[Conference] Announcing Voynich Manuscript Day 2025

[Koen G]

Dear all,

Last year, it was decided to celebrate Voynich Manuscript Day (VMD) on 4 August, which is 04-08 in the international date format, a reference to Beinecke MS 408. Today is "reverse" VMD, so what better moment to announce this year's edition?

I got together with a couple of volunteers to come up with a plan for the day:

Date: Sunday 3 August
Time: 12:00-17:00 CEST
Place: I will host a Zoom meeting.

The types of activities will be similar to last year, but we also want to try something new. Here is what we have in mind:

1. Four or five presentations of the kind we had last year: slightly more serious research, but it doesn't have to be "conference level". If you want to do a presentation about your Voynich research, simply send me a proposal and we will agree on a time slot that works for you. The deadline for proposals is June 1st. If there are too many submissions, the jury (which does not include me) will make a selection. If you are selected for a presentation, you may either send me a pre-recorded video or do a live presentation. 
   
2. As a new experiment this year, we want to open a number of 10-minute slots that can be reserved at a first come, first served basis. Want to tell everyone about your theory? Reserve a slot and it's yours. Want ten minutes to talk about your favorite nymph? Teach us about a useful research tool? Suggest research topics? Just reserve a slot. Anything goes, as long as it's Voynich-related and within the realm of decency. I will make a thread about these next week.
   
3. Anything else. Last year, we had Lissu's Voynich-inspired music, Cary's Voynich art, Rene's method for turning Voynichese into song... I hope we will get to see some more of this in 2025, artistic or otherwise.
   

This is meant as a general frame to work with. If you have any other ideas or suggestions, don't hesitate to discuss them in this thread.