Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians

Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy.
Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page.
Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the guide to deletion.

Steps to list an article for deletion: 1. {{subst:afd}} 2. {{subst:afd2|pg=Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians|cat=|text=}} ~~~~ (categories) 3. {{subst:afd3|pg=Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians}} (add to top of list) 4. Please consider notifying the author(s) by placing {{subst:adw|Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians}} ~~~~ on their talk page(s).
This article is orphaned as few or no other articles link to it.
Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. (August 2008)

[edit] 1 Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia Logotechnicians

This society was created in 1979 as a means to bring together the members, along with a selection of guests, for an evening of bonhomie, good food, and fine wines. Created at the Graduate House of Dalhousie University, the BFSNSL originated as a university-related dining club. Its primary concentration for speakers and guests is the history of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Provinces.

Known informally as "The Funis", the membership currently (June 2008) stands at nine gentlemen, who are joined annually by the nine ladies who constitute "The Funettes". The annual meeting consists of a dinner held in [2] Paradise, Nova Scotia.

The Society's web page can be seen at http://funis.webng.com/

Members are:

* Sean Wood, weekly wine columnist for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald and author of "Wineries and Wine Country of Nova Scotia" [3] [1]
* Dr. Donald Mitchell, professor emeritus of Psychology at Dalhousie University and author/co-author of over 100 refereed publications [4]
* Peter Perina, professor in the Department of Theatre (Scenography) at Dalhousie University, Chair of the Baroque Theatre Foundation at the Castle of Český Krumlov [5] and member of the Board of Perspectiv [6], Association of Historic Theatres in Europe
* Robert Bagg, professor of Professional Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University, Chair of the Student Judicial Committee, and co-author of "Public Accountants' Field Dependence: Canadian Evidence" [2] and "Canadian Accountants:Examining Workplace Learning" [3]
* Greig Macleod, Lawyer with the Construction Management Bureau Ltd. of Nova Scotia [7]
* Robert Flute, entrepreneur specializing in plastics manufacturing processes, Nova Scotia adviser to the Entrepreneur's Forum [8], member of the Atlantic Regional Management Committee of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) [9], and Vice-president of Spectra Premium Industrial
* David Lemon, Chemist, retired from Fisheries and Oceans Canada
* Bruce Gillis,[10] Lawyer, Chairman of the Appeal Panel, Nova Scotia Insurance Review Board [11], member of the Board of Examiners of the Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors [12] and Municipal Solicitor for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
* David Smith, Engineer, retired from Nova Scotia Procurement Services [13], and Webmaster for the Society.

The Society's guest speakers have included two former provincial premiers: Henry Hicks (Premier of Nova Scotia 1954-56 and Joe Ghiz (Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93); Dr. David R. Jones, a writer[4][5] and authority on the Soviet Military and editor of the Soviet Armed Forces Review Annual[6]; Robert E. Kroll, playwright and author[14][7]; and several other academics, politicians, winemakers, historians and writers.

One of the members' papers presented to the Society (on the reconstruction of the Richmond district, now known as the Hydrostone) can be seen at the Nova Scotia Public Archives [8] and has been referenced on the Halifax Explosion website: http://www.halifaxexplosion.org

[edit] 2 References

1. ^ ISBN 978-1551095738
2. ^ Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills, December 2007
3. ^ Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol 19 No 2 pp 61-77
4. ^ Jones, David R. 1986. Soviet Concepts of Security, article in Air University Review Nov-Dec 1986 [1]
5. ^ Jones, David R 1985. The Advanced Guard and Mobility in Russian and Soviet Military Thought and Practice, Academic International Press, ISBN 978-0875690858
6. ^ Academic International Press, ISBN 978-0875691008
7. ^ Kroll, Robert E, 1985. Intimate Fragments: An Irreverent Chronicle of Early Halifax, Nimbus Press, ISBN 978-090852424
8. ^ Smith, David G. 1981. Reconstruction of the Richmond District. Typed manuscript, research paper, presented to Benevolent Funipendulous Society of Nova Scotia, April 1981, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Manuscript Group 27, Vol. 9, No. 8, 6 pp.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_Funipendulous_Society_of_Nova_Scotia_Logotechnicians"

This page was last modified on 2008-08-24, at 23:44:44. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.)
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.



This page was last modified on 2008-08-24, at 23:44:44. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.)
Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.