The Centre International
Jules Verne is an organization dedicated to preserving and making available
to scholars, documentation related to Jules Verne's life and works. This organization
is located in one of Verne's former homes in Amiens, France. In the Spring of 2005
they hosted "Mondial Jules Verne," acknowledging the centenary since the
death of Jules Verne.
A portion of Jean-Michel Margot's vast collection of Jules Verne related material
can be seen at this site:
The Margot Collection.
The European Space
Agency has named their ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) Jules Verne and it
is currently targeted for launch sometime in 2007. Information on this vehicle and
other projects can be found on their
website.
A European flavour to the Jules Verne experience can be found at the site of
Garmt de Vries. This site includes a list of titles of Jules Verne's works in 80+
languages.
A superb site by Fabien Raynaut describing the Hetzel editions of Jules Verne books.
Honorary member of our society Alan Hale, Ph.D. is one of the driving forces behind
the "Earthrise
Institute" whose mission simply stated is to use astronomy,
space, and other related endeavors as a tool for breaking down international and
intercultural barriers and for bringing humanity together.