2006 Conference at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA
Here is a collection of photos from the conference as well as the program.
These pictures were taken by Anna Jean.
These pictures were taken by Dennis.
These pictures were taken by Henry.
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Our 2006 annual meeting was held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th - 28th.
The theme of the meeting was loosely based around the idea of Jules Verne's America: The Civil War, The South and the Sea, etc.
Agenda
| Thu May 25 |
5:30 PM | Meet in Tazewell Hotel lobby for self-transfer to dinner. |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner at: Freemason Abbey 290 West Freemason St. +1 757.622.3966 |
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| 8:00 PM | Jules Verne in Translation: Forum held at Broad Street Books 517 West 21st, Norfolk, VA 23517, Ghent Section of Norfolk +1 757.622.2468 featuring: Jean-Michel Margot, Peter Schulman, and Walter James Miller |
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| Fri May 26 |
8:30 AM | Carrey VIP Van pick up at Tazewell Hotel. Parking Passes will be distributed for all those coming by car. All meetings will be held in: Old Dominion University, Perry Library, LIB 151 unless otherwise noted. link to ODU Campus Map |
| 8:45 AM | Continental Breakfast and Coffee | |
| 9:00 AM | Opening remarks - Jean-Michel Margot, President, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 9:15 AM | "Frritt-Flacc, a surprising short story" - Jean-Michel Margot (featuring material from Andrew Nash) |
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| 9:45 AM | "The Anarchist at the End of the World" - Julia Mastro, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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| 10:15 AM | "André Breton and Jules Verne" - Nicolas Saucy, University of Geneva Unfortunately Nicolas was unable to attend our event, we hope that he will be able to join us sometime in the future. |
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| 10:45 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 AM | "Reading the Illustrations: The Example of Le Superbe Orénoque" - Terry Harpold, University of Florida, Gainesville |
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| 11:30 AM | "Fathers and Sons: Letters of Alexandre Chatrian and Jules Verne" - Steve Foster, Old Dominion University |
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| 12:00 PM | "The Jules Verne Renaissance: A Recent Publishing History" - Brian Taves, Library of Congress, Washington DC |
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| 12:30 PM | Lunch at Virginia-Rice Room Webb University Center, Old Dominion University (Sponsored by Vandeventer Black, LLP, one of Norfolk’s oldest and most prestigious maritime law firms.) |
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| 1:45 PM | Keynote Presentation: "The ATV Jules Verne Spaceship" - Fréderic Castel, European Space Agency followed by a 26 min documentary (Sponsored by the Batten College of Engineering & Technology, ODU.) |
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| 2:45 PM | "From the Earth to the Moon: Jules Verne and NASA" - Keith Henry, Langley Research Center, NASA - Ray Turcotte, Langley Research Center, NASA |
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| 3:15 PM | "Verne’s Other Trilogy" - Jean-Michel Margot |
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| 3:45 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM | "A Pluri-Disciplinary Approach to L’Ile Mystérieuse" - President Roseann Runte, ODU Dept of Foreign Languages - Provost Tom Isenhour, ODU Dept of Chemistry - Professor Lytton Musselman, ODU Dept of Biological Sciences |
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| 5:00 PM | Reception (held in LIB 151, Perry Library) (sponsored by the Friends of the Old Dominion University Library) |
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| 6:15 PM | dinner at Omar's Carriage House 313 W. Bute St., Downtown Norfolk +1 757.622.4990 |
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| 8:00 PM | (Optional) Free Concert, Chrysler Museum Lawn, Downtown Norfolk featuring fireworks and the music of: Elgar, Williams, Hayden, and Handel |
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| Sat May 27 |
9:00 AM | Carrey VIP Van pick up at Tazewell Hotel. Parking Passes will be distributed for all those coming by car. All meetings will be held in: Old Dominion University, Perry Library, LIB 151 unless otherwise noted. |
| 9:15 AM | Continental Breakfast and Coffee | |
| 9:30 AM | "The Great Pearl of Captain Nemo: Succession and Legacy in L’Ile Mystérieuse" - Tom McCormick, NAJVS Inc. Unfortunately Tom was unable to attend our event, we hope that he will be able to join us sometime in the future. |
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| 10:00 AM | "Sneak Previews of The Meteor Hunt" - Walter James Miller, New York University - Rick Walter, Vice-President, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 10:30 AM | "The Victorian Translators of Verne (II)" - Norm Wolcott, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:15 AM | "The FS Jules Verne and Why it is a Tradition in the French Navy" - Captain (FRN) Christian Canova, French NLR to SACT |
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| 11:15 AM | "Captain Cousteau’s Jules Verne-like Adventures" - Clark Lee Merriam, Research and Communications, Cousteau Society (USA) |
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| 12:15 PM | lunch at Port City Java 4416 Monarch Way, (located near campus) +1 757.440.5800 |
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| 1:30 PM | "A malin, malin et demi" - Anna Jean Mayhew, NAJVS Inc. |
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| 2:00 PM | NAJVS Business Meeting (members only) - Agenda TBA by NAJVS President Jean-Michel Margot |
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| 7:00 PM | dinner at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club 7001 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA, 23505 +1 757.423.4500 |
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| Sun May 28 |
9:00 AM | Meet at Tazewell Hotel lobby, for a van ride departure to Naval base for … |
| 10:00 AM | … a tour of USS Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier. |