In order to strenghthen bonds and exchange information some European Phaleristic Societies (namely from Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland and The Netherlands) have been meeting regularly since 2005, when the Orders and Medals Society of Denmark (OMSD) organised the I European Meeting, at Copenhagen.
Other important Phaleristic European Societies, namely from Austria, Germany, Ireland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom, unfortunatley have not yet cared to adhere this movement, although quite a few of their distinguished members do attend these European Meetings.
The II Meeting took place in Brussels, in 2006 (SKF); the III, in Geneva, in 2009 (SSP); the IV, in Lisbon, in 2010 (AFP); the V, in 2011, again in Copenhagen (OMSD); the VI, in 2012, in Brussels (SKF) and now the VII will take place in Zeist, The Netherlands, organised by STUDIEKRING RIDDERORDEN EN ONDERSCHEIDINGEN (SRO).
STUDIEKRING RIDDERORDEN EN ONDERSCHEIDINGEN
Website: www.vereniging-sro.nl
E-mail: secretaris@vereniging-SRO.nl
Programme of the 7th European Phaleristic Convention in The Netherlands
Thursday, October 10
19:00 – 20:00 Word of welcome (guests for the three-day programme)
Friday, October 11
10:00 – 17:00 Visit to places of phaleristic interest in The Hague
Saturday, October 12
10:00 – 17:00 Word of welcome (guests for the two-day programme)
Regular Saturday meeting of the SRO with a collectors fair, exhibition and presentations
Ladies’ programme in Utrecht
19:00 – 24:00 Convention Dinner
At Hotel and Conference centre De Biltsche Hoek
Sunday, October 13
10:00 – 13:00 Visit to the museum of the Chancery of the Netherlands Orders of Knighthood in Apeldoorn
14:00 End of the convention
The convention will be held in Zeist, the Netherlands. The costs of the two-day and three-day programmes are €145 and €175 respectively. These costs cover meals (including the Convention Dinner) and visits (travel costs and admission prices).
There are several nearby hotels where you could stay, such as:
De Biltsche Hoek (www.biltschehoek.com)
Figi (www.figi.nl )
Oud Londen (www.oudlondon.nl )
To our friends in The Netherlands we send our best wishes.
