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Sigma Terra Corps
Sigma Terra Corps, Sigma TC, is a Swedish science fiction club, founded 5 December 1976 in Saltsjöbaden by Wolf von Witting, Jörg Litschke and Johan Richter. History It was in the beginning one of many fan-clubs devoted to the German space opera-series Perry Rhodan, but this changed early on to a more general interest in speculative fiction. The club peaked in 1982 with more than 220 members, in Germany and Sweden. Its German branch withered away by the end of the 1980s. Ralph Lundsten became a member in 1979 and hosted several gatherings in his studio and home, Villa Frankenburg. He also composed the jingle for Sigma TC's radio show, which was broadcast on Stockholm's local radio in 1982. In 1980 the club initiated a sequence of local science fiction conventions, NasaCon, running for 11 consecutive years. The name of the convention was an abbreviation of Nacka Saltsjöbadens convention. Ralph Lundsten was "Guest of Honour" at the first event in 1980. NasaCon also featured the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club (organization)
A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities. There are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth. History Historically, clubs occurred in all ancient states of which exists detailed knowledge. Once people started living together in larger groups, there was need for people with a common interest to be able to associate despite having no ties of kinship. Organizations of the sort have existed for many years, as evidenced by Ancient Greek clubs and associations (''collegia'') in Ancient Rome. Origins of the word and concept It is uncertain whether the use of the word "club" originated in its meaning of a knot of people, or from the fact that the members "clubbed" together to pay the expenses of their gatherings. The oldest English clubs were merely informal periodic gatherings of friends for the purpose of dining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
