2004 Conference in Washington, DC

Here is a collection of photos from the conference taken by Dennis, Jean-Michel and Andrew.
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Cover for 2004 Conference program
May 12 - 15, 2004
 

Agenda

 
Wed
May 12 		4:00 PM Dinner in honor of Le Chemin de France (1887)
Bistrot du Coin
1738 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-234-6969
6:30 PM
The Monde extraordinaire of Jules Verne Symposium
- Alliance Française de Washington
2142 Wyoming Ave, NW
Chair, Brian Taves, Library of Congress
Speakers (in French and English):
  • “An unknown writer, too well known”
    “Jules Verne, un écrivain inconnu, un auteur trop connu”
       - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
  • “Jules Verne’s Influence in French-Speaking Canada”
    “Jules Verne et la science-fiction canadienne-française” (in French)
       - Jean-Louis Trudel, University of Quebec in Montreal
  • “Verne’s Cartographies”
       - Terry Harpold, University of Florida
  • “The Rehabilitation of Jules Verne in America--A Progress Report”
       - Walter James Miller, New York University
Any Show and Tells we’d like to do at this location?
(SEE NOTE BELOW)
Thurs
May 13 		All events at Library of Congress unless otherwise noted
12:00 PM LC Film Society Program, LM-139 (Madison Bldg.)
   - Introduction by Brian Taves
   “Shirley Temple Theater: The Terrible Clockman” (1961)
   Based on Master Zacharius, or the Watch Maker Who Lost His Heart (1854)
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM 		Tours of the Rare Book Divisions Verne Collection, LJ-239 (Jefferson Bldg.)
   by reservation only
   - Clark Evans, Rare Books, LC
5:15 PM Reception in Montpelier Room, LM-619 (Madison Bldg.)
   - Introduction by Brian Taves
   - Greetings by John Cole, Center for the Book
   - Welcome by Jean-Michel Margot, President, North American Jules Verne Society
   - Induction of Walter James Miller as honorary member, and his remarks
   - Appreciation of Professor Miller by Brian Taves
6:30 PM Dinner in honor of Les Tribulations d’un Chinois en Chine (1879)
Hunan Dynasty
215 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
Fri
May 14 		All events in Madison Building, West Dining Room unless otherwise noted
9:00 AM “Verne Rarities at the Library of Congress”
   - Clark Evans, Rare Books, LC
9:30 AM “Jules Verne in the Seaside Library”
   - Carol Armbruster, European Division, LC
10:15 AM “Vernian Frenglish”
   - Arthur Evans, DePauw University
10:45 AM “Jules Verne on Stage: Original plays and Adaptations of his Novels--By Himself and in Collaboration”
   - Frank Morlock, Public Health Service Officer (LtCMDR, Retd)
11:15 AM “Pushing Verne Online”
   - Norm Wolcott
11:45 AM Illustrating Jules Verne
   - Roger Leyonmark
12:15 PM “The Wesleyan University Press Early Classics of SF Series”
   - Arthur Evans, DePauw University
12:30 PM Book sale, signing and lunch
Montpelier Room, LM-619 (Madison Bldg.)
2:10 PM “The Mystery of Brutus de Villeroi, Inventor of the First U.S. Navy Submarine”
   - Catherine Marzin, US National Marine Sanctuary Program
2:30 PM J.E. Williamson, Pioneer of Undersea Photography
   - Charles Grimm, Researcher/Consultant
3:00 PM “The ‘Providential Grace’ of Jules Verne’s Will of An Eccentric”
   - Terry Harpold, University of Florida
3:30 PM “Jules Verne’s Caribbean: A Voyage of (Re)discovery”
   - Teresita J. Hernández, DePauw University
4:00 PM “Publishing New Verne Translations”: Discussion with Verne Translators/Editors
   - Arthur Evans, DePauw University
   - Teresita J. Hernández, DePauw University
   - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
   - Walter James Miller, New York University
   - Frank Morlock, Public Health Service Officer
      (LtCMDR, Retd)
5:00 PM Dinner in honor of “Un drame au Mexique” (1851)
La Lomita Dos
308 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
Sat
May 15 		All events in Madison Building, West Dining Room unless otherwise noted
9:00 AM The Kip Brothers
   - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
9:30 AM “Will the Real Lewis Mercier Please Stand Up?”
   - Norm Wolcott
10:00 AM “New Views of Verne Revealed in Translations of The Mighty Orinoco (2002) and of The Meteor Hunt (2005)”
   - Walter James Miller, New York University
10:30 AM “The Influence of Jules Verne on French-Canadian Science Fiction”
   - Jean Louis Trudel, University of Quebec in Montreal
11:00 AM NAJVS Business Meeting (members only)
2:00 PM Lunch in honor of Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (1872)
Talay Thai
406 1st St. S.E.
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