North American Sundial Society
Fifth Annual Conference October 8-10, 1999 Hartford CT
The fifth annual conference of the North American Sundial Society will be held
at the (newly renovated)
Hilton Hartford in Hartford, CT from October 8 through October 10, 1999.
Conference attendees must make
their own hotel reservations directly with the hotel's reservation department
(at 860-728-5151) or with
central reservations (at 1-800-HILTONS). A limited number of single and double
rooms have been set aside
at the special conference rate of $89.00 (plus 12% tax) per night. This rate
applies only to the nights
Oct. 7th through October 10th. To ensure confirmation of the conference rate,
you must indicate that you
are attending the North American Sundial Society Conference and you must make
your reservation no later
than September 17, 1999. Please note that no exceptions can be made - the Fall
foliage season is the
hotel's peak time of year and our room rates represent a considerable discount.
After September 17,
guests will be accommodated only on a space and rate available basis. The
hotel offers covered self-parking
at an additional charge.
We have set aside some time for any conference attendee to speak for 5-10
minutes about his / her favorite
dialing project, question or story. If you have a brief presentation you would
like to do, please let us
know now so that we can schedule appropriately. If you have sundials, photos,
books, etc. that you would
like to display, please let us know so that we can arrange to have some table
space available.
Please fill out and return the registration form with your check as soon as
possible so that we can get a
good count of the number of attendees for meals, bus tour, etc. Please also
note that everyone who
participates in meals, activities, tours or lectures must be appropriately
registered; this policy will
assure that the conference is self-supporting and that everyone is helping
fairly to cover the cost of
putting it together.
For the convenience of any attendees who may not be able to stay with us for
the full conference, we have
three registration plans. Select one registration option and one dinner option
for each conference attendee.
Add the costs together and send your check!
Reg. Option A Reg. Option B Reg.
Option C
Admin Costs, Souvenir, etc. X X X
Presentations, Friday & Sunday X
Bus Tour, Saturday X X
Snacks X
Cont. Breakfast, Fri, Sat. & Sun. X X
Lunch, Friday X
Lunch, Saturday X X
Conference Dinner, Fri. X X X
Registration will take place at the Hilton Hartford Hotel on Thursday evening
(6-8:00 pm) and Friday
morning (8-8:30 am). There will be light refreshments at the registration site
Thursday evening - all are
invited.
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The North American Sundial Society
hereby issues a
CALL FOR PAPERS
to be presented at its
5th Annual Conference on October 8-10, 1999
in Hartford, Connecticut
Papers on topics related to sundials, dialing or dialists - whether dealing
with history, art, technology,
instruments, theory or current practice, are welcome!
Presentations should be 20-25 minutes in length and may be published in The
Compendium, the society's
quarterly journal.
Please submit title, time requirements, and an abstract of not more than 200
words as soon as possible to
Frederick W. Sawyer III, 8 Sachem Drive, Glastonbury CT 06033 USA
(fax: 603-719-1727 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
If you have items for show-and-tell or for display, please provide details so
that appropriate time and
space can be allocated. For information on the conference, address inquiries
to NASS at the above address.
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The Fifth Annual Conference of The North American Sundial Society
Set aside the weekend of October 8-10, 1999 to be in Hartford, Connecticut for
an entertaining, informative,
social conference with your fellow NASS members! Meet fellow dialists, share
your experiences and enthusiasm,
and come away with new bits of knowledge relating to one of humanity's oldest
inventions! We will begin
early on Friday October 8 (you can register the night before) and will go
through midday on Sunday the 10th.
Each year our conference features several stimulating presentations on dialing
- covering such areas as
history, art, technology, instruments, theory and current practice. Presenters
include scholars and
hobbyists, longtime dialists and newly emerging novices. In addition to these
presentations, we also
encourage members to bring items for a show-and-tell session or for display
during the meeting.
The conference also includes a Saturday bus tour which this year will take us
through Hartford and its
suburbs to visit 7 interesting dials (including 3 by NASS members) and will
conclude with a visit to the
Albert Waugh collection of rare books on dialing at the University of
Connecticut. This collection includes
162 titles covering 423 years of dialing practice.
Hartford is readily accessible by air, train, bus or car. The city is served
by Bradley International
Airport. Amtrak trains run regularly from New York. The Trailways and
Greyhound bus terminals are within
a few blocks of the conference hotel. And Hartford is at the intersection of
two major Interstates:
91 and 84.
The dates of the conference this year have been selected to give attendees an
opportunity to view the
beautiful Fall Foliage in New England. A drive north along Interstate 91 into
Vermont in the week
following the conference would take you right into the peak viewing region.
The gorgeous colors usually
reach their peak in Connecticut around October 15. Other attractions in
Hartford include The Mark Twain
House - which Twain designed and lived in while he wrote his most famous
novels; and the Wadsworth Atheneum -
the oldest public art museum in the country. Other sites within driving
distance include The American
Watch and Clock Museum (Bristol), Old Mystic Seaport (Mystic) and Sturbridge
Village (Sturbridge MA).
North American Sundial Society
Fifth Annual Conference October 8-10, 1999 Hartford CT
Registration Form
Name:
Address:
Phone / Fax / Email:
Select one Registration Option (A,B,C) and one Dinner Option (1,2,3,4) for each
attendee.
Before Aug. 15 After Aug. 15
Reg. A) Full Registration $120 US $130 US
Reg. B) Partial Registration $ 90 US $100 US
Reg. C) Friday Dinner only $ 10 US $ 15 US
Din. 1) Lemon Pepper Fettucine $ 30 US $ 30 US
Din. 2) Chicken Chardonnay $ 30 US $ 30 US
Din. 3) Stuffed Filet of Sole $ 35 US $ 35 US
Din. 4) Roast Prime Rib au Jus $ 40 US $ 40 US
Please list below the names of all the people you are registering (full,
partial, or dinner only) for the
conference. List names as you want them to appear on nametags. Everyone who
participates in meals,
activities, tours or lectures must be registered; this policy will assure that
the conference is
self-supporting and that everyone is helping to cover the conference costs.
Name : __________________________________________________ Reg _____ Din _____
Name : __________________________________________________ Reg _____ Din _____
Name : __________________________________________________ Reg _____ Din _____
Name : __________________________________________________ Reg _____ Din _____
(Checks payable to NASS) Total Fees Enclosed :
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If you have a 5-10 minute presentation you would like us to schedule on Sunday,
please give us a brief
description here: ____________________________________
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If you have sundials, photos, books, etc. that you would simply like to
display, please let us know so that
we can arrange to have some table space available.______________________________
Return this form with a check for your registration fee (payable to NASS) to :
Fred Sawyer, 8 Sachem Drive, Glastonbury CT 06033 USA.
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