Monthly meetings and a monthly fanzine-style newsletter have always been central to the identity of DASFA. The table below lists the programs for all of the DASFA meetings from March 2009 to the present. We bring in guest speakers for most of the meetings, with the exceptions of the summer picnic and the Christmas party.
The list also includes feature articles included in the newsletter ("DASFAx") each month. Besides the articles, DASFAx contains artwork, club news, and a schedule of local literary events. It is currently emailed to members in PDF format.
Date | Program | Guest or MC | DASFAx Articles | DASFAx Writer |
Sep-11 | Author | John Stith | ||
Aug-11 | Picnic | DASFA | That Old Science Fiction: Hugos There? | Sourdough Jackson |
Jul-11 | Mars Rover Missions | Dr. Steven Lee | That Old Science Fiction: The Hermit of Hagerstown | Sourdough Jackson |
Jul-11 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Jun-11 | Author | Connie Willis | That Old Science Fiction: One Fan and the Mule | Sourdough Jackson |
May-11 | Author, Editor | Steve and Melanie Tem | John W. Campbell, Astounding Editor | Sourdough Jackson |
May-11 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Apr-11 | Author, Journalist | Todd Neff |
That Old Science Fiction: John W. Campbell, Amazing Author |
Sourdough Jackson |
Mar-11 | Artist, Author, Paleontologist | Gary Raham |
That Old Science Fiction: Ace Double Your Fun |
Sourdough Jackson |
Mar-11 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Feb-11 | Author | Ed Bryant | That Old Science Fiction: Hospital Station | Sourdough Jackson |
Feb-11 | Ivan’s Space: What in the H___ is an X-16? | Ivan Geisler | ||
Jan-11 | Author | Carol Berg | That Old Science Fiction: Jack Williamson Revisited | Sourdough Jackson |
Jan-11 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Dec-10 | Christmas Party | DASFA | That Old Science Fiction: If | Sourdough Jackson |
Dec-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Nov-10 | SF Trivia | Rose Beetem | That Old Science Fiction: JFK and If | Sourdough Jackson |
Nov-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Oct-10 | Author, Artist, Editor | Laura Givens | That Old Science Fiction: The Early SF of Lester del Rey | Sourdough Jackson |
Sep-10 | Author | Connie Willis | That Old Science Fiction: The Heinlein Biography | Sourdough Jackson |
Sep-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Aug-10 | Picnic | DASFA | That Old Science Fiction: Commando Cody (and Other Boxes of Serial) | Sourdough Jackson |
Aug-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Aug-10 | Ivan’s Space: The First War of Physics | Ivan Geisler | ||
Jul-10 | Author | Mario Acevedo and Jeanne Stein | That Old Science Fiction: Eric Frank Russell | Sourdough Jackson |
Jul-10 | Ivan’s Space: Stargazing From Another Planet | Ivan Geisler | ||
Jun-10 | SF NameThat Tune | Rose Beetem | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver |
May-10 | Artist | Michael Carroll | That Old Science Fiction: A Visit to Grand Fenwick | Sourdough Jackson |
May-10 | Ivan’s Space: X Marks the Spot | Ivan Geisler | ||
Apr-10 | Author, Editor, Game Designer | J. Alan Erwine | That Old Science Fiction: Rod McBan and Old North Australia | Sourdough Jackson |
Mar-10 | Author | Carrie Vaughn | That Old Science Fiction: Cordwainer Smith and the Rediscovery of Man | Sourdough Jackson |
Mar-10 | Ivan’s Space:In Search of the Lunar Phi φ | Ivan Geisler | ||
Mar-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Feb-10 | Author | Sarah A. Hoyt and Daniel M. Hoyt | That Old Science Fiction: Duplicators, Enchanted and Otherwise | Sourdough Jackson |
Feb-10 | Ivan’s Space:The Forever Solar Minimum is Ending | Ivan Geisler | ||
Feb-10 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Jan-10 | Author | Robin D. Owens | That Old Science Fiction: The Early Williamson | Sourdough Jackson |
Jan-10 | Ivan’s Space:Orion’s “S” and Other Neat Sky Stuff | Ivan Geisler | ||
Dec-09 | Christmas Party | DASFA | Ivan’s Space: The Dragon’s Breath Star | Ivan Geisler |
Dec-09 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Nov-09 | Author | Laura E. Reeve | ||
Oct-09 | Author, biomedical researcher | Daniel Dvorkin | That Old Science Fiction: The Rim of Space | Sourdough Jackson |
Oct-09 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Sep-09 | Author | Mario Acevedo | That Old Science Fiction: James Blish and the Grapes of Wrath | Sourdough Jackson |
Sep-09 | Ivan’s Space: How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb | Ivan Geisler | ||
Aug-09 | Picnic | DASFA | That Old Science Fiction: The Gollden Gallaxy | Sourdough Jackson |
Aug-09 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Jul-09 | Author | Alistair Mayer and James van Pelt | That Old Science Fiction: The Futuriian Sociiety | Sourdough Jackson |
Jul-09 | Ivan’s Space: When Is a Globular Cluster Not a Globular Cluster? | Ivan Geisler | ||
Jun-09 | Author and Editor | David Riley | ||
May-09 | Author | David Boop | That Old Science Fiction: Burroughs of Barsoom II | Sourdough Jackson |
May-09 | Ivan’s Space: Orbital Telescopes | Ivan Geisler | ||
May-09 | Book Reviews | Fred Cleaver | ||
Apr-09 | Trivia Bowl | Paul Ciszek and Annette Stroud | ||
Mar-09 | "Ironheart" panel | Annette Stroud, Bettina Harmon, Angie Thomson, and Jonathan Litten |