2015 Conference in Marion, North Carolina

Here is a collection of photos from the conference taken by Dennis, the Hollers (Cato & daughter Nancy), Jean-Michel, and Ron (Dennis’s dad).
 
Limited edition button created by Jean-Michel for the meeting.
Cover for 2015 Conference program.
 
Our 2015 annual meeting was held in Marion, North Carolina, from Wednesday, June 10 through Saturday June 13, 2015.
 

Agenda

 
Wed
June 10
6:00 PM Welcome dinner at: Countryside BBQ Restaurant
   - 2070 Rutherford Road, Marion, NC 28752
   - +1 (504) 568-6993
8:00 PM “Around the World in Eight Illusions”
   - featuring some of the magic that was popular in the days of Verne, Méliès, and Robert Houdin
   - Cato & Susan Holler
Thu
June 11
Breakfast as you wish…
9:00 AM Opening remarks
   - Brian Taves, President, NAJVS Inc.
9:15 AM “A Jules Verne Odyssey: The Journey”
   - Cato Holler, NAJVS Inc.
9:45 AM “Jules Verne and the Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights”
   - Ed Speer, Geologist with the Brown Mountain Light Research Group
10:15 AM “All the Verne She Cannot See”
   - Anna Jean Mayhew, NAJVS Inc.
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM “Communication Interrupted : Jules Verne, Pierre de Sélènes, and the 19th Century CETI Debate”
   - Terry Harpold, University of Florida, Gainesville
12:00 PM “Bernard Frank”
   - Jean-Michel Margot, NAJVS Inc.
12:25 PM “A Geological and Tectonic Introduction to Our Visit to PARI”
   - Jean-Michel Margot, NAJVS Inc.
1:00 PM Lunch
   - Catered by Susan Holler
2:00 PM NAJVS Business Meeting (members only)
   - Agenda TBA by NAJVS President Brian Taves
6:00 PM Dinner at Cato & Susan’s home
   - featuring a Swiss Raclette prepared by Jean-Michel
8:00 PM “Hollywood Presents Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction on Screen”
   - Brian Taves, Library of Congress
   - followed by a selection of videos TBA
Fri
June 12
Breakfast as you wish…
8:00 AM Trip to Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute near Brevard NC
   - We will rent a van for this excursion
1:00 PM Lunch: Twin Dragons Grand Buffet
   - 1261 Asheville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712
   - +1 (828) 883-3197
6:00 PM Dinner at: TBD
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Sat
June 13
Breakfast as you wish…
9:00 AM Trip to Mt. Mitchell, Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville Caverns, and Wiseman’s View
   - We will rent a van for this excursion
12:00 PM Lunch at: TBD
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6:00 PM Dinner at: TBD
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Sun
June 14
— BON VOYAGE —
Or consider these optional activities:
  • An excursion to Pilot Mountain,
  • Chimney Rock State Park,
  • Walks and hikes to Linville Gorge, which could include Table Rock, Linville Falls, Hawksbill Mountain,
  • A leisurely stroll alone and on the Catawba Green Way, which is almost at the hotel’s door,
  • Blue Ridge Parkway and its mineralogical museum.