The Society held a meeting during the World Philatelic Exhibition in Washington DC. The full event ran from May 27, through June 3rd, 2006.

Here are some pictures of your fellow Society members who attended the meeting. We look forward to meeting more of our members at our next meeting.

As this event has already finished, please check the website World Philatelic Exhibition for more details on the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition.

Tuesday May 30, 2006 (PM): Informal “get together” meeting at the Butlers Martini Bar in the Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, at 6:00 pm. For those who have not met any other members yet, David will be holding a beach ball in the form of a globe to help you easily spot our group.  This is a strictly voluntary meeting and is just a way to meet informally prior to our planned Society activities the following 2 days.

Wednesday May 31, 2006 (AM):  Tour of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Meet at 9:45 am in front of the reading room LM-B01), by the large globe, in the basement of the Madison building of the Library of Congress. Check out the G&M web site at [http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/ – it has a link to a map of the building and of the basement. Our host for the tour is Edward James Redmond of the staff of the LoC and of the Washington Map Society (WMS). Be sure to also check out the WMS at http://home.earthlink.net/~docktor/washmap.htm – we are institutional members.

Thursday June 1, 2006 (AM):  CartoPhilatelic Society Annual Business meeting. This will be held in Room 149A of the Convention Center at 10:00 am.

Agenda items include:
Welcome and agenda review
Membership report
Financial report
Arrangements for trading and exchange of stamps
The New CartoPhilatelist – Recognition of new Editor, comments
“Scholarly” journal – any interest?
Checklist – comments?
A preview of a paper on map stamps due for fall publication in the Portolan, the journal of the Washington Map Society

I have downloaded the Level 1 Floor Plan and Marked Room 149A for your convenience here. [Web Admin]. More information about the Convention Center can be found at http://www.dcconvention.com/meeting/floorplans.asp.

Thursday June 1, 2006 (PM):  Cartophilatelic Society Annual dinner and banquet: 6:30 pm at the Tabard Inn  http://www.tabardinn.com/home.htm. Since we are less than 15 in number, it looks like, by the fine print, that we will be able to order at the time.  We’ll double check this, and if not, get a menu distributed as soon as available. Remember, you will be billed for charges over the US$50 you have already paid (gratuity, alcohol/drinks, etc.).

We look forward to seeing you there!

David Wolfersberger
Alf Jordan