[meteorite-list] Ensisheim: last news, last call

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:14:34 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550906040714o75117f51p7af278a39aeec33f_at_mail.gmail.com>

Good luck and safe travels to the lucky people who attend the show
this year. I look forward to seeing new photos and hearing the
stories told afterwards. :)

BTW - is Sulagiri/Hosur a "hammer" ??

If so, I want some! LOL :)

Best regards,

MikeG


On 6/4/09, Zelimir Gabelica <Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr> wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> The latest news about the 2009 edition of the
> Ensisheim show can be found in two flyers (in
> English and in French) now included in the two following web sites:
>
> <http://www.ville-ensisheim.fr/>www.ville-ensisheim.fr
> or
> http://meteorite.ensisheim.free.fr
>
> If you can't find them, ba patient as it could
> still take a couple of hours for their installment.
>
> Should you wish to receive directly the flyer as
> attachment, just drop me a mail (specify if you
> wish the English or French version).
> Also, if you have trouble in clicking these
> sites, feel free to ask me directly to send you the final flyer.
>
> Should you have specific questions or
> requirements regarding the show organization
> (tables, dinner...reservations) and/or its
> scientific parts (consignment room...) contact me
> by mail (I am also available on phone but on erratic hours)
>
> If you need some general info about the show
> side-enjoyments, be aware that right now
> Jean-Marie Blosser is out of mail (reason: huge
> alien-virus invasion!) so contact me and I'll see
> if I can help or I'll forward your requests in the appropriate direction.
>
> For all concerning accommodation, please contact
> directly your hotel reception desk (they use to speak quite many languages)
>
> Two important warnings:
>
> 1) As every year, I have reserved places and
> tables for our former guests who use to attend (almost) every year.
> Most of them had confirmed their reservations but
> some of them still remain silent!!
>
> Now it is more than time for them to confirm
> their wish to reserve their usual place.
> In case they can't do it this year, I'd very much
> appreciate if they could confirm their
> withdrawal, this will greatly facilitate my table re-distribution.
> If I don't hear from them by next Monday June 8,
> I will reserve me the right to attribute their
> usual places to new dealers who are on a waiting list.
>
> 2) The Friday dinner-party requires reservation.
> If you wish to attend, just send me one name and the number of persons.
> Specifying the menu (poultry or game) is optional
> but could help the cook to be efficient and smooth in serving promptly.
>
> ? - As the latest news, we will have on display
> about 10 very famous meteorites from the
> meteorite collection of the "National Museums Scotland".
> To cite a few:
> - Orgueil (19 g fragments in vial, from the old Saeman collection, Paris)
> - Strathmore, 1166 g (!). A hammer!
> - Weston, 391 g (!)
> - Barwell, 65 g
> - L'Aigle, 198 g
> - Cold Bokkeveld, 66 g
> - Zagami, 72 g
> - Crumlin, 99 g
> and...last but not least,
> - Mauritius (!!), 197 g (!) (who had ever seen a fragment ?)
>
> ?- The consignment room promises to be very rich
> in interesting offers as not less than 15
> different persons announced various weird samples
> they will bring along (sometimes from very far away) for sale.
>
> To cite one example, we'll have a 30% crusted (!)
> 357 g Sulagiri (new official name for "Hosur"),
> this LL6 that fell in late 2008 in the middle of a village in India.
> Parhaps also its 721 g 65% crusted "big brother"!
> Competitive wholesale prices announced for these two!
> And many, many more.
>
> Welcome all to the 3 days "funny big blast" !
> (yes, you read the flyer correctly: this year all starts on Friday!)
>
> Best wishes to all,
>
> Zelimir
>
> Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
> Universit? 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
>
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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
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Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
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Received on Thu 04 Jun 2009 10:14:34 AM PDT