Page Created:  11/08/10.  Last Updated:  12/20/10.

 

 

There are three groups of people likely to come to this website.  The first consists of members of the Association who looking for specific information, such as the location the next General Meeting.  The second consists of people who may have met one of our members or who have heard something about the group and are looking for more information.  The third consists of general fans of weird stuff who stumbled upon us and want to know what they have landed in.

 

The right hand Side Bar is a list of Pages for this site.  It has been formatted for the convenience of the first two groups of visitors.  Here's a quick guide to the contents of these Pages if you are a new visitor:

 

Home Page:  S F A B C - A Place to Explore the Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction . . .

 

 

Colored Boxes (Bigger Print, Next Rows Down)

 

These links allow quick reference for frequent visitors:

 

.....Dates at a Glance ... Links to upcoming S F A B C events Page.

.....Current Meeting Notice ... Links to most recent issue of our Meeting Notice, THE STARSHIP LOCAL.

.....NASA Image of the Day ... Every day NASA posts a new image of the heavens at this address.

 

Beneath that is information about the Association's next General Meeting.  Normally includes links to

 

General Meeting ... Links to what happens at a General Meeting

Speaker's Name (Varies) ... Links to Speaker's Website

Meeting Location (Varies) ... Links to Directions Page to help you get to the meeting.

 

 

 

The first group of listings features information about the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County:

 

.....About the S F A B C ... A brief overview of the club

 

.....Bookstore Events ... A quick snap shot of our smaller events (book discussions, video gatherings, etc) with links to more detailed information about each of these groups.

 

.....Contact Us ... Director's email contact address.

 

.....Directions ... Directions to various venues Association has held monthly General Meetings.  The current month's meeting venue appears near the top of the Home Page and links to the correct location.

 

.....F A Q ... Frequently Asked Questions about the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County.

 

.....General Meeting:  Speakers & Programs ... This Page lists all programs and speakers at the club's General Meeting since its inception in January 1984.  Sub Pages link to accounts of each of these meetings where available.

 

.....Information / Discussion Groups ... Information and links to the Association's on line Google Groups.  Different groups focus on various aspects of science fiction, fantasy and horror.  Most can be viewed by the public, although some are private.  Only club members have posting privilages to these groups.

 

.....Members Blogs / Pages / Site ... A list of those members who have public Websites, Blogs and Pages on FaceBook, Linked In, etc.

 

.....Previous Websites ... Links to earlier S F A B C websites hosted elsewhere.

 

.....Publications ... Information about THE STARSHIP EXPRESS, our monthly newsletter and THE STARSHIP LOCAL, our monthly meeting notice.  Sample copies are posted.

 

..... Restricted Pages ... With the exception of stories posted for critique by our Writers of the Weird authors, almost everything we do is public.  We do like to keep member's addresses, phone numbers and other information confidential, however.

 

Most of what remains has already been covered:

 

.....Authors & Books ... This is the destination of the Authors link at the top of the site.

.....Books Read & Discussed ... This is the destination of the Books link at the top of the site.

.....Comics & Art ... This is the destination of the Comics&Art link at the top of the site.

.....Conventions ... This is the destination of the Conventions link at the top of the site.

.....Movies ... This is the destination of the Movies links at the top of the site.

.....Publishers ... We have links to some publishers and web sites, but a lot of work remains to be done here.

.....Space / Science & Technology ... This is the destination of the Science&Space link at the top of the site.

.....Television ... This is the destination of the Television link at the top of the site.

.....Web Site Guide ... That's this Page.

 

.....z.New to Science Fiction? ... Very much in its early stages, we hope this will eventually serve as a basic primer to the worlds of science fiction, fantasy and horror for people who are just discovering the field.

.....z.Other Science Fiction Groups ... Links and information about some other science fiction groups.