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2026 Conference in La Malbaie, QC, Canada
Here is a collection of
photos from the conference taken by Darek, and Dennis.
The North American Jules Verne Society held our 2026 Annual Meeting from Wednesday, June 3rd through Sunday, June 7th, 2026 in La Malbaie, QC, Canada.
The conference this year was centered in La Malbaie, Quebec.
The main focus of the event was a visit to the L’espace Jules Verne, housed in L’île Mystérieuse restaurant. It is a presentation of the collection of one individual, including 1st Edition Hetzels, Original Drawings, Theatre Posters, 3D Stereo Cards, and more.
The main focus of the event was a visit to the L’espace Jules Verne, housed in L’île Mystérieuse restaurant. It is a presentation of the collection of one individual, including 1st Edition Hetzels, Original Drawings, Theatre Posters, 3D Stereo Cards, and more.
The conference presentations took place on Thursday the 4th, the business meeting on Friday the 5th, along with visits to local sites that afternoon and continuing into Saturday the 6th.
La Malbaie is located on the North Coast of the St Lawrence River. It is located 88 miles / 142 km East of Quebec City.
Planned Presentations (held in the meeting room at the hotel Auberge Chez Truchon) include:
- Jacquelin Bouchard - “Intro to Trip to L’Espace Jules Verne”
- Tad Davis - “A Drama in Livonia”
- Per Johan Moe - “Jules Verne’s Scandinavia and ‘Le 9672’”
- Andrew Nash - “The Most Editions of Mysterious Island”
- Darek Powell - “Vernian Translation Spectrum”
- Maxime Prévost - «Mon Pays de prédilection»: “Editing Verne’s Three Canadian Novels”
- Peter Schulman - “The Poetry of Weather in the Land of Furs”
- Steve Southard - “Jules Verne in 2176”
- Ronald ‘Reggie’ Van Stockum, Jr. - “Jules Verne’s Journey Through the Impossible: Translations in Time”