Annual Meeting 2003

Tampa, FL

photos by Dennis Kytasaari

On Friday afternoon, I stopped at the MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) in Tampa. A nice museum, but definitely geared towards the younger set.	The group at our Friday night dinner at The Rusty Pelican.	Brian K., Rick, Michel, Jean-Michel, Terry, Brian T., Walter...	...Jeanne, myself...	...David, Mark, Ned, Dana, Stanford and Luan.
Jean-Michel opens the meeting and then...	...shows us an advance copy of our first book "Journey Through the Impossible" (more info here).	Terry presents his paper (a work in progress).	Walter gives his presentation on "The Mighty Orinoco."	Then Brian K., Dana, Terry, Brian T....
...Jean-Michel, David...	...Mark, Stanford, Luan, Walter, Rick and myself (not pictured) discuss the book in further detail.	During a break Terry, Stanford and Luan talk about university life.	Rick talks about "Verne, Doyle and vanishing diamonds."	David proposes a theory that J.T. Maston of the Baltimore Gun Club might have also been Professor Moriarty.
Brian T. makes his presentation.	Jean-Michel opens the society's business meeting...	...our members listen...	...and we make some decisions.	Both aficionados of Sherlock Holmes, Rick and David discuss their presentations further in depth.
On Sunday, David took us to some Verne related locations around Tampa, but first he took us by a historic Tampa hotel.	A street named after Jules Verne? Maybe...	...this one definitely was!	Jules Verne Ct. is located near Ballast Point Park.	Ballast Point Park was known as Jules Verne Park until 1920. Can you spot the 3 errors in the signs text?
Myself, Brian T., David, Rick, Michel & Jean-Michel made the trip to the park.	Jean-Michel, Michel, Rick and myself visited the Salvador Dalí museum in St. Petersburg.	After all the activities were completed, I took a side trip to the Gulf Coast and saw the sites of Clearwater Beach.	Here is another view of the beach.