Sponsors: The Antarctic Circle and Falcon Scott
Co-Sponsors:
Don Webster (New Zealand),
Janice Tipping (England)
Joan Boothe (USA)
Maggs Bros. Booksellers (England),
Kingsbridge Books (Paul Davies, England),
Meridian Rare Books (Stuart Leggatt, England),
Fram Museum (Geir Kløver, Norway)
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SouthPole-sium PRINCIPLES
• Informal, sociable and fun.
• Focus on the Antarctic i.e. not bi-polar.
• Focus on books, book collecting, book publishing, bookselling, book writing. Secondary foci: maps, art, history, music, artifacts.
• Non-focus: contemporary science (not that there's anything wrong with contemporary science).
• Short talks; no "read" talks.
• Affordable.
• No money is made and hopefully none lost.
• Everyone pays to come; no one gets paid to come.