2012 Conference in Marion, North Carolina

Here is a collection of photos from the conference taken by Cato, Dennis, Henry and Ron (Dennis’s dad).
 
Here is an interview Jean-Michel did with Frank Stasio of the North Carolina Public Radio program The State of Things.
 
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Limited edition button created by Jean-Michel for the meeting.
Cover for 2012 Conference program.
 
Our 2012 annual meeting was held in Marion, North Carolina, from Wednesday June 13 through Sunday June 17, 2012.
 

Agenda

 
Wed
June 13 		6:00 PM Welcome dinner at: Countryside BBQ Restaurant
   - 2070 Rutherford Road, Marion, NC 28752
   - +1 (504) 568-6993 wife.
8:00 PM “A Magical Interlude With Dr. Ox — Science or Fiction?”
   - an original conjuring vignette featuring Cato & Susan Holler
Thu
June 14 		Breakfast as you wish…
9:00 AM Opening remarks
   - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
9:15 AM “Where is the Great Eyry?”
   - Jean-Michel Margot
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM “Jules Verne’s Great Eyry and the Mountains of Western North Carolina”
   - Cato Holler, NAJVS Inc.
11:15 AM “Chicago’s Submarines”
   - Dennis Kytasaari, NAJVS Inc.
11:35 AM “Verne’s World”
   - Dennis Kytasaari, NAJVS Inc.
12:00 PM Lunch
   - Catered by Susan Holler
1:30 PM “How a Verne Book Series is Created”
   - Brian Taves, Library of Congress
2:00 PM NAJVS Business Meeting (members only)
   - Agenda TBA by NAJVS President Jean-Michel Margot
6:00 PM Dinner at Cato & Susan’s home
   - featuring a Swiss Raclette
8:00 PM Videos- 1976 animated & 1961 film versions of “Master of the World”
Fri
June 15 		Breakfast as you wish…
8:30 AM “In Search of Jules Verne’s Great Eyry — A Road Trip”
   - We have rented a van for this excursion
12:00 PM Lunch somewhere on the road
   - TBD
1:00 PM Back on the road
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6:00 PM Dinner at: Judge’s Riverside Restaurant
   - 128 Greenlee Ford Road, Morganton, NC 28655
   - +1 (828) 433-5798
   - In attendance will be Morganton City Attorney Louis Vinay and his wife.
Sat
June 16 		Breakfast as you wish…
8:00 AM Trip to Pilot Mountain State Park
   - We have rented a van for this excursion
1:30 PM Lunch at: Mountain View Family Restaurant
   - 701 S Key Street, Pilot Mountain, NC, 27041-8436
   - +1 (336) 368-9180
6:00 PM Dinner at: Fatz
   - 390 US 70 West, Marion, NC 28752    - +1 (828) 659-1364
Sun
June 17 		— BON VOYAGE —
Or consider these optional activities:
  • An excursion to Mt. Mitchell and its museum, the highest point of the Eastern United States,
  • 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.
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