treasurer or Secretary? At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

Saturday, 2006.01.28 alt.porsfis?

Jim Pilcher's January party. Invitation. Or, if you're not on the mailing list, write the Secretary.

11am Sunday, 2006.01.01 PorSFiS New Years brunch.

Yet another new year is fast approaching. We are paying homage to it with our traditional New Year's Day brunch on January 1st. Anyone showing up before 11:00am gets to help clean. Bring real food and real friends. Come prepared to eat, drink, talk, play games, watch videos, relax and, well, eat and drink. Hosted by Marc & Patty Wells. Invitation (mailing list access required) or write marcw@lycos.com.

2005.12.24 alt.porsfis

Christmas eve for PorSFiS orphans. Narnia Chronicles video party at home of Kier Salmon. Invitation; write k_salmon@ipinc.net.

2pm Saturday, 2005.12.10 PorSFiS public meeting

Discussion of the books of the Chronicles of Narnia, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. After the discussion, we hope to go seen the new movie version of &mdashThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; watch the mailing list for times or just be there. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

2pm Saturday, 2005.11.12 PorSFiS public meeting

The theme, as fitting for November, is turkeys. People are encouraged to share the worse SF they have ever read, sat through, or passed by. There will be a reading of the Eye of Argon. We will also begin a Rotten Round Robin. (If we can find one, we also hope to have a copy of the original story written by PorSFiS members oh so long ago.) Bring your imagination. At Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

2pm Saturday, 2005.11.26 not alt.porsfis

It's Thanksgiving weekend, so we're not going to have any formal programming; watch the mailing list for movie groups.

6pm Saturday, 2005.10.22 PorSFiS Halloween Party

Be costumed! Be very costumed! The October alt.porsfis will be a video, potluck, hot tub and sauna party held in the Grand Duchy on Fenwick, the home of Mike and Sharon Parker at 6825 N. Fenwick Ave. in Portland. The hosts will provide some spooky food, coffee, and tea, as well as blood-curdling soft drinks. BYOB and your favorite seasonal food. There will be a costume contest. Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo. TriMet: The Grand Duchy is four blocks from the North Portland Blvd. stop on the MAX Yellow Line; walk three blocks west to Fenwick, turn right, and walk just over a block to the Duchy. Look for the large house with the solar panels and lots of Halloween decorations. For more information see this mailing list message, write the webmaster, or call Mike or Sharon at 503-283-4060.

2pm Saturday, 2005.10.08 PorSFiS business meeting

Big Town Hero at 1037 SW Morrison St. (between 10th and 11th Ave). On the agenda are proposed changes to the bylaws, programming for the next two months, and Orycon plans. Full agenda. We may actually do something fun as well. Maps: Google, Mapquest, Yahoo.

6:30pm Saturday, 2005.09.24 alt.porsfis.

alt.porsfis at the house of Dave Moreland and Sue Renhard in Milwaukee, Oregon. Directions for people on the mailing list. Or join the mailing list (free! free!) or write the veep. There will be a Red Cross donation jar for Katrina victims.

2pm Saturday, 2005.09.10 PorSFiS public meeting

Portland State University, Smith Center, Room 323. Map and directions. We will be showing videos; for details see this Yahoo mailing list message. (If you aren't on the list, you can join at the group home page, or just write our president for more information.)

2005.05.30 In memory, Fred B. Torck

December 18th 2004 - Site redesign in process.

September 2nd, 2004 - Site is routing properly, DNS changes sully in effect, Site uploaded and reappears on web. Happiness and joy reign in the Web Team's household. "We're Back!"

September 1st, 2004 - Web Team deciphers instructions on uploading site to Lunarpages server but runs out of time and energy to reset up site.

August 31, 2004 - The Hacked web server is toast and Web team decides to take the site to a professional hosting company. Credit Cards are used, donations made, and prayers sent to the SMOFs. DNS records are changed. There is much rejoicing in the Web Teams home.

August 23rd, 2004 - The Hacked web server is reformatted and repaired. The site re-uploaded. Nothing works... site still not up Web Team stumped but mutters "We'll Be Back"

August 15th, 2004 - Porsfis.org goes down when web server is hacked. The Web Team is annoyed and the server is definitely compromised.

July 10th, 2004:The PorSFiS Picnic!
Location: Dan & Emily Thompson's House>
Time: 1:00 PM
Guest / Topic: The Picnic!

The May alt.porsfis will be at Dave Moreland and Sue Rehard get directions HERE

April 1st The results of the election were announced and the new officers took their positions:
President: Debra Stansbury
Vice President: John Andrews
Treasurer: Kris Picio
Secretary: Matthew Picio

04 May 2003
Upheadlined the alt.porsfis events page and added the Wells' direction page

05 December 2003
Recreated the Parker's page for alt.porsfis, added links for the alt.porsfis events at Kier's place and the Parkers' place.

24 October 2003
Upheadlined 2nd Saturday page with the December topic.

15 October 2003
Changed news items on index page, replaced bylaws.html with current Bylaws page, added pages for approved changes and proposed changes to Bylaws.

08 October 2003
Added Veep archive page, changed news on Index, posted revised Bylaws, original Bylaws, and Proposed changes. Upheadlined 2nd Saturday page, Contacts page, etc.

29 September 2003
Hey, one year with Matt as webmaster! Upheadlined the alt.porsfis page.

07 August 2003
Added the directions to Dancer's house for the picnic on the 2nd Saturday page..

14 July 2003
Performed general upheadlines. Added the alt.porsfis location for August.

11 July 2003
Added "Bylaws" page. Performed general upheadlines. Corrected the room assignment for the July meeting.

03 July 2003
Upheadlined business meeting info for July and August. Added directions to Kier Salmon's house.

12 June 2003
Performed general upheadlines

04 May 2003
Performed general upheadlines

21 March 2003
Added directions to Sue Renhard & Dave Moreland's house. Upheadlined the "Contacts" page. Upheadlined the "Index" page.

05 March 2003
Removed Columbia tribute page, restored normal index page. Performed general upheadlines.

05 February 2003
Revised pages have been posted with the new look for the official website of the Portland Science Fiction Society! These pages were designed after a lengthy public commentary period. Also corrected broken links on the links page and removed the dead email link for Looking Glass Books.

04 February 2003
Added new membership rate info, upheadlined memorial page for Columbia. May the creator care for the crew and their families.

01 February 2003
Created Columbia tribute page and set as homepage for PorSFiS site. Regular homepage will return on February 15th.

13 November 2002
Upheadlined calendar and added time-sensitive info on main page.

25 September 2002
Matt Picio takes over updating the PorSFiS website, since he's already hosting it anyway. ;) Thus, he reduces Lea's impressive pile of hats by one and their precariousness is likewise reduced. :D

20 March 2002
Starting to clean up the mess. :P

18 November 2001
Upheadlined the front page, the alt.PorSFiS page, and what is left of November for the calendar. Next week, December...

21 October 2001
Upheadlined the alt.PorSFiS page.

01 August 2001
Added the August Calendar. The usual upheadlines for the front page.

28 June 2001
Added the ad for the WesterCon party. Archived the page for the CD Release party for a to-be-determined future headline.

26 June 2001
Finally got the site transferred to the new URL. :)
Added the page for the WesterCon party, adjusted the link on the front page.
Added the July calendar. As Usual, thanks Mike!

18 June 2001
Added the graphic for the CD Release party ad.
Corrected the Secretary's email address.

16 June 2001
Added the warning about parking at the Pilcher's apartment complex.
Added directions to Jim and Linda's house for alt.PorSFiS.
Upheadlined the front page, added the new Veep.

30 May 2001
Added HESSI to the June calendar.

28 May 2001
Posted the June calendar.

21 May 2001
Posted the directions for Roger's and added the link to the alt.porsfis page.
Corrected the name of Echo's Children's new CD <oops></oops>.
Upheadlined the front page.

09 May 2001
Added the info on the May 2nd Saturday Guest
Added a link to the Echo's Children CD page for Honest Measure A Dancing World, their new CD.

02 May 2001
Made the link colors a little prettier. What do you think?
Added the May calendar.

28 April 2001
Changed the look of the website a bit. Changeover still in progress. :)
Separated alt.PorSFiS off to its own page.

31 March 2001
Upheadlined the Officers for 2001-2002.
Inserted the somewhat naked calendar for April. Anybody know of any fun events?
Put the Pulsar info on its own page and added a link on the sidebar.
Added details to the April alt.PorSFiS listing.

13 March 2001
Activated the link to the directions page for Callie Hill's house upon receiving the go-ahead from Callie.

12 March 2001
Upheadlined a little. Nothing major.

18 February 2001
Fleshed out the bones of the February calendar.
Added the March Calendar.

20 January 2001
Changed the locations of the February and March alt.PorSFiS.
Inserted the bones of the February calendar.
Added Tim Powers to the January calendar.

10 January 2001
Corrected the room number for the 2nd Saturday meeting.
Changed the locations of the January and February alt.PorSFiS.
Added a few things to the January calendar.

03 January 2001
Upheadlined the guests for the Saturday Meetings for January and February.

19 December 2000
Added the January calendar, but few events at this point.

18 December 2000
Starting to clean up the mess. I had two funerals in the family early in the month; I got distracted.
Upheadlined the locations for alt.PorSFiS for next month.
Added the December events from the 18th forward.

23 November 2000
Posted Babylon 2000 as the site of the November alt.PorSFiS
Upheadlined the locations for alt.PorSFiS for the next couple of months

22 November 2000
Started updating the December calendar.

02 November 2000
Finished updating the November calendar.

02 October 2000
Finished adding PULSARs to the main page.
Installed Dave & Sue as the hosts of alt.PorSFiS (et al) for October.

02 September 2000
Added the latest issue of the Pulsar to the front page.
Added Callie Hill as October's GoH.

02 September 2000
Insert the September calendar. Many thanks to Mike Parker for the events he finds for me (which is the bulk of the Calendar!).
Started adding Pulsar back issues to the front page.

25 August 2000
Emergency change of venue for alt.PorSFiS; now being held at Liberty Hall (See the Home page for the map link).

05 August 2000
Added calendar for 8/2000.
Upheadlined alt.porsfis and meeting info on the front page.
Added links for directions to Grand Duchy of Fenwick and Dave & Sue's

11 July 2000
Added calendar for 7/2000.
Upheadlined alt.porsfis and meeting info on the front page.

11 June 2000
Upheadlined calendar for 6/2000.

03 June 2000
Added event calendar For 6/2000.
Added Ongoing Events column to calendar.

20 May 2000
Added event calendar For 5/2000.
Upheadlined info for alt.PorSFiS and 2nd Saturday
Added cancellation for May hosts for alt.PorSFiS.

07 May 2000
Upheadlined info for alt.PorSFiS and 2nd Saturday
Added plea for May hosts for alt.PorSFiS.
Upheadlined the headlines for the next NorwesCon.

16 April 2000
Added map and information for April's alt.PorSFiS.
Added the L5 Society and the Mars Society to the links page.
Upheadlined the headlines for the next OryCon.

05 April 2000
General, badly needed upheadlines.
Added meta tags to index.html.

31 October 1999
Added information for alt.PorSFiS for November 1999 - January 2000.
Added email links for Future Dreams and Looking Glass Books in Portland.

18 October 1999
Rearranged the front page a bit, and upheadlined the information for 2nd Saturday and alt.PorSFiS for November and October respectively .

29 September 1999
Upheadlined the location of October's alt.PorSFiS.

24 September 1999
A little reorganizing, a little dusting of cobwebs... We back up and running! :)

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