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There will be ample opportunity
for participants to present papers and make informal contributions. We intend to
invite speakers on specialist subjects as well.
One of the symposium days will
be devoted to the special theme of water drainage, polder creation, water
management and the essential role that mills have played in these processes.
On three days there will be excursions to lesser known parts of Holland, where we shall visit mills that
have a
predominantly industrial function and are still operational. We hope
to see them working.
Also a spectacular steam pumping
station with two waterwheels is on the programme.
Schedule: (still subject to
alteration)
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Saturday June 2nd |
arrival; registration (afternoon until 6.00 pm);
6.00 pm: welcome reception followed by buffet. |
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Sunday June 3rd |
morning:
formal
welcome;
keynote & paper presentations;
afternoon:
paper & special themed
presentations
evening:
Council Meeting; free for others. |
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Monday June 4th |
morning: paper presentations;
afternoon: a choice of mill activities (please
read the information under About
the Symposium);
evening: informal contributions. |
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Tuesday June 5th |
(after
early wake-up call) all-day excursion to the eastern part of The
Netherlands with an emphasis on industrial mills:
small
village cornmill; medieval tower mill; horse mill; small open air museum
with several interesting mill-related objects including a horse-driven oil
mill; an electrically operated, but originally wind-powered, saw mill
dating back to the 18th century; a tall post mill with three
floors; a double watermill (corn- and oil mill); combined oil- and barley
peeling windmill. |
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Wednesday June 6th |
morning: paper presentations;
afternoon: General Meeting;
evening: informal contributions. |
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Thursday June 7th |
(after
early wake-up call) all-day excursion to the northern part of The
Netherlands with an emphasis on industrial and drainage mills (long day!):
wind-powered saw mill; pumping station; wind engine; large wind-powered
oil mill; very authentic wind-powered barley peeling and cornmill;
drainage (smock) mill with shuttered sails; dinner en route. |
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Friday
June 8th |
morning
& afternoon: special themed mini-symposium lectures; paper presentations;
evening: Council Meeting; informal contributions. |
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Saturday June 9th |
(after
early wake-up call) all-day excursion to the central & western parts of The
Netherlands with an emphasis on drainage mills:
fully
operational steam-powered pumping station with scoop wheel; hollow post mill;
very large cornmill (smock mill with stage) with auxiliary engine and lots of
additional machinery; visit to famous millwrighting workshop; boat tour on
Dutch lakes with a view of some 20 windmills & dīner d'adieu on board; late
return to Putten. |
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Sunday June 10th |
departure after breakfast
(and: start of
Post tour) |
Optional
Excursion to the Netherlands Open Air Museum
Saturday
June 2nd 09.00
am 4.00 pm;
please read the
information
under
About the Symposium.
Note:
For this excursion you should arrive on Friday June 1st at the symposium
hotel. Apply
for one
extra night
at the symposium hotel if not participating in the pre-tour.
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