NAVA 24

Meeting flag description from Flag Research Quarterly 11: The Flags of NAVA

Organizing Committee: Kevin Harrington and Sandra Armstrong.

Significant Events:

• The Honourable John Ross Matheson was the keynote Speaker at the Saturday night banquet.  He talked about his "Creation of the National Flag of Canada".    Although credited with the design of the Maple Leaf Flag, he generously shared the honors for the design with many others, especially Dr. George Stanley and George Bist.
• On Sunday night, as participants were treated to a Chinese dinner, they enjoyed an informative and illustrated talk by Derwin Mak on Chinese Flags and Symbols of Chinese Flags: Symbols at the Emperor's Kitchen.

The Presentations:

• The Signal and Commercial Flags of St. John's, Newfoundland c1500–c1900 – Mark Le Messurier.
• The Power of Place, The Power of Icons: Intersections for Vexillology – Scot M. Guenter.
• Minnesota Flag Coalition Quest for a New Minnesota Flag – Lee L. Herold.
• A Canadian Flag for Canada – Alistair B. Fraser.
• The Great Vietnam War Flag Flap – Robert J. Goldstein.
• Needed, A New Flag Song – Elizabeth Hardy.

Announced Awards and Honors:

• Captain William Driver Award: Mark A. B. LeMessurier.

Attendees: (unknown)