[meteorite-list] Ensisheim '09 last news, last call

[Zelimir Gabelica]

Dear List,

Here are some brief news regarding our current 
early Summer unanimously expected event "Ensisheim-2009".

The best is that you have a look at the web site :
http://meteorite.ensisheim.free.fr/
(don't write "www")
end select your preferred language.

You will find all details in the corresponding flyer:
http://meteorite.ensisheim.free.fr/site/en/PDF/depliant_2009.pdf
as well as other links including the other city web site.

Some fresh news:

* All tables are rented if I include traditional 
(last year) attendees. However, so far, 6 tables 
remain unclaimed so that, from tomorrow Wednesday 
morning on (Ensi time), I will consider they are 
free and will allocate them to those who are on 
my waiting list (2, perhaps 3 persons) and then 
to the first 3 who will ask for (please send mail).

* Remember, the show opens on Friday 9:00 for 
dealers AND for ("professional") public (6 euro 
entrance for 3 days, 4 euro for Sat & Sun only). 
Only registered dealers and accompanying persons 
(with nominative badges!) have a permanent free entrance.

* Dealers are urgently requested to provide me 
the names of their partners if they wish their 
badges to be ready in time (roughly max. one 
person per table - slightly flexible though....).

* Friday-party: I have about 80 (plus or minus 5) 
reservations. There is still room enough for a 
few more and we are always flexible for the very 
"late birds". Reservation is seriously 
recommended and I'll accept them for one more day time.
It is also advisable to specify the menu, thus 
poultry or game (wild animals), though not fully required.

* Friday end-afternoon (tight) schedule:

- 18:00 closure of the Regency Palace

- 18:15 opening remarks (This 10th edition is 
dedicated to the memory of our regretted friend 
Richard Norton) and enthroning ceremonies (new 
brothers: M. Altmann (D), P. Davidson (UK), E. 
Dransart (F), H. Stehlik (A) and R. Vataj 
(Kosovë) while Alain Carion will receive the 
prestigious "golden meteorite award"), general 
picture of the assembly, followed by the selected 
10th anniversary memory group photo of all the old end new "brothers" present.
Please DO NOT FORGET your enthroning 
commemorative PLATE ("porcelaine confrère-plate" 
as pertinently recalled by Alex Seidel) (hm! I almost did!).
Be there, it is for a report for "Meteorite" (I 
guess Larry will be pleased to hear that....)

- 18:45: probably a short visit and look inside 
the Palace halls by the officials could be 
planned. Dealers who wish, can uncover and 
enlighten their booths. Covered tables will stay untouched.

- 19:15 Friendly drink (badly needed after talks 
in a hot atmosphere - yes, so far, the weather 
should (?) stay fair, mild to hot (tomorrow 28°C 
or  82F predicted and normally about the same 2 days later...).
In case of (very local) thunder-rain, tents are already set up for everybody.

- From 20:00 on: dinner-party and....much, much 
more ! (here YOU ALL are organizing or improvising....)

* Among new dealers: Andrei Barakshin (Ru), while 
Alain Carion, Fabien Kunz, Sigi Haberer 
and....our old good Serge Afanasiev (yes, him!) 
are back! (Serge's come-back is expected to be 
duly celebrated by some specific "Russian Tea", eh?...)

* Main attractions:

- 3 dinosaurs around a giant meteorite, not from 
Argentina but from the French Department of 
Sarthe. Warms thanks Alain Carion!!!! Yes, kids are allowed to touch it.

- 3 very interesting lectures, see flyer. Good 
opportunity to improve your French, although 
Peter Davidson will speak (slowly) in English. 
Expect superb self-understanding slide-shows!

- Many, many weird and splendid beauties from the 
skies will be offered for sale, including most of 
the recent famous falls...yep, also "those you have in mind"!

- Consignment rooms: meteorites offered for "very 
interesting" prices by lot less than 13 different 
"shy dealers", either local (organizing 
committee) or from far, far away (Oscar Turone, 
the "best italian sput-driver in Argentina"...)

- Don't miss some incredible meteorites displayed 
in the museum as our thematic "Beautiful Meteorites".
Let me cite just two of them, "almost French":

§§- A 591 g crusted MAROMANDIA (from 
Madagascar!!!) -probably the only piece of this 
elusive meteorite existing in a private collection (anonymous)
§§- and that 197 g of MAURITIUS (guess where 
from), the largest known fragment, brought by 
Peter Davidson from the Edinburgh meteorite museum collection.

I stay at everyone's disposal for any kind of 
other odd or wise comment, suggestion or advice.
But hurry up, as I might well not be anymore 
available on mail from about Thursday afternoon, 
Ensi time ....(still flexible, so always also try late night hours...)

"Ensi '09" looks bright and announces great! June 
21: the longest day, the shortest night! A blast!

My warmest welcome to all of you, amigos!!!!!

Zelimir


Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Université de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
3, Rue A. Werner,
F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94
Fax: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 15