The site for Congress 2008 in the City of Quebec is now open for people to apply to give a lecture. See http://www.sgq.qc.ca/congres_2008/home_anglais.htm and go to REGISTRATION, then LECTURERS. Registration for Delegates opens soon.

It would seem from the list of participating organisations that the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada has no role in this Congress. Is the RHSC seen as an Anglophone organisation by the Québécois?

David Pritchard;50144 wrote:

It would seem from the list of participating organisations that the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada has no role in this Congress. Is the RHSC seen as an Anglophone organisation by the Québécois?

I have been an American member of the RHSC for several years.  The RHSC is fully committed to bilingualism; their webpage and many of their excellent journal articles appear in French.  It’s a great organization, but it does have very strong leanings towards the monarchy.  A great many RHSC members seem to confuse our organization with The Monarchist League of Canada.  I suspect that it is this point that turns off many Québécois.

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Those interested to give a lecture in genealogy or heraldy are invited to submit an abstract and their paper to the scientific committee before October 30 2007. It must be done on the congress website:

http://www.sgq.qc.ca/congres_2008/lecturers.htm . The online service will be available this week.

The requirements are well explained. The lecturers will be selected by the scientific committees.

Please note that it will be mandatory for the lecturers to register as delegate to the Congress.

Michel Banville,

Secretary general