Sand Event 2009 in Lommel / Belgium

[Frank]

Hi @ll!

this is to let you know that I have received an E-Mail from the Lommel Tourist Board saying that they are about to announce the annual "Sand Zymposium" shortly. A respective info will be posted over the week-end in the Event-Calendar of their Website.

Any further info is going to be published at the SFI as it comes in. The tourist board will send out an e-mail to all attendants of the 2008 meeting.

See You!

[webmaster]

Please note the following update:

"Dear sand-collectors.

The second edition of the Sand Symposium will take place on Friday 2nd , Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October. The invitation with further information and the entry facilities will be send soon. In the enclosure you can find the provisional programme.

On our site http://www.toerismelommel.be you can find the accommodation possibilities in Lommel. If you like you can already make the reservation for your stay (if you stay the entire weekend).

Looking forward to see you!

Yours truly

Goele Geypen
i.o. voorzitter en secretaris
TOERISME LOMMEL vzw
Dorp 14 3920 Lommel
tel. 0032 11 54 02 21
fax 0032 11 55 22 66
GSM 0032 476 44 58 92 e-mail: info@toerismelommel.be
website: http://www.toerismelommel.be"

Please also check the preliminary schedule by clicking on the following attachment.

[Frank]

Hello @ll,

anyone around to provide us with some photos of the event...?

[webmaster]

Finally, we managed to gather some photos of the 2009 sandmeet in Lommel. Have fun!

Friday afternoon - having a welcome drink with town officials.
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Friday evening - dinner time.
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Friday evenig - a visit at the Glazenhuis (glass house).
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit expedition.
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit, a different view.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - a geologist explaining details at Opgrimbie sandpit.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - collecting season is open!
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit detail.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit, another outcrop.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit, too steep?
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Saturday afternoon - at Opgrimbie sandpit with our host Stan.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit, stone with holes!
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Saturday afternoon - Opgrimbie sandpit. Holes? What holes?
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Sunday morning - Carla hardly can't wait the sand swap to begin.
(photo by Rens Lagendijk)

Sunday morning - Contributing to Chris Maslon's gift box from South Korea.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Sunday morning - Chris, your gift box was in fact the best guarded and safest spot at that day - did you notice the fire extinguisher?
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Sunday morning - sand swap impression.
(photo by Wim Zalm)

Sunday afternoon - no easy decision...
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)

Sunday afternoon - we had our fun! See you all again next year.
(photo by Carla Lagendijk)