The Ottawa Science Fiction Society is an organization of fans of science fiction, fantasy and other speculative fiction in its various forms, whether in prose novels or comics, television or motion pictures, hardcopy or software. We get our kicks from a lot of things: superhero comics, anime and manga, TV space operas, military and medical fiction ... there is a lot of SF out there you might be surprised to have pointed out to you. Sure, Star Trek and The X-Files are the obvious candidates, but …

CAN-CON 2012 is the tenth Conference of the Society, a not for profit corporation, scheduled for September 21-23, 2012 at Best Western Baron's Motor Hotel and Conference Centre, Richmond Road. Guests of Honour are Hayden Trenholm (Author), and Tom Fowler (Artist) . More information, including membership registration: http://www.can-con.org/ Or follow us on Facebook.com/CanConSF

Join us, on the last Tuesday of each month to discuss books and articles with a theme of Personal Empowerment. Meet like-minded people who are interested in growing personally and enhancing their confidence and happiness through reading books by inspirational writers and discussing them with the group. Over the course of the year, we'll read four books and four articles. Bring ideas of what you want to learn more about, because there is flexibility to choose the topics of what we read to enhance …

This is a group for Ottawa-based freelancers who want to get together to discuss the ups and downs of working freelance. It's a great opportunity to network, socialize and learn from each other.

Formerly known as GOAL - Guitar Ottawa Acoustic Lovers. MOJO is designed for individuals who share and interest in playing music. This includes any style of acoustic instrument (guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, ukulele, bass, etc...) and a basic fundamental knowledge of chords (A, C, D, E, G, etc ). Our objective is to create an environment where people can jam in a relaxed way. Participants have varied skill levels and we typically play a mix of music that allows less skilled people …

We are a group of aspiring authors/editors/publishers who are supporting and encouraging each other towards the goal of self-publishing our first or one hundredth book. Whether you are writing a mystery novel, an illustrated children's book, How-To or the next Harry Potter we want hear about your efforts and help you achieve your goal.

This is a group dedicated to enjoying the teachings of Non-duality writers and presenters such as Adyashanti, Tony Parsons, Jeff Foster, Jed McKenna and many, many more. We can watch videos together, read and share from books or just hang out and share how we integrate this understanding in our daily life. Group will meet every other Sunday from 7-9 in my home at 141 Evelyn Ave. I do have cats and keep the house well vacuumed, but if you have a strong allergy this would not be the best place to …

Technical communication gatherings.

We bring together entrepreneurs and others who are doing business on the internet, and seek to expand friendships and/or boost their connections with service providers from advertising sales to marketing to graphic designers and illustrators to book self-publishing via Meet-Up get togethers at cafés, restaurants and via Skype.