[meteorite-list] Ensisheim 2007 info

Sat Apr 21 17:47:58 EDT 2007

Hi Graham,

have a look here:

http://www.ville-ensisheim.fr/index2_d.htm

Best, Matthias

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ensoramanda" <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com>
To: <Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim 2007 info

Hi,

Just investigating going to Ensisheim this year and wondered if anyone
had any extra tips, recommendations, timetables of events, must sees etc
that would help a first timer...in addition to the info below.

Graham Ensor, nr Barwell UK

Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> The circular describing the 8th international meteorite show «  Ensisheim 
> 2007 » is ready. You can find it at the following web site  (from next 
> Monday April 16 on):
> http://meteorite.ensisheim.free
> I can also provide the circular (in English or French) by mail, on 
> request.
>
> The main characteristics/changes/warnings? of the 2007 editions are 
> (among) the following:
>
> Dates:
> June 16 and 17, 2007 (week-end preceding the St Marie mineral show). 
> Friday 15 is the ?dealers day?.
>
> 2007 theme:
> Meteorites: weird shapes, internal beauties.
> Illustrated by a dual lecture on Saturday by Z. Gabelica (?odd 
> morphologies??) & R. Warin (?Thin sections: open windows to  cosmology?) 
> as well as by the usual permanent thematic exhibit:  ?meteorite samples 
> involving unusual external shapes and strange  sections? from private 
> collections??
> (btw: we still need samples for display. Please contact me off list).
> Alain Carion will exhibit in a side-window of the museum, in preview,  a 
> fragment of the new French meteorite ?Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne?. This  is 
> our ?wild card??
>
> On Sunday, Nico Mettler (Winterthur, CH) will describe his recent  1000+ 
> km expedition through the Great Sand Sea desert (Lybia-Egypt) in  search 
> for Lybian Desert Glass (LDG) samples, through a lecture  entitled ?LDG: a 
> quest for an enigma?.
> The Regency walls will be decorated by original drawings of our young 
> artists, featuring ?Meteorite hunting in hot deserts? (a contest).
>
> Friday PARTY:
> As in 2006 a dinner-party (absolutely unavoidable!) is again scheduled  on 
> Friday June 15 (from 19:00) at ?La Couronne? hotel, in their  outside 
> resort (as in 2006, we have asked the weather to co-operate...).
> Party can end any time.
> Two special meals are proposed, 25 euro, everything included, except 
> beverage (hey, if beverage were included, bankrupt of ?La Couronne? 
> guaranteed!).
> Everybody (organizers, dealers, close friends, ?loose? friends, 
> relatives, related?) attending (or not) the enthroning ceremonies and  the 
> ?friendly drink? that follows (Friday late afternoon, about  18:00), is 
> welcome!
> Fun guaranteed! (Ask the 70+ last year participants!).
> And ask for a wake-up call if you don?t want to miss the start of the 
> ?meteorite hot rush? the next morning?
>
> Other meals:
> Saturday and Sunday lunches (served at ?La Couronne?) and the Saturday 
> dinner (traditional ?roasted wild boar? served on the main ?dancing? 
> square) will now be prepared by the team of cooks from ?La Couronne?. 
> Friendly prices (17.5 euro for a complete menu) were negotiated.
> If you want the special vintage ?Ensisheim-Meteorite 1492? Pinot Gris  to 
> accompany your meals, it can be permanently available at its tag  price.
>
> The Guardians Confraternity is still permanently providing all other 
> traditional snacks, including the very popular ?tarte flambée?  (alsacian 
> pie), all served outside, on the main square (or inside the  sun-protected 
> tent, - rain is neither invited nor envisaged).
> All the other activities on the main square (beer, wine sale, beer,  tee 
> shirts, beer?) are maintained.
>
> Accomodation:
> Besides the 3 traditional hotels (Couronne, Niemerich, Cheval Blanc),  the 
> brand new hotel ?Le Domaine du Moulin? is now open. It has the ?La 
> Couronne? standard (4 stars) and is as close to the "Regency" (200 m ?  or 
> more, depending on how thirsty you were during the parties?).
> I haven?t visited it yet but heard that a double room, breakfast 
> included, costs around 70-75 euro, a reasonable price even with the 
> stronger euro).
>
> 5 new ?brothers?.
> This year, Anne Black (US), Reiner Bartoschewitz (D, Gifhorn  organizer) & 
> wife, Alex Seidel (D) and Serge Neunlist (F, our  university president 
> and?new meteorite lover) will become the new  Guardians.
> (Gosh, I have the feeling having forgotten someone?)
>
> What is maintained in 2007:
> Table prices, entrance fee (4 euro for adults), table number (limited  to 
> 55) and their positions in rooms, reservation procedure (just write  me!) 
> and contacts. Also?Marcin?s cutting saw on the main square.
> And the FUNNY (crazy ?) characteristic and ever smiling ambience, of 
> course!
>
> What is not maintained:
> Just meteorites sold in 2006.
> Thus much, much new and hot (or cold!) stuff! I bet some of the  beauties 
> to be offered are yet to be found?.We expect a great 2007  ?vintage?!
>
> Ensisheim meteorite repositories:
> My recently updated compilation of Ensisheim meteorite repositories  will 
> be distributed to all participants.
> (hey, it is more than time to provide me the kilos you have hidden in 
> your collection!)
>
> Warning:
> Many people did already reserve their tables by mail. I will now be 
> starting compiling their requests and finalize their places.
> HOWEVER, as I had several periods of mail troubles, may I ask everyone 
> who did already reserve a table in the past, to CONFIRM THEIR  RESERVATION 
> (mail) once again from now on ?
> This is easier for me to handle, and safer for you.
>
> We still have free tables. I recommend you don?t reserve too late!
> And our former guests who did not yet send their traditional ?hello?,  are 
> urgently requested to confirm (or cancel) their wish to keep their  usual 
> tables at their favourite place.
>
> Web sites:
> You note that a new private web site (see above) was just created (a 
> couple of days ago). The site of ?ville-ensisheim?, still mentioned on 
> the circular, will again be fully operating soon.
> Very soon also you may find all the info related to the 2007 show at  the 
> web site of Nick Gessler (UCLA), with whom close contacts are  maintained.
>
> Memories:
> My strong wish is to dedicate this 2007 edition to those people who 
> recently had health problems that perturbed their meteorite passion.
> Here I mean Joel Schiff, Walter (and Rebekah) Branch, Iris Lang,  Walter 
> Zeitschel and a few others (I have not here my complete list).  I hope our 
> thoughts will help them to recover even more promptly.
> And I also wish we all bear in our memories the late Rolf Bühler, 
> outstanding meteorite lover and personal friend of many of us, me 
> included. Rolf deceased 2 years ago but the sad news just came a few 
> weeks ago?.
>
> Well, that?s about all folks.
> There is much more to be said but I prefer you now ask specific questions.
>
> My last wish is that Ensisheim, just as all the other, at least as  famous 
> shows or events closely or subtly related to our beloved  meteorites 
> (Gifhorn, Tucson, Santa Mesa, Munich, Ste Marie?.) bring to  all of us 
> again passion, fun,
> meteorite faith (Ruben, Sonny?never loose it!) and friendship (you  want 
> my secret, though probably completely unrealistic dream ?...it is  to see 
> Mike and Mateo drinking a beer together one year in  Ensisheim?...even if 
> not at the same table!).
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Zelimir
>
>
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