Annual Conventions
The Society has held annual conventions since the first event in New York City, September of 1969. Three conventions have been held in New York City as well as all other major cities in the United States such as: Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and many other cities.
The international venues have included three conventions in Beijing, three in Canada, one in Dublin, five in Hong Kong, four in London, one in Paris, one in Singapore, one in Taipei, and one in Xian.
Our 56th Annual ICSBS Convention will take place in Philadelphia, USA
Tuesday October 29 - Saturday, November 2, 2024
Headquarters: Le Meridien Hotel, 1421 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
REGISTRATION:
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
11:00 a.m. – Registration, Foyer 3rd floor
11:00 a.m. – Opening of Dealers’ Room and Collectors’ Exhibition, Abele Library
3:00 p.m. – Opening Reception, 3rd floor Foyer
3:30 p.m. - Welcome Remarks, 3rd floor Foyer
4:30 p.m. – Lecture by Susan Page, 3rd floor Salon II
“Overview of the Philadelphia Museum Collection of Snuff Bottles”
Questions and Answers
6:00 p.m. – Meeting of new members, Salon II
Evening free
Dealers’ Room open until 11:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
10:00 a.m. – Lecture by Clare Chu, 3rd floor Salon II
“Chinese Snuff Bottles from Mid-Atlantic Collections”
Questions and Answers
11:15 a.m. – Lecture by Henric Adey, 3rd floor Salon II
12:30 -2:00 p.m. – Luncheon in hotel, Atrium (5th floor)
Afternoon free to visit dealers’ room or local museums
Dealers’ Room open until 11:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Members’ meeting, Salon II
11:00 a.m. – Coaches depart for Philadelphia Museum of Art
12:30 p.m. – Lunch on your own (cafeteria or Stir Restaurant) in the museum
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Lecture by Dr. Hiromi Kinoshita, curator of Chinese art and head of the East Asian Art department, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eli Kirk Price Room. "Miniature Mavens: Snuff Bottles in the Philadelphia Museum of Art", Questions and Answers
5:00 p.m. – Coaches depart for a historic tour of Philadelphia
6:00 p.m. – Chinese Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Coaches return to the hotel
Evening Free
Dealers’ Room open until 11:00 p.m.
Friday, November 1, 2024
9:30 a.m. – Viewing of Auction Items, Salon II
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon – Auction for the Benefit of the Education Fund led by
Robert Hall
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. – Seminar 1 led by John O’Hara, Museum Room 5th floor
“Nephrite and Jadeite Snuff Bottles”
Seminar II led by Dr. Koos de Jong, Salon II
“Cloisonné Enamels Snuff Bottles”
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Reception, Foyer 3rd floor
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. – Repeat of seminars
5:00 p.m. – Breakdown of Dealers’ Room
Gala Banquet - Black tie or Asian dress
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Cash Bar cocktails, Ballroom Foyer
7:30 – 12:00 a.m. – Gala dinner, remarks, awards and dancing, Ballroom
OPTIONAL TOUR
Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:30 a.m. - Depart Le Méridien for Winterthur Museum and gardens, Delaware
10:15 a.m. - Arrival at Winterthur to view period rooms, the museum and 35-minute trolley garden tour
12:30 p.m. - Depart for lunch at Portabellos in Kennett Square, PA
2:30 p.m. - Depart for Brandywine Art Museum in Chadds Ford, PA
4:30 p.m. - Depart for Le Méridien Hotel Philadelphia
Our 57th annual convention in Toronto, Canada will take place from Tuesday, October 14 to Saturday, October 18, 2025
