the Convention 2003: schedule
First Day
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9:00
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Entrance
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10:00
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Welcome from Brescia Mayor, Paolo Corsini
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10:30
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Relation on Tolkien and the Critic,
by Fiorenzo delle Rupi (president of the Association
"Cloud City"
of Perugia, coauthor of the book
Introduction to Tolkien,
Simonelli Publisher, Milano 2002; professional translator of fantasy)
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11:15
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Relation on The Nature of Rings of the Power,
by Alex Lewis (director of the magazine "Nigglings",
president of the Smial "Khand" of the Tolkien British Society,
coauthor of the book The Uncharted Realms of Tolkien, Medea Publisher 2002)
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12:15
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Debate with the audience
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13:00
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Pause for lunch
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15:00
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Round table on The Free People of the Means Earth during the War of the Ring:
with the "Endòre" fanzine staff
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16:15
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Recitation: Ermes Scaramelli and his actors play the dialogue
"Saruman's Voice" from The Lord Of The Rings
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17:30
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Round table on The Tolkenian Fandom in Italy and Films by Peter Jackson:
with webmasters of some Internet forums:
Giuseppe Truono ( Eldalië),
Peter Meschini (Granburrone),
Filippo Rossi (Isengard),
Robert Bernocchi (Caltanet),
Alessio Forlone (Girsa Crew)
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19:00
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Pause for dinner
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21:00
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Fiorenzo Delle Rupi will introduce the new edition of Girsa,
translated by himself (25th Edition).
Happening in tolkienian fancy dress will follow: hobbits, nazgul, orcs, elves and
gondorians.
Tolkenian drills with prizes.
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Second day
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9:00
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Entrance at Metropol Cinema, via Galilei (about 150 meters far
from the Museum where the Convention is held)
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9:20
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Projection of the movie The Two Towers, by Peter Jackson
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12:30
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Pause for lunch
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14:30
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Conversation on the film The Two Towers with Gianni Musy,
Gandalf's voice in the Italian edition
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16:00
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Relation on The Means Earth of Tolkien and a spirituality
for the Real World, by Cristopher Garbowski (University of Lublin, Poland;
member of the Tolkien British Society;
author of the book Recovery and Transcendence for the Contemporary Mythmaker -
the Spiritual Dimension in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien ,
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press)
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17:15
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Debate with the audience
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18:00
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Declaration of Endòre's artistic competition
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18:45
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Hobbit party
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19:30
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Convention conclusion
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Common events to both days
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Display of tolkienian publishing (from private collections)
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Shop-window of tolkienian images and things
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Exhibition-competition of pictures about tolkienian world
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Exhibition of the pictures by Ruth Lacon and Lorenzo Daniele,
in the presence of the authors
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