Paper Points North: A Look at the 2015 Banff Conference

Missed the 2015 Friends of Dard Hunter Annual Meeting, or looking to relive the conference? Keep scrolling for an overview of the Paper Points North conference that took place at the Banff Centre in October. If you're on Instagram, find photos from conference attendees at #ppnbanff. 

Concerned About Travel Costs to Banff? Here's Why You Shouldn't Be

Fun Fact! Travel and accommodation costs for Banff are on average $300 less expensive than last year's San Francisco conference! That's like getting 100 yards of pellon at $3 per yard and enjoying a paper-filled weekend in the Alberta Rockies. 

• Average roundtrip flights to Calgary roughly: 
• from Chicago $418 
• from New York City $509 
• from Los Angeles $386 
• Travel from Airport to Banff Centre is roughly $80 round trip. 
• Lodging is roughly $127.00 USD a night American (+$11 a night for each additional person). 

More conference information at friendsofdardhunter.org >

SCHOLARSHIPS: Through generous donations of cash and items for silent and live auctions, scholarships are available for members and students. Learn how to apply for a scholarship or donate now to the scholarship fund.

PASSPORTS: Also, now is the time to begin your passport paperwork if you need to renew or apply for a new one. U.S. Passports & International Travel >

QUESTIONS? Please contact VP for Annual Meetings, Marie McInerney at paperpnorth@gmail.com with any questions.

A Sneak Peak of the Conference Speakers - More Presentations Announced Soon!

A Sneak Peak of the Conference Speakers
More Presentations Announced Soon!

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2015 Keynote Speaker

David Carruthers of La Papeterie Saint-Armond

Read more about the Keynote Speaker >

Lyndon Barrois Jr

Versatility and Experimentation as (forms of) Migration

Helmut Becker

Breaking, Scutching & Heckling Retted Fibre Flax Plants, Film: The Wee Blue Blossom, and a Presentation of Flax Glossary

Caitlin Chaisson

Half-Time: Manual Resistance in Drawing

Kerri Cushman

Unbound: The Power of Paper

Nicole Donnelly and Mary Tasillo

Pulp to the People: Creative Placemaking / Community Papermaking

Susan Gosin

The Other Branch: Following in the Footsteps of Douglas Howell

IAPMA

2016 Congress in Turkey and 30 Years

Eveline Kolijn

The Paper Landscape

Donna Koretsky

The Significance of the Silkworm in the Invention of Paper in China and its Role Today

Helen O’Connor

The Art of Collaboration and Poetry 

Register for the Conference:

1. Book Your Accommodations at the Banff Centre >

2. Register for the Conference >

Announcing David Carruthers as the 2015 Keynote Speaker at Paper Points North

The Friends of Dard Hunter are honored and excited to welcome David Carruthers as the Keynote Speaker at Paper Points North, the 2015 Annual Meeting. David is the owner and founder of La Papeterie Saint-Armand. 

David opened Saint-Armand is 1979, after leaving his job at the Pulp & Paper Association of Canada because he had had enough of office work. Papermaking has been in the Carruthers family for generations. David’s grand-father George Carruthers was owner of the Interlake Paper Mill, in Ontario. He also wrote the book “Papermaking” which traces the history of 100 years of papermaking in Canada up to 1905. David’s father was a paper salesman with the family firm and he had a gift for selling ‘remainders’ by the carload. The Papeterie Saint-Armand is located in Montreal’s historic South West Borough and provides handmade paper, machine-made paper, and sanded paper to a variety of clients locally, nationally and internationally. Saint-Armand is a longstanding pillar within Montreal’s community of small/medium manufacturers, and David’s commitment and interest in the local business community is as strong as ever.

To learn more about La Papeterie Saint Armand:

St-Armand paper makers - History

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http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/conference.html

It's Time to Register for Paper Points North, the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter

PAPER POINTS NORTH 2015 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter

October 22-25, 2015

Banff, Alberta

You are invited to Paper Points North, the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Dard Hunter, held in the beautiful Alberta Rockies at the internationally recognized Banff Centre. Enjoy a long weekend of conversation and activities filled with handmade paper!

The conference starts Thursday, October 22 with a talk given by the 2015 Keynote Speaker, David Carruthers of La Papeterie Saint-Armand. Then, enjoy two days of demonstrations, lectures, studio tours, the member's exhibition, and an evening banquet with a live auction. Hope to see you there!

More Conference & Registration Information http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/conference.html

MORE LINKS

Join the Facebook Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/686632544774815/

Book Banff Accommodations https://register.banffcentre.ca/V1WEBCONTROLS/GroupComments.aspx

Enter & Login to the New Registration & Membership Website https://thefriendsofdardhunter.wildapricot.org/Meeting

Learn about the Banff Centre http://www.banffcentre.ca/

Questions? Please visit the conference site for a list of contacts. http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/2015-contact.html

#ppnbanff

Call for Proposals for Paper Points North, the 2015

It's time to submit proposals for talks, panels and demonstrations for Paper Points North, the 2015 annual meeting! Embarking northward to the beautiful Alberta Rockies, this year’s conference will be held at the internationally recognized Banff Centre, a well respected confluence of art, science, and research. The primary focus of Paper Points North is to question how we honor the traditional methods of papermaking while expanding into new methods of research, innovation, education, and technology.

Deadline for Submissions: April 17, 2015

More information at www.friendsofdardhunter.org

Click here to download the submission form >