[BCMA MBEN] Reminder : Celebration of Life and Work of John Dickenson

[Jim Harding]

Celebration of Life & Work of John Dickenson
The planetarium theatre at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in
Vancouver, on Thursday, March 8th - from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

See below...

------- Forwarded message follows -------

Send reply to:  	"McLennan Ian C." <ian@ianmclennan.com>
From:           	Ian McLennan <ian@ianmclennan.com>
Subject:        	Celebration of Life and Work of John Dickenson
Date sent:      	Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:24:03 -0800


Vancouver, 14th February, 2007


Dear Jim and BCMA colleagues

I can now confirm that we have scheduled a public ceremony, a  
"Celebration of John Dickenson's Life and Work" which will be held in
the planetarium theatre at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in
Vancouver on Thursday, March 8th - from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. 

The event will include a sunset reception in the upper foyer of the 
planetarium - overlooking Vancouver's urban skyline. The host will be 
Donna Livingstone, current managing director of HRMSC.  UBC 
astronomer Dr. Jaymie Matthews will be Master of Ceremonies, and I 
will have the honour of reading messages from professional colleagues 
from Canadian and world-wide museum, science centre and 
planetarium communities. 

We are ably assisted in the logistical arrangements by Gayle Seaman 
who served as John's assistant and secretary for several years and 
Erik Koelemeyer, HRMSC senior producer.

We would invite and encourage members of the BCMA who knew and  
respected John to attend. Any photographs or other documentation 
you or others may have are welcome and can be transmitted directly to
either of my main e-mail addresses (below). 

To those who have already sent messages, we will be pleased to 
incorporate them within the Celebration. Stories or anecdotes are also 
welcome. Anyone wishing to say a few words should get in touch with 
me by e-mail.

Donna Livingstone and I were among the many friends of John and 
Joan attending John's funeral service on beautiful Salt Spring Island
on Saturday afternoon. It was a bright, sunny day - with the late
afternoon sunlight sparkling off the nearby waters. All-Saints
Anglican Parish By-The-Sea was a lovely setting for the quiet,
dignified service. Remarkable person that she is, Joan herself read
one of the lessons from scripture.

On the signing table just outside the main congregation, there were
several mementoes that helped to illuminate John's interests in
life... These included the distinctive hard hat he wore proudly every
day when the new space centre he conceived was under construction 
a decade ago, a scale model Ariane rocket, and a camera from his
impressive collection of vintage photographic equipment.  There was
also a plaque from the year 2000 naming John Dickenson a Fellow of 
the International Planetarium Society. John represented Canada on the 
IPS Council for several years - and was highly regarded by his peers 
all around the world.

Private messages to Joan will reach her via:

Joan Dickenson...
3030 Southey Point Road
Salt Spring Island BC V8K 1A1
Canada

 < jdickens@telus.net >


Kind regards.

Ian

***************************************************************
Ian C. McLennan                         		
#404 - 1275 Haro Street            			
Vancouver, B.C.                           		
Canada V6E 1G1
Phone + fax  +1-604-681-4790
Cell   1-604-240-0938
e-mail: < ian@ianmclennan.com >
alternative: < ian.mclennan@gmail.com >	
website: www.ianmclennan.com/
N 49° 17' 09.7"         W 123° 07' 46.2"
**********************************************


------- End of forwarded message -------

_______________________________
Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694


_______________________________________________
Bcma-l mailing list
Bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
http://hp.bccna.bc.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma-l

------- End of forwarded message -------
_______________________________
Jim Harding, ED
BC Museums Association
(250) 356-5694