Wed
May 12
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4:00 PM
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Dinner in honor of Le Chemin de France (1887)
Bistrot du Coin
1738 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-234-6969
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6:30 PM
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The Monde extraordinaire of Jules Verne Symposium
- Alliance Française de Washington
2142 Wyoming Ave, NW
Chair, Brian Taves, Library of Congress
Speakers (in French and English):
- “An unknown writer, too well known”
“Jules Verne, un écrivain inconnu, un auteur trop connu”
- Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
- “Jules Verne’s Influence in French-Speaking Canada”
“Jules Verne et la science-fiction canadienne-française” (in
French)
- Jean-Louis Trudel, University of Quebec in Montreal
- “Verne’s Cartographies”
- Terry Harpold, University of Florida
- “The Rehabilitation of Jules Verne in America--A Progress Report”
- Walter James Miller, New York University
Any Show and Tells we’d like to do at this location.
(SEE NOTE BELOW)
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Thurs
May 13
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All events at Library of Congress unless otherwise noted
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12:00 PM
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LC Film Society Program, LM-139 (Madison Bldg.)
- Introduction by Brian Taves
“Shirley Temple Theater: The Terrible Clockman”
(1961)
Based on Master Zacharius, or the Watch Maker Who
Lost His Heart (1854)
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2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
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Tours of the Rare Book Divisions Verne Collection, LJ-239 (Jefferson Bldg.)
by reservation only
- Clark Evans, Rare Books, LC
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5:15 PM
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Reception in Montpelier Room, LM-619 (Madison Bldg.)
- Introduction by Brian Taves
- Greetings by John Cole, Center for the Book
- Welcome by Jean-Michel Margot, President, North
American Jules Verne Society
- Induction of Walter James Miller as honorary member,
and his remarks
- Appreciation of Professor Miller by Brian Taves
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6:30 PM
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Dinner in honor of Les Tribulations d’un Chinois en Chine (1879)
Hunan Dynasty
215 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
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Fri
May 14
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All events in Madison Building, West Dining Room unless otherwise noted
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9:00 AM
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“Verne Rarities at the Library of Congress”
- Clark Evans, Rare Books, LC
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9:30 AM
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“Jules Verne in the Seaside Library”
- Carol Armbruster, European Division, LC
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10:15 AM
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“Vernian Frenglish”
- Arthur Evans, DePauw University
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10:45 AM
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“Jules Verne on Stage: Original plays and Adaptations of his Novels--By Himself
and in Collaboration”
- Frank Morlock, Public Health Service Officer (LtCMDR,
Retd)
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11:15 AM
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“Pushing Verne Online”
- Norm Wolcott
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11:45 AM
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Illustrating Jules Verne
- Roger Leyonmark
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12:15 PM
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“The Wesleyan University Press Early Classics of SF Series”
- Arthur Evans, DePauw University
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12:30 PM
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Book sale, signing and lunch
Montpelier Room, LM-619 (Madison Bldg.)
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2:10 PM
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“The Mystery of Brutus de Villeroi, Inventor of the First U.S. Navy Submarine”
- Catherine Marzin, US National Marine Sanctuary
Program
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2:30 PM
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J.E. Williamson, Pioneer of Undersea Photography
- Charles Grimm, Researcher/Consultant
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3:00 PM
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“The ‘Providential Grace’ of Jules Verne’s Will of An Eccentric”
- Terry Harpold, University of Florida
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3:30 PM
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“Jules Verne’s Caribbean: A Voyage of (Re)discovery”
- Teresita J. Hernández, DePauw University
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4:00 PM
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“Publishing New Verne Translations”: Discussion with Verne Translators/Editors
- Arthur Evans, DePauw University
- Teresita J. Hernández, DePauw University
- Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
- Walter James Miller, New York University
- Frank Morlock, Public Health Service Officer
(LtCMDR, Retd)
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5:00 PM
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Dinner in honor of “Un drame au Mexique” (1851)
La Lomita Dos
308 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
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Sat
May 15
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All events in Madison Building, West Dining Room unless otherwise noted
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9:00 AM
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The Kip Brothers
- Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc.
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9:30 AM
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“Will the Real Lewis Mercier Please Stand Up?”
- Norm Wolcott
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10:00 AM
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“New Views of Verne Revealed in Translations of The Mighty Orinoco
(2002) and of The Meteor Hunt (2005)”
- Walter James Miller, New York University
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10:30 AM
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“The Influence of Jules Verne on French-Canadian Science Fiction”
- Jean Louis Trudel, University of Quebec in Montreal
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11:00 AM
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NAJVS Business Meeting (members only)
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2:00 PM
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Lunch in honor of Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (1872)
Talay Thai
406 1st St. S.E.
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