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PROGRAMM

The LITHOS Harelbeke association organizes in the month of December its 21st fair
 

FAIR DEONTOLOGY

The appreciation of this manifestation expressed by stand holders, amateurs and public gives us both, positive comments with regard to the opportunity we offer to people to buy minerals and fossils at modest prices and negative comments from people finding that all financial transactions should be banned in the world of pure amateurism. We know that this is an on-going discussion and we try to maintain a good balance.

Until now we experience more positive effects than negative. Let us keep it this way. The LITHOS fair indeed will not be or become a commercial event but is and will remain in the first place a hobby happening for all stand holders, friends, amateurs and public.

The « swap « activity is essential and will remain the centre point of the fair. The possibility for modest buying will only offer a solution to overcome the limitations inherent to a swap system. We encourage the swap activity and in order to give an opportunity to starters, motivated public and amateurs to acquire mineral and fossil specimens, we allow sales but at very, very modest prices.

LITHOS invites also professionals which by experience have shown evidence to possess a hart for amateurism and voluntary adapt their prices to the intention of this fair. A well maintained equilibrium between amateurs and commercial participants is essential to safeguard the LITHOS fair for the future

Income is free and no standing fee has to be paid for. We reckon on the revenues coming from a wheel of fortune, and the profit we make on the sales of drinks, sandwiches, snacks to cover all expenses we may have.

We address an appeal to all our colleagues’ amateurs to bring as much as possible " Stone " materials and to invite all persons interested. We advertise by using different media to announce this fair in our country and over our country borders.

Our association takes all precautions to give good accommodation including good base lightning.

To maintain our amateurism and to continue bringing educative entertainment to the public, LITHOS expects all stand holders to show respect for and to act according to the guidelines formulated hereafter:

• The swap activity is the first priority
• An amateur selling stones spends the money he/she earns to buy other - not to acquire by normal swap - minerals or fossils or spends the money entirely to his hobby. An amateur does not pursue financial enrichment with his hobby
• The amateur stand holders are requested to sell their own « Spare discoveries « at very, very modest prices.
• Stand holders with pure commercial interests are not welcome at our fair.
• LITHOS require the participants to completely apply the fair regulations as mentioned below

FAIR REGULATIONS

• A subscription to participation implies that the participants fully agree with the LITHOS fair regulations. Lithos reserve all rights to refuse subscriptions without any motivation from its part
• Maximum four (4) running meters can be allocated per participant. LITHOS reserves all rights to allocate less running meters without giving previous notice
• LITHOS reserves all rights to cancel the LITHOS fair. LITHOS accept no redress of all kinds and conditions of the affected participants. LITHOS reserves all rights to allocate stands not taken at the latest by a.m. 10.30 to other participants
• LITHOS does not take any responsibility for loss of materials, material damage, and accidents
• All participants are requested to protect the tables with a protective covering. Only well maintained and safe additional illumination can be used but limited to 75 Watt/running meter
• Prices are to be clearly marked in Euro and no confusion may be possible with other currencies
• LITHOS looks after the professional character of the fair and admits only natural stones, crystals, and fossils.The presented objects must be clearly marked with their name and place of origin

Are not admitted:

• Objects not belonging to the domains of mineralogy and paleontology
• Fakes, imitations
• Cutted and polished stones, health stones
• Jewels, rings, pendants,
• Objects such as plates, ashtrays, vases

Well admitted are:

• Minerals and fossils which are cutted and polished to highlight the beauty of the stone and which have not the intention to serve as object of common use or object of art
• Minerals or fossils with touch up, if this is clearly stated
• Silex objects from the Stone Age
• Books, tools, to execute the hobby

During the fair, LITHOS reserves all rights to require corrective actions from the participants who violate this regulation. It means automatically restriction of participation to further LITHOS fairs, if participants should not comply with the request

ACCESS

Harelbeke is very close to Kortrijk (5 km).Take the motorway E17 Gent - Lille (Rijsel) , exit Deerlijk. A more detailed plan is her at your disposition. 

To avoid possible parking problems you can take the train to Harelbeke. The railway station is about 200 meters away from the fair centre

Every half hour there is a connection from Gent or Kortrijk (Lille)

APPLICATION FORM

If you want to be sure of a stand reservation, do not hesitate an use our on-line application form application form.
To make our fair run smoothly please confirm your participation and the amount od running metres before 7 November 2008

CONTACT US

Johan Vandamme           Luc Verfaillie
Wolfaardstraat 14            Nieuwpoortstraat, 19
8800 Roeselare               8800 Roeselare
Belgium                            Belgium

lithos.harelbeke@pandora.be

Fair 2008 - Lithos Harelbeke