Hi Tess and all OIdfa members,
You should receive a special bulletin with full details of the
Congress, including hotels etc. I had mine a week ago. This also
includes booking forms. It is just these forms that they want back by
mid-December. They will then send an invoice. That's when they will
want the money.
Jean in Cleveland U.K. OIDFA Council member.
On 24 Nov 2005, at 20:36, Tess Parrish wrote:
The information on the upcoming OIDFA Congress in May has been
posted on their website:
<http://www.oidfa2006athens.com/>
This information will all of course also come in the next OIDFA
bulletin, but as registration is due by December 15 this doesn't
give those of us who haven't received our bulletins much time to
decide on which events we want to attend and to send in our
deposits. So I urge you to take a look at all the goodies they
have laid on for us and to make up your minds as quickly as you can.
For those who don't know about OIDFA, it is a really good group to
belong to. It is based in Europe, the original home of lacemaking,
but its members come from all over the world (like Arachne!). It
publishes its magazine four times a year, and the articles reflect
the state of lacemaking everywhere.
A great Congress is held every other year in a different country.
It is made up of three parts: four days of classes in a good
choices of techniques, especially those of the host country; three
days over a weekend with lectures and exhibits and happy
socializing; and five days of a tour of the country with special
lace events set up everywhere.
This year the Congress is being held in Greece for the first time.
Looking over the offerings that they have laid on for us, I am
amazed at what we can see and do to find out not only about
lacemaking in Greece, but with many day trips available to visit
historic sites and famous buildings. There are two special trips,
one to Chios and the other to Crete. These are the choices for the
usual tour of the country, and in the case of Crete, we will get
there by boat which should be much more fun than the usual bus trips.
The Congresses normally take place in August, but this Congress
will be held at the end of May to avoid the strong heat of summer
in Greece. This is why we are all being encouraged to go on line
early to see what we are being offered. One very helpful asset, by
the way, is that we can pay for everything--the Congress, the
hotels, the classes, and the long trips--by credit card. This is
not always the case, but the Greeks are certainly doing everything
they can to encourage us to come to their ancient and beautiful
country.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me
privately. I will answer anything I can, and I have found that the
organizers in Greece are very prompt and helpful with their
replies. This is a multi-lingual organization, by the way,
publishing everything in English and in French, but I'm sure that
the organizers are well able to handle any language.
Tess Parrish in Maine, USA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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