Please note: Although we try to keep this information as up to date and accurate as possible, we cannot guarantee that all events will take place as listed here. For confirmation you should contact the organisers at the contact address given for each event. Please send any corrections, updates or additions to this calendar to John McLeod at ipcs@pagat.com.
For clarity, meetings and exhibitions are now shown in separate lists.
| Date and Place | Event | Details | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th April 2009 London, UK | IPCS British Group Meeting | Camden Head pub, Camden Passage, Islington, London N1 (underground: Angel) 11:00 - Trading session followed by talk Please note: The Camden Head does not open to members of the public until 12.00 so members arriving earlier may need to knock to gain access. | Ann Smith |
| 1st to 3rd May 2009 Altenburg, Germany | Annual meeting of Bube Dame König | In association with the 2009 celebration of "500 years of playing-cards in Altenburg" Friday 1st, 10:00: welcome, talks. Evening trading session. Saturday 2nd: Skat fountain celebration; opening of the exhibition "The Saxon Pattern. Single-headed Schwerterkarte"; dinner Sunday 3rd: Visit the exhibition at Posterstein castle; 19:00 chamber concert in the Bach hall | Sigmar Radau |
| 30th May - 1st June 2009 (provisional date) Capriolo (Brescia), Italy | Meeting of Italian IPCS members | To take place at the new Playing Card Museum opened Lorenzo Curbastro within the vineyard of the Franciacorta winery. | Alexandra Muller or |
| 8th to 12th October 2009 Toronto, Canada | IPCS Convention | details to be announced | Ann Smith |
| May 2010 Mainz, Germany | Annual meeting of Bube Dame König | details to be announced | |
| October 2010 Lisbon, Portugal | IPCS Convention | date and details to be announced |
| Date and Place | Exhibition | Details | Location / Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd April 2008 to 15th February 2009 Leinfelden (near Stuttgart), Germany | Abenteuer Technik | "Discover the world of technology in miniature" (technology depicted on playing-cards) | Deutsches Spielkartenmuseum, Schönbuchstraße 32 (Schönbuchschule), 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| 17th December 2008 to 15th February 2009 Issy-les-Moulineaux (near Paris), France | Playing cards of the Rising Sun Country | Exhibition of Japanese playing-cards to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Franco-Japanese co-operation agreement, with related paintings and films. To be opened in the presence of the Japanese Ambassador to France on 17th December 2008. | Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer 16, rue Auguste Gervais 92130 - Issy-les-Moulineaux |