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 ===== Sci-fi Bookgroup ====== ===== Sci-fi Bookgroup ======
-We meet once a month (on the 3rd Wednesday in The Bon Accord, North Street) ​but that has been put on hold this year. Virtual meetups are planned for 2021.+We meet once a month (on the 3rd Wednesday in The Bon Accord, North Street).
  
-Get notifications about future meetups by joining ​[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/|The Glasgow Geeks on meetup.com]] or by visting our [[https://matrix.glasgow.social|Matrix channel]] #​bookgroup:​glasgow.social ​+^When|6:​30pm,​ Wed 19th July 2023| 
 +^Where|[[https://​www.bonaccordpub.com/|Bon Accord]], 153 North Street, Glasgow| 
 +^Topic|Sci-fi books written ​by scientists| 
 +^Meetup link|[[https://www.meetup.com/​the-glasgow-geeks/​events/​294335809/​|meetup.com]] (optional)|
  
 ==== Format ==== ==== Format ====
 We generally choose a topic each month and members are free to pick something along that theme. ​ Then we discuss what we've each read.  See the past meetups for examples of previous topics. We generally choose a topic each month and members are free to pick something along that theme. ​ Then we discuss what we've each read.  See the past meetups for examples of previous topics.
  
-==== Past meetups ​==== +==== Chat Room ==== 
-^Date^Topic^Link^ +Visit our [[https://glasgow.social/matrix|Matrix chat room]] at **#​bookgroup:​glasgow.social**  
-|Wed 19th Aug 2020|[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/​The_Culture|Iain M Bank's The Culture]]|[[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​events/​271944022/​|meetup.com]]| + 
-|Wed 15th July 2020|"Novels about remaking the future"​|[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​events/​271527066/​|meetup.com]]| +You can also get notifications about future meetups by joining ​[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​|The Glasgow Geeks on meetup.com]]
-|Wed 18th March 2020|Novels that feature an AI as the protagonist or are written from the AI's point of view|[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​events/​269092627/​|meetup.com]]| + 
-|Wed 19th Feb 2020|[[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Hive_mind|Hive minds]]|[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​events/​267776826/​|meetup.com]]| +==== Past Topics ==== 
-|Wed 20th Nov 2020|Space Opera|[[https://​www.meetup.com/​The-Glasgow-Geeks/​events/​265526110/​|meetup.com]]|+  * Jun 2023 - Joe Haldeman novels 
 +  * May 2023 - Post apocalyptic novels 
 +  * Jul 2022 - Murder/​mystery or detective sci-fi novels 
 +  * May 2022 - Modern (2010+) dystopian novels 
 +  * Apr 2022 - Your favourite sci-fi story 
 +  * Mar 2022 - Adrian Tchaikovsky 
 +  * Nov 2021 - Iain M Banks' The Culture 
 +  * Jul 2020 Novels about "remaking the future"​ 
 +  * Mar 2020 Novels that feature an AI as the protagonistor are written from the AI's point of view 
 +  ​* ​Feb 2020 Hive minds 
 +  ​* ​Nov 2020 Space Opera
  
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