The annual meeting and exhibit of the Society for Czechoslovak Philately will take place in conjunction with NAPEX 2002. The exhibition site will be the McLean Hilton located at Tysons Corner, a suburb of Washington, D.C., 7920 Jones Beach Drive, McLean, Virginia.

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The dates of Society activities are Thursday, May 30 to June 2, 2002. A detailed schedule can be found at the end this report.

NAPEX 2002 promises to be an outstanding show, with many superb exhibits, philatelic lectures, and Society activities. We expect at least three exhibits from Europe, several novice exhibits, and significantly more showings by Society members than we have had in the recent past. We will have a Society booth where we will sell literature and a cachet, honoring the 600^th anniversary of Jan Hus' first sermon at Prague's Bethlehem Chapel. Jan Hus, an religious reformer in the Reformation, was convicted at the Council of Constance of heresy and burned at the stake on June 6, 1415. Society lectures will be delivered by Hans van Dooremallen on the Postal History of Brno, Jam Verleg on the Carpatho-Ukraine (both lectures from the Netherlands), and Milan Cernik from Prague on Czech Postal Stationary 1918-1939. A Society is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, and a Society Awards Breakfast will take place on Sunday, June 2. Society awards, including gold, silver, bronze, and novice will be selected by a Society appointed jury and presented at the breakfast. Regular NAPEX awards will be presented at the NAPEX Palmares on Saturday, June 1. An excellent jury has been appointed which includes a newly accredited judge of Czechoslovakia, Jay Carrigan.

Thursday, May 30th - SCP Board Meeting 1 - 7 pm in Sully Room. SCP members invited to observe. Informal dinner after meeting being arranged.

Friday, - Enjoy the show

Saturday, June 1st - SCP General Meeting, Pres. Richard Palaschak presiding, ShermanAmphitheater 11 am.to 12 noon.

Saturday, June 1st - SCP Lectures from 1 to 3:30 pm. in Mt. Vernon Room
1. "Postal History of Brno, Capital of Moravia" Hans van Dooremallen.
2. "Postal History of the Carpatho-Ukraine" Jan Verleg.
3. "Postal Stationery of Czechoslovakia 1918-1939" Milan
Cernik (in Czech, with translation by Henry Hahn).

Sunday, June 2nd - Breakfast 8:45 to 9:30 am in Hilton restaurant, followed at 9:30 by Society Awards Presentation and Meeting in Sherman Amphitheater.

Sunday, June 2nd - "Decompression Cook-out" at the Hahns, 6 pm. All SCP members invited..

The above locations and times are tentative. Check at Society table on the exhibit floor, Table C, for up-to-the-minute information.

As you can see, this will be a exciting experience. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us.