North American Jules Verne Society, Inc.

2011 Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Here is a collection of photos from the conference taken by Dennis.

Here is a collection of photos from the conference taken by Henry.

Cover for 2011 Conference program.

Our 2011 annual meeting was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 16th - June 18th.

Agenda

Thu June 16	7:00 PM	Welcome dinner at: Town Hall Brewery located adjacent to the hotel
Fri June 17	Breakfast as you wish...
	9:00 AM	NAJVS Business Meeting (members only) - Agenda TBA by NAJVS Vice-President Brian Taves
	12:00 PM	Lunch as you wish... - Fast food, chain and other restaurants nearby
	2:00 PM	Opening remarks - Brian Taves, Vice-President, NAJVS Inc.
	2:15 PM	“Verne’s Forgotten Swashbucklers” - Brian Taves, Library of Congress
	2:40 PM	“The Nautilus — another Henry Sharton slide presentation” - Dennis Kytasaari, NAJVS Inc.
	3:10 PM	“Have Orangutan, Will Travel: Some Thoughts on the Simian Servant of L‘Isle Mysterieuse” - Tom McCormick, NAJVS Inc.
	3:40 PM	Break
	3:55 PM	“Using the Worst Translation Ever, Produced the Worst Narration Ever” - Noel Gibilaro (virtual), NAJVS Inc.
	4:20 PM	Walter James Miller & Norm Wolcott remembered - everyone present
	4:45 PM	“What you didn’t know about I.O. Evans and the Fitzroy series” - Brian Taves, Library of Congress
	Dinner as you wish...
	7:00 PM	“Dr. Ox’s Experiment” — a revival - Steve Schroer and the Hardcover Theater revive their 2003 production of this lesser known Verne tale
Sat June 18	Breakfast as you wish...
	9:00 AM	Videos: - Karel Zeman’s film Vynález Zkázy (meaning “A Deadly Invention” in Czech) - Another title to be selected by those present from what’s on hand
	12:00 PM	Lunch as you wish... - Fast food, chain and other restaurants nearby
	2:00 PM	Video: - Steve Schroer presents Hardcover Theater’s production of “Around the World in Eighty Days”
	3:15 PM	Verne Adaptations, an open discussion led by - Brian Taves, Library of Congress
	Dinner as you wish...
Sun June 19	— BON VOYAGE —