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2008 Conference in Akron, Ohio
Here is a collection of
photos from the conference taken by Dennis.
Our 2008 annual meeting was held in Akron, Ohio, on May 29 - June 1st.
Agenda
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Thu May 29 |
6:30 PM |
Welcome dinner at: “The Bistro of Green” 3459 Massillon Rd., Uniontown, OH 44685 |
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Fri May 30 |
Breakfast as you wish… | |
| 9:00 AM |
Opening remarks - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 9:15 AM |
“JV on Stage” - Jean-Michel Margot |
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| 9:40 AM |
“Why I Don’t Hate Michel Verne” - Dr. Julia Mastro, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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| 10:05 AM |
“Verne and Science Fiction” - Dr. Arthur B. Evans, DePauw University |
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| 10:40 AM | Break | |
| 10:55 AM |
“The Metallurgy of Jules Verne” - Dr. Quentin Skrabec, University of Findlay |
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| 11:45 AM |
“Giori Specimen Banknote” - Andrew Nash, NAJVS, Inc. |
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| 12:00 PM |
Lunch as you wish’ - Fast food and chain restaurants nearby |
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| 1:15 PM |
“The Kip Brothers: A Generic Interpretation” - Brian Taves, Ph.D., Library of Congress |
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| 1:50 PM |
“Verne Translators Revealed: Stephen W. White and William Struthers” - Norm Wolcott, NAJVS, Inc. |
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| 2:10 PM |
“Jules Verne Near Death” - Rick Walter, Vice-President, NAJVS, Inc. |
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| 2:40 PM |
“The Lone Ranger Meets Captain Nemo” - Mark Eckell, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 3:30 PM |
Leave for a tour of’ MAPS Air Museum located at 2260 International Parkway, North Canton, OH 44720. There will be a $7.00 charge. |
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| 5:30 PM |
Leave for dinner at The Hartville
Kitchen 1015 Edison St NW Hartville, OH 44632 |
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Sat May 31 |
Breakfast as you wish… | |
| 9:00 AM |
“55 Years With Jules Verne” - Jean-Michel Margot |
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| 9:50 AM |
“Sampson Low Editions” - Brian Kutzera, Secretary/Treasurer, NAJVS, Inc. |
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| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM |
“Flying Machines in the Age of Jules Verne” - Eric Brothers, The Lighter-Than-Air Society |
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| 11:05 AM |
“Translating Foundling Mick” (an article by Kieran O’Driscoll) - Norm Wolcott |
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| 11:25 AM |
Video Various - may include Georges Méliès 1904 film "Le Voyage à travers l’impossible” (“The Impossible Voyage”) & more |
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| 12:20 PM |
Lunch as you wish - Fast food and chain restaurants nearby |
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| 1:30 PM |
NAJVS Business Meeting (members only) - Agenda TBA by NAJVS President Jean-Michel Margot |
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| 6:00 PM |
dinner at member host Dana Eales’ home in Uniontown OH |
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Sun Jun 1 |
— BON VOYAGE — | |