Sunday July 5th
14h-18h : Welcome of the congress participants
Monday July 6th
Conference program
8h30-9h30 : Opening ceremony
9h30-10h : Group photo
10h-10h30 : Coffee break
10h30-12h30 : Presentations
Topic I. Define and collect – The fundamentals of vexillology
Definition of a flag / Flags stories...
- Katsurada – What is Vexilloid? Reevaluation of the Shahdad Standard
- Zhao – Flags of the Song Dynasty in National First-Class Cultural Relics
- Szekeres – Vexillum et velum: Rethinking Flag Terminology in Transylvanian Heraldry (16th–17th Centuries)
12h30-13h30 : Lunch (suggestion: restaurants in the vicinity of the conference place)
13h30-14h : Coffee break
14h-15h30 : Presentations
Topic I. Define and collect – The fundamentals of vexillology
From data collection to database
- ter Brugge – Flagbooks (17th-19th Century); their appearance, use and purposes
- Dreyer – Flags in the Valais manuscript of Emil Wick (1868)
- Sarajčić – Structured Flag Queries and the Evolution of Flagid (2003-2026)
15h30-16h : Coffee break
16h-17h30 : Presentation
- Platoff, Platoff & Heimer – The International Vexillological Index (IVI): From Fantasy to Functioning Bibliography
Topic II. Flag and Nation
Defining the nation through its symbols
- Berry – The flags, badges and colours of the Rhodesian army (1964-1980)
- Brožek – Designs for the flag of the Czech Republic in 1992
18h30-20h : Official reception (cocktail « happy hour »)
Location : Community Hall (salle des fêtes) of the Town Hall of the 7th Paris district (116, rue de Grenelle - Métro stop: Varenne)
Program of accompanying persons
10h30-12h30 : Guided tour of the Jacquemart-André Museum (the building, its history, and its collections) (158, boulevard Haussmann - Métro stop: Miromesnil)
Tuesday July 7th
Conference program
8h30-10h : Presentations
Topic II. Flag and Nation
Defining the nation through its symbols
- Cartledge – Whatever happened to St George?
- Cham – Insider reflections on New Zealand’s national flag referendum: A ten year retrospective
- Poels – The evolution of the Suriname’s flag
10h-10h30 : Coffee break
10h30-12h30 : Presentations
Topic II. Flag and Nation
At Sea and in the Air / Official Usage, Protocol
- Ourset & de Fougerolle – The use of flags in airline communication and branding: The existence of air vexillology
- SHOM – Pavilion ’’à la carte’’ and the French "Album des pavillons"
- Barra Cisterna – The importance of a Vexillologist at International Sports Events
12h30-13h30 : Lunch (suggestion: restaurants in the vicinity of the conference place)
13h30-14h : Coffee break
14h-15h30 : Presentations
Topic II. Flag and Nation
Official Usage, Protocol / Transnational connections
- Grechylo – Flags and emblems of the central executive authorities of Ukraine: formation of a systemic solution
- Liberman – Flags of the World's Heads of State
- Capron – Is the flag of Neuchâtel a true cousin or a false brother of the Italian tricolor?
15h30-16h : Coffee break
16h-18h : General Assembly of the FIAV
(Reserved for representatives of FIAV member associations - Open to accompanying persons)
Program of accompanying persons
10h00-12h30 : Guided tour of the Palais Royal, the Galerie Vivienne, and the National Library of France (Richelieu site - including building and museum) (1, place du Palais-Royal - Métro stop: Palais-Royal)
Wednesday July 8th (opened to accompanying persons)
9h30-11h30 : Guided tour of the Museum of the Order of Liberation (51 bis, boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg – Métro stop: La Tour-Maubourg)
12h-14h : Official reception and lunch at Vincennes City Town-Hall (53 bis, rue de Fontenay, Vincennes)
14h30-16h : Guided tour of the Defense Department's Historical Office
Location: Château de Vincennes (visits divided in two groups: one French-speaking and the other English-speaking)
1. Trophy Room
2. Museum of the Symbolic
16h-18h : Self-guided tour of the Château de Vincennes
Hunters' Museum / Sainte-Chapelle / Donjon
Thursday July 9th
Conference program
8h30-10h : Presentations
Topic II. Flag and nation
Transnational connections / Peoples and minorities within the national territory
- de La Condamine – The colors of Bolivarism : Myths and relities
- Parsons – French Influence on the Designs of the English and Scottish Royal Heraldic Banners
- Engene – The emergence and use of flags for national minorities in Norway
10h-10h30 : Coffee break
10h30-12h30 : Presentations
Topic II. Flag and nation
Peoples and minorities within the national territory
- Klimeš – Story of the Johnston Atoll Flag
- Schmöger – Symbols and flags of Greenland political parties
Topic III. Flag and society
Languages
- Balard – The creation of the Sign Union Flag
12h30-13h30 : Lunch (suggestion: restaurants in the vicinity of the conference place)
13h30-14h : Coffee break
14h-15h30 : Presentations
Topic III. Flag and society
Music and festivals
- Kelly – Flags and Australian Sheet Music
- Heimer – Flags of Croatian Vocal Ensembles
- Platoff – Little Holiday Flags: Cultural Artifacts of Soviet Childhood
15h30-16h : Coffee break
16h-18h : Presentations
Topic III. Flag and society
Sports and Transports
- van Berlo – Flags on Trucks: A Vexillological Taxonomy of Flag Use in European Road Transport
- Th. Okkerse – Cross-references between paintings and ship models
- Valeyre – The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games vexi-logo
Progress and Protest
- Breschi – The Flags of Social Promotion
Program of accompanying persons
10h00-12h30 : Guided tour of the restored Notre-Dame de Paris (interior and exterior) (6, parvis Notre-Dame, place Jean-Paul II - Métro stop: Cité)
Friday July 10th
Conference program
8h30-10h : Presentations
Topic III. Flag and society
Progress and Protest
- Brady – A symbol of an outpost of the new democratic spirit: the 1909 municipal flag of Toledo (Ohio)
- Phelan – Irish Women: Flags and Freedom?
Topic IV. Designing flags
Shape
- Green – Roundels. The Visual Grammar of the OTHER Flags in the Sky
10h-10h30 : Coffee break
10h30-12h30 : Presentations
Topic IV. Designing flags
Shape/Construction
- Hribovšek – Visual and Protocol Challenges of Mixed Flag Ratios in Slovenia
- Morales-Ramirez – Flag Confusion, Recognition, and Visual Similarity as a Cognitive-Geographic Problem
- Thomas – Problems with Patterns
12h30-13h30 : Lunch (suggestion: restaurants in the vicinity of the conference place)
13h30-14h : Coffee break
14h-15h30 : Presentation
Topic IV. Designing flags
Construction / Colors
- Khu – Structuralism and Symbolism in Taiwanese Administrative Region Flags and Emblems
- Herzfeld – Which colour is the correct colour of the Russian flag - blue or azure?
- Melgosa – Acceptable colors on the flags of five European Union countries
15h30-16h : Coffee break
16h-16h30 : Announcement and presentation of the 32nd ICV
18h30-22h : Gala dinner
Location : Cercle national des armées (8, place Saint-Augustin - Métro stop: Saint-Augustin)
- Awards and Honors Ceremony
- Notes : Formal dresscode (jacket, tie, decorations) and the location is a military base, so your ID card is required.
Program of accompanying persons
10h00-12h30 : Guided tour of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine (courtyards and arcades, the French Revolution, the Aligre Market, the Promenade Plantée) (Meeting point at Place de la Bastille - Métro stop: Bastille)
