Please note: Although we try to keep this information as up to date and accurate as possible, we cannot guarantee that all events will take place as listed here. For confirmation you should contact the organisers at the contact address given for each event. Please send any corrections, updates or additions to this calendar to John McLeod at ipcs@pagat.com.
For clarity, meetings and exhibitions are now shown in separate lists.
| Date and Place | Event | Details | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th July Issy-les-Moulineaux, France | IPCS Council Meeting | 14:30, in the "Salle de Documentation" of the Playing-card Museum | Thierry Depaulis |
| 5th September 2009 London, UK | IPCS British Group Meeting | Camden Head pub, Camden Passage, Islington, London N1 (underground: Angel) 11:00 - Trading session followed by a talk. Please note: The Camden Head does not open to members of the public until 12.00 so members arriving earlier may need to knock to gain access. | Ann Smith |
| 8th to 12th October 2009 Toronto, Canada | Joint IPCS and 52 plus Joker Convention | Joint convention with 52 plus Joker at the Mariott Toronto Hotel - Bloor / Yorkville. Registration Thursday 18:00. Friday-Sunday: talks, trading, auctions, games. Convention dinner Saturday evening. Monday 12th optional tour to Niagara Falls. For further details see the 2009 Convention Page where you can register for the convention and download a brochure with programme details and booking information. | Tom Dawson |
| 5th December 2009 London, UK | IPCS British Group Meeting | Provisional location: Camden Head pub, Camden Passage, Islington, London N1 (underground: Angel) beginning at 11:00 | Ann Smith |
| May 2010 Mainz, Germany | Annual meeting of Bube Dame König | details to be announced | |
| October 2010 Lisbon, Portugal | IPCS Convention | date and details to be announced |
| Date and Place | Exhibition | Details | Location / Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd April 2009 to 21st February 2010 Leinfelden (near Stuttgart), Germany | Spielkarten zum Lachen und Schmunzeln | Comics and Caricatures - Playing-Cards for Laughing and Smiling | Deutsches Spielkartenmuseum, Schönbuchstraße 32 (Schönbuchschule), 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
| 2nd May 2009 to 31st October 2009 Altenburg, Germany | 500 Jahre Spielkarten in Altenburg -and- Das Sächsische Blatt | 500 years of playing-card production in Altenburg are commemorated with an exhibition of cards (including some dated 1509), documents and related objects. The second exhibition is devoted to single-headed Saxon packs brought together from several provate collections. | Schloß- und Spielkartenmuseum, Altenburg |
| 3rd May 2009 to 13th September 2009 Posterstein, Germany | Mit offenen Karten - Sammlung Gerd Matthes | "Cards on the table" - an exhibition of the collection of Gerd Matthes, focussing on playing-cards from Altenburg and also including boxes, wrappers, trump markers, card presses and more. | Museum Burg Posterstein |