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German SF Club Meetings
This German information is provided by Birgit Fischer BiFi - Chairman of the German Science Fiction Club (SFCD)
(Translated from the German by Wilf)

In Germany they have a lot of SF meetings that are more or less equivalent to the British "Ton" meetings. These are generally called "Stammtisch".  A Stammtisch literally means a table reserved for special pub regulars. This has been extended to include a room in a pub or cafe where a group of friends regularly meet. It is usual for SF, Media and Perry Rhodan fans to meet together at these events but Perry Rhodan and Media fans sometimes have their own separate meetings. I suggest that non-German fans check with the appropriate contact person before attending one of these meetings - particularly if your knowledge of German is limited. You will still be made welcome even if you don't speak any German.
The country for all addresses is Germany unless otherwise stated.
The German telephone prefix is 0049. The initial 0 in all quoted numbers is omitted for calls made from outside Germany.
Always make contact beforehand if you wish to go to a meeting held in someone's house or flat.

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Map of German SF Meeting Places

Aschaffenburg SF Stammtisch
Location: Zur Lowengrube, Schneebergstrasse 9, Schweinheim, Aschaffenburg
Meets: Every last Friday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Karl Aulbach, Friedenstrasse 14, 62872 Heimbuchenthal
Telephone: 06092 7736
Email: karl dot aulbach at t-online dot de

Augsburg University SF Stammtisch
Contact: Bernhard Kübler, Alfonsstrasse 15, 86157 Augsburg
Telephone: 0821 544169
Email:  kuebel at unforgettable dot com

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Bad Homburg SF Stammtisch
Location: Al Capone Restaurant, Homburger Strasse 17, Ober-Erlenbach, Bad Homburg
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Mathias Kubens, Giessener Strasse 8, 61200 Wölfersheim
Telephone: 06036 980238
Email:  mkubens at gmx.de">mkubens at gmx dot de

Berlin SF Stammtisch (Berlin Science Fiction Club)
Location: The back room of Pegasus, Sieglindestrasse 7, Friedenau, Berlin. (near Bundesplatz Underground station)
Meets: Every fourth Friday in the month at 19:00 except December
Contact: Marcus Luther, Zimmermannstrasse 13, 12163 Berlin
Telephone: 030 792 2755
Contact: Heinz-Jürgen Ehrig, Pramsdorfer Strasse 28, 14793 Buckau
Telephone & Fax: 033 830 61381

 Berlin Meetings of the Andymon Science Fiction Club
Location: Räumen de Kulturbundes, Ernststrasse 14, Treptow, Berlin (near Baumschulenweg S-Bahn station)
Meets: Every second Thursday in the month at 18:30
Contact: Ralf Neukirchen, Heinrich-Heine Strasse 8, 10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030 275 2721

Braunschweig SF and Perry Rhodan Stammtisch
Location: Dialog Cafe, Rebenring 48, Braunschweig
Meets: Every first Thursday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Claudia Fischer, Laubenhof 2, 38104 Braunschweig

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Darmstadt SF Meeting
Location: Stadt Budapest, Heimstättenweg 140, Heimstättensiedlung, Darmstadt
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month from 18:00
Contact: Roger Murmann, Wilhelm-Leuschner Strasse 17, 64859 Eppertshausen
Telephone: 06071 38718
Email: sftreffda at gmx dot de

Düsseldorf SF Meeting
Location: Erkrather Krug, Erkrather Stasse 91, Flingern, Düsseldorf (South, near main railway station)
Meets: Every third Saturday in the month at 15:00
Contact: Michael Falkenstein, Univeristäts Strasse 55, 50931 Köln
Telephone: 0221 444699
Email: michael dot falkenstein at t-online dot de

Hagen SF & PR Stammtisch
Location: Luicianos Bar in the CineStar Kinocenter
Meets: Every second Tuesday in the month (Time not stated)
Contact: Gerhard Börnsen, Steinruther Strasse 13, 58013 Hagen

Halle SF Stammtisch
Location: Sonne, Halle-Südstadt
Meets: Every second Friday in the month at 18:00
Contact: Wilko Müller jr., Volhardstrasse 20, 06112 Halle
Telephone & Fax: 0345 512 6455
Email: wilko dot mueller at t-online dot de

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Hamburg The Thursday Meeting
Location: Andere Welten (shop), Grindelallee 77, 20146 Hamburg
Meets: Every first Thursday in the month (Time not stated)
Contact: Richard Meyer at Andere Welten
Telephone & Fax: 040 443118
(The pub is on the opposite side of the street)

Hamburg SF and PR Stammtisch
Location: Roxies, Corner of Renzelstrasse and Grindelalle 77,
Meets: Every second Friday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Heiko Langhans, Kanalstrasse 6, 22085 Hamburg

Hannover Meetings of the SFGH
Location: Freizeitheim, Ricklingen
Meets: Every third Saturday in the month (Time not stated)
Contact: Fred Körper,Ferdinand-Wallbrecht Strasse 82, 30163 Hannover
Telephone & Fax: 0511 665777
Email: f dot koerper at iname dot com
 
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Karlsruhe PR Stammtisch
Location: Krokodil, Waldstrasse 63, Karlsruhe
Meets: Every first Friday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Klaus Dunkel, Sundentenstrasse 18, 76187 Karlsruhe
Telephone: 0721 564510

Kiel Science-Fiction-Dinner Kiel
Location: Collosseum, Waitzstrasse 39, 24105 Kiel
Meets: Every third Friday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Science-Fiction-Dinner-Kiel c/o
M. Heinrichs
Bekkamp 36, 24589 Schuelp
Email: CliffMcLane at t.online dot de

Köln PCGN Club meeting
Location: Distel,Jan-van-Werth Strasse (on the corner of Hansaring)
Meets: Every Friday from 17:00
Contact: Winfried Brand, Fichtenweg 4, 41540 Dormagen
Email: winy at flash-zine dot de
Contact: Ralf Zimmermann, Johannes-Prassel Strasse 51, 50765 Köln
Email: ralfzimmer at cs dot com

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Köln Phantastik, Sf & PR Stammtisch
Location: Refugium, Herthastrasse 1, (corner of Vorgebirgsstrasse) 50969 Kölm
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Ralf Zimmermann, Johannes-Prassel Strasse 51, 50765 Köln
Email: RAZ at Demondestroyer dot de
Email: winy at flash-zine dot de

Leipzig Meeting of the SF Circle of Friends
Location: Haus des Buches, Gerichtsweg (corner of Prager Strasse)
Meets: Every second Saturday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Manfred Orlowski, Ernestistrasse 6, 04277 Leipzig
Telephone: 0341 391 9442

Lübeck SFC meeting
Location: Im Alten Zolln, Mühlenstrasse 93
Meets: Every second Saturday in the month at 15:00
Contact: Christoph Luhr, Korvetten Strasse 17, 23558 Lübeck

Mainz SF Stammtisch
Location: Weinkeller, Frauenlobstrasse, Mainz-City
Meets: Every first Friday in the month at 18:30
Contact: Jens Grieheimer, Untere Pforte 13, 55578 Gau-Weinheim
Telephone: 06732 918280
Email: tdmz at gmx.de">tdmz at gmx dot de

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München SF Group Club Evening
Location: Klausgerd Berger, Frauenhoferstrasse 27
Meets: Every first Friday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Waldemar Kumming, Engadiener Strasse 24, 81475 München
Telephone: 089 759 4786

München SF Monthly Meeting
Location: Marion und Rupert Schwarz's place
Meets: As arranged at previous meeting
Contact: Marion und Rupert Schwarz , Am Langhölzl 29, 85540 Haar, (München)
Telephone: 089 460 2442
Email: mrs at merkur dot net

Münster SF & PR-Stammtisch
Location: Feldschlößchen, Sentruper Straße 163, Münster.
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Markus Kachel, Egelshove 20, 48163 Münster
Telephone: 0251 899 8712
Email: gilgamesch at thoregon dot westfalen dot de

Nürnberg SF & PR-Stammtisch
Location: Zum Eichenwald, Effeltricher Straße 93
Meets: Every last Wednesday in the month from 19:00
Contact: Dietmar Stark, Schlafweg 41, 96173 Oberhaid
 
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Offenbach SFC Rhein-Main Meeting
Location: Da Luciano Pizzeria, Hugenottenplatz 13 (The back side of Saturn)
Meets: Every second Friday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Andreas Detlefsen, Wolfhagener Straße 18, 60433 Frankfurt
Telephone: 069 533831
Email: andyde_de at yahoo.de">andyde_de at yahoo dot de

Passau SF Group Meeting
Location: At Hubert Straßl's place
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month
Contact: Hubert Strassl,Steinberg 5, 94124 Büchlberg
Telephone: 08581 8501

Regensburg SF-Stammtisch
Location: Einhorn (pub)
Meets: Every third Friday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Wolf D. Moggert, Rilkestrasse 29, 93049 Regensburg
Telephone: 0941 27647

Rüsselsheim SF & Babylon V Meeting
Location: Robert Vogel's place (Visitors should contact Robert before attending.)
Meets: Every third Wednesday in the month from 20:00
Contact: Robert Vogel, Adam-Fosshag-Strasse 36, 65428 Rüsselshein-Königstädten
Telephone: 06142 32847
Email: robert at raumschrott dot de

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Saarbrücken SF-Kegelclub Saar Trek
Location: Rolands Eck, Bergstraße 75 (Corner of Burbacher Straße), Burbach district
Meets: Every second Tuesday at 20:00
Contact: Herbert Thiery, Ackerstrasse 3, 66115 Saarbrücken
Telephone: 0681 76740

Schwerin SN-SFC 92 meeting
Location: Jörg Lippmann's place
Meets: Every third Sunday from 15:00
Contact: Jörg Lippmann, Stern Buchholz 11, 19061 Schwerin
Telephone: 0385 392 4368
Email: joerg.lippmann at t-online.de">joerg dot lippmann at t-online dot de

Stuttgart SF-Stammtisch
Location: Alte Hupe, Adlerstraße 4, Stuttgart
Meets: Every first Friday in the month at 19:00 (Postponed during holidays)
Contact: Armin Reichrath, Lehenbühlstrasse 93, 71272 Renningen
Telephone: 07159 18391
Fax: 07159 18983

Wetzlar SF-Stammtisch
Location: Langgass, Langgasse, Wetzlar
Meets: Every third Saturday in the month from 19:00
Contact: Thorsten Walch, Im Winkel 25, 35578 Wetzlar
Telephone: 0177 279 5543

Wissen SF-Stammtisch
Location: Not stated
Meets: Every first Friday in the month
Contact: Heinz Sabolik, Im Hutzenthal 8, 57537 Wissen/Sieg

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Wuppertal SF Meeting
Location: Portobello Restaurant, Werth 96, Barmen district. (Bus Stop Werther Brücke)
Meets: Every first Saturday in the month at 17:30
Contact: Arno Behrend, Bocksledde 35, 42283 Wuppertal
Telephone: 0202 747 8571
Email: ArnoBehrend at web dot de

Zweibrücken SF-Stammtisch
Location: Zum Löwen, Ixheim district
Meets: Every third Saturday in the month at 20:00
Contact: Andreas Schweitzer, Etzelweg 185, 66482 Zweibrücken
Telephone: 06332 904879
Email: acrus at zweibruecken dot net

Wien (Vienna, Austria) SF Group Meeting
Location: G'schamsterdiener, Stumper Gasse 19, A-1060 Wien
Meets: Every last Friday in the month at 19:00
Contact: Hermann Urbanek, Märzstraße 74/34, A-1150 Wien

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in principe iedere laatste maandag van de maand
Meets every last Monday in the month

Next Meeting: 25th February 2008
grand café Emma, Regentesseplein 223, Den Haag

Please look at the Agenda at: http://www.ncsf.nl/wiki/index.php/Agenda
Contact Wilf for translations of the Dutch

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This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a full list of Swedish SF Clubs and meetings. Fans from outside Sweden are advised that all Swedish fans speak English so that anyone reading this will have no difficulty when communicationg with Swedish fans. However, it is inevitable that an English speaking fan will have to attempt to pronounce the names of Swedish towns and streets at some time or other when in Sweden. I therefore offer a short guide to the way Swedes pronounce the names of towns and streets. See the guide to Swedish Pronounciation

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Linköping Science Fiction Förening
Location: Rydsvägen 180A, Linköping Sweden
Meets: Every first Tuesday in the month.
Telephone: 0046 31 73249
Email: tpè at ïdà dot liü dot se

Stockholm Fandom Pub Meeting
Location: Loch Ness, Wollmar Yäkullsgatan, Stockholm
Meets: Every third Tuesday in the month.

Stockholm The Swedish Horror Academy
Location: Tre Backar, Tegnergatan, Stockholm
Meets: Every Last Thursday in the month at 19:00

Firstly you must remember that the Swedes use three more letters in their alphabet - å, ä and ö. These come at the end of the alphabet in the order shown here. This is important if you want to look up a word in a dictionary. å, ä and ö come after z.
Things can get a little more complicated when these characters are not available in a computer font. the å is replaced by aa, the ä is replaced by ae and ö is replaced by oe. I use the usual Swedish versions here because they can be displayed in HTML on any standard PC running any version of Windows.Use the number pad with Alt to produce these letters. å = Alt+0229, ä=Alt+0228, ö=Alt+0246, Å=Alt+0197, Ä=Alt+0196 and Ö=Alt+0214.
The sound equivalents are based on the way an English person from southern England would pronounce the example words.
The å or Å is roughly equivalent to "aw" as in law when long or more like the "o" as in lot when short.
It is NOT the same as "or".
The ä or Ä is roughly equivalent to "air" as in fair.
The ö or Ö is roughly equivalent to "ur" as in fur.
The letter y or Y is always pronounced as a vowel. It is close to the "ew" sound in few.
The letter e or E is close to the sound of "ay" in say.
The letter i or I is like the "ee" in need when long or like the "i" in this when short..
The letter o or O is not much different from the English o.
The letter u or U is like to "oo" in root.
Swedish has some ways of using consonants that non-Swedes find strange and sometimes hard to pronounce.
The letter k or K can be like the English k but changes to a unique Swedish sound when followed by ä, ö or y.
Curl your tongue backwards so that it touches the rear of your palate. Lower it a little then try to make the "sh" of shoe sound.
I will represent this sound as "hs" in further examples. The usual English "sh" sound is made with the tongue at the bottom of the mouth. With a little practice you will be able to make a fair attempt at making this sound in the Swedish way.
The Swedish equivalent of the French word "cher" is written "kär" and has a very similar sound.
The city of Linköping is roughly pronounced as lin-hsir-ping. The "ir" part as the "ir" as in shirt. The hsir part is pronounced as one syllable, a bit like cher but with the vowel sound as in shirt.
There are a lot of consonant combinations that are pronounced in a similar way to hs. The hs version of "shoe" or hsoo is like the sound of the number 7 or sju.
The consonant combinations stj, sk and skj are also like the hs sound as in "stjerna" or "stjärna" which means star, "skinka" which means ham, and "skjuta" which means shoot. (Stjerna is an old spelling that you will see quite often in street names.)
Please note that Swedes use many foreign words (mostly English) and retain the English pronounciation for them.
The letter g or G is often pronounced as the English y. This is in rg combinations at the ends of words. The city of Göteborg (Gothenburg) is pronounced roughly as "yertuhboree". (The r is only just pronounced in this example so that the "boree" part is almost pronounced as one syllable - nearly like "boy".) The English "bury" as in Canterbury is very nearly the same as the Swedish "berg". The "soft" g sound used in Geraldine is never used in original Swedish but can occur in imported words like garage and gendarm.
The letter j or J is always pronounced like the English y as in you or yacht. Jord sounds like "yoord" and means Earth.
The dj combination is the same as j. Djur sounds like "yoor" and means animal.
All the other consonants are roughly the same as the English ones.
This is not a complete guide but I hope that it will help you to get some idea of the way to pronounce town and street names that you will see on a map.
Most Swedish street names end with "vägen" (vague-en) = way or gatan (gartan) = street or road but literally, gate. The n or en at the end means "the" (definite article, common gender). On maps and sometimes on street signs vägen is abbreviated to v. and gatan is abbreviated to g. You will also see "torg" (toree - almost "toy") = square or "torget" (tor-yet) = the square. The et at the end also means "the" (definite article, neuter gender). The posessive (genitive) case is indicated by an s as in Gustav Adolfs Torg = Gustav Adolf's Square. (There is no apostrophe as in English.)
Beware of English words spelled in the Swedish way. Site as in website is written "sajt" and sounds the same.
Danish and Norwegian have comparable extra letters å, æ and ø that have similar pronounciations to the Swedish å, ä and ö. However, their consonants are generally more like their English equivalents except that j = the English y.

Norwegians replace the c in centre (center) with s and spell it senter. Other words that use the s sounding c have the c replaced by s likewise. Otherwise much Norwegian is pronounced like Swedish when the words are similar. The Norwegian-Swedish dictionary is pretty thin because so many words are similar with some slight variations in spelling.

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The Phoenix Science Fiction Soc. Inc www.phoenix.sf.org.nz
We meet monthy on the 2nd wednesday in Wellington.
Apart from the monthly meeting we hold S.I.G (speical interests groups) such as modellers writers videos, gaming and PIG(PARTY)

Other sites that relate to us are www.sf.org.nz and www.sffanz.sf.org.nz
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Produced by Wilf James 06/06/2002

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