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Re: Questions about the trip to Amiens

From: Terry Harpold <tharpold~at~english.ufl.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:18:47 -0400
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On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~phys.uu.nl> writes:

>1) In the programme of the activities in Amiens in March 2005, one of the
>items is a "Soirée de gala au Cirque Jules Verne", translated in English
>as "Official reception". I was wondering if this implies any specific
>dresscode (white tie, black tie, tenue de ville)? This is the kind of
>thing that may vary from country to country, and I'd like to make sure we
>don't show up over- or underdressed.

Has anyone learned more about this? Certainly, for those of us travelling from afar, knowing whether or not a sports jacket will do, or if something more formal is required, will influence how we pack our suitcases (!)

>2) There is one event that we would have liked to see included in the
>programme: an international JV book market. This gathering would be a
>great opportunity to get foreign editions for your own collection, and to
>sell your own excess materials. Also, the various organizations could sell
>their publications. I think for some people a book market could be an
>extra incentive to go to Amiens. And besides financial and collecting
>profit, a book market is another nice way to get in touch with people.

This seems to me a splendid idea. Many critical texts re. Verne are out of print or difficult to acquire, and of course collectors will want every chance to purchase editions they do not now own. Such a market might be difficult to arrange in terms of local and national (and international?) taxation. In my experience, this is one of the thorniest problems of bringing third-party vendors into a conference setting.

TH

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Terry Harpold
Assistant Professor
Department of English
University of Florida

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