NS
Vol 7 No 1-2 (December 2001)
XXVth
International Congress of Genealogical and
Heraldic Sciences
(Notice of the 2002 congress)
The XXVth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences will take place in Dublin from 16 to 21 September 2002. The Congress is being organised by the Office of the Chief Herald under the direction of the Chief Herald of Ireland and with the support of the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. The Congress sessions will be held in Dublin Castle and there will be a programme of other events in Dublin and in Kilkenny.
The theme of the Congress will be Genealogy and Heraldry: Their Place and Practice in Changing Times. This is intended to encompass historical as well as modern practice. Topics might include genealogy and heraldry in the age of information technology, heraldry in republics, women and heraldry – including female transmission of names and arms and the use of cadency marks, accessibility of heraldic and genealogical records, heraldry and corporate symbols (logos).
The Congress Secretary
Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland,
2/3 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 6030 311
Fax: +353 1 66 21 062
Email: hergen2002@nli.ie
Web: http://www.nli.ie
