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We received the following from the BDPh (the German Philatelic Federation):

With the IBRA 2023 in Essen, the “World Philately Championships” will be held in Germany again for a long time next year. Such an event is also a challenge. One goal is to show as many great exhibits as possible and get good reviews. Everyone who has an exhibition collection knows that there is always something that can be improved. The IBRA 2023 is an incentive for the BDPh to conduct the BDPh online seminars in the winter half-year 2022/23 under the motto “Fit4IBRA” on the topic “Design of an exhibition collection”.

The lectures will take place online from December 2022. The aim is a foray into the various exhibition classes of traditional philately, about postal history, postal stationery, thematic and the still new open class. Speakers are experienced philatelists, exhibitors and jurors from German-speaking countries and all over the world. Most of the lectures will be in German, but some international speakers will speak in English. So far, Alfred Schmidt, Ralph Ebner, Iva Mouritsen, Jean Voruz, Joachim Maas, as well as Sandeep Jaiswal and Larry Haber in English have confirmed. With Prof. Henrik Mouritsen, RDP, we have succeeded in gaining a globally recognized, experienced and innovative exhibitor as “Philatelic Director”.

In addition to questions about the design and optimization of exhibits, many philatelic topics are of course also dealt with. Participation is therefore certainly also of interest to non-exhibitors, beginners and interested parties. Participation in the online seminars is open to all interested parties and free of charge. As before, registration is via Eventbrite. It is possible to register for individual seminars. It is also possible to register for the entire series of seminars en bloc.

The program is now fixed. Registration is possible via the BDPh homepage at https://www.bdph.de/index.php?id=85

 

Date	time	format	Speaker( s )	theme	language
03/12/22	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	various speakers	FIT4IBRA ? What is the best way to prepare for IBRA? Impulses, discussion, outlook on the seminar program	German
12/17/22	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Ralph Ebner	” Postage and Revenue” – What are the similarities and differences in the structure of the exhibits	German
01/04/23	6-8 pm	Online Lecture	Larry Haber	Traditional Philately with modern Material: QEII Machin Issue // Philatelic Importance: Examples from Traditional Philately Modern Period	English
01/07/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Joachim Maas	Lecture in the field of thematic philately	German
01/21/23	9 am – 5 pm	face-to-face seminar	various speakers	Seminar in Bonn – registration via www.ibra2023.de/fit4ibra	German
01/22/23	9 am – 2 pm	face-to-face seminar	various speakers	Seminar in Bonn – registration via www.ibra2023.de/fit4ibra	German
02/04/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Alfred Schmidt	It all depends on the rhythm: how to properly set up a traditional exhibit	German
02/18/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Eric Scherer	IT tools for exhibit design	German
03/04/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Jean Voruz	Correct display of rarity in exhibits	German
03/18/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Sandeep Jaiswal	Tips on increasing the medal level for your Postal Stationery exhibit	English
04/15/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Malcolm Groom	Understanding Postal History Class 2C (Historical, Social and Special Studies)	English
04/29/23	4-6 pm	Online Lecture	Iva Mouritsen	Open Philately : An exciting new class with countless possibilities	German