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See also:Congress place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Congress period: July 31 - August 6, 2005
Congress organizer: Association Argentina de Vexilologia / Fundácion Centro
Interdisciplinaro des Estudios Culturales
Pascal Gross’ design combines several elements. First, the Argentine
national colors disposed in two vertical stripes, white to the hoist and
sky-blue to the fly. This disposition of stripes also evokes the Flag of The
Andes in its present disposition, although not the original one. On the center
of the white stripe is located the sun of Argentine national flag, which has
been used in national symbols since 1813 on the Coat of Arms and the first
Argentine currencies. On 1815 is added to presidential band and in 1818 on the
War Flag. In 1884 the national government decreed that the flag with the sun is
also the official flag of the republic for the use of national government and
its dependencies. The flag without sun is the national, merchant and civilian
one that is used by all the citizens. The 1884 decree reserved the exclusive use
of the sun for the government. In 1944 another decree despoiled Argentinean
people of the use of the national flag changing to the word "bandera"
(flag) by "colores" (colors) This abnormality was rectified in 1985
when the use of the flag with or without sun was legalized for to all the
citizens. This is to say, both designs are allowed for official and/or civil
use. The another element of the Flag for 21st. International Congress of
Vexillology (ICV 21) is the main symbol of FIAV’s flag. This symbol is
horizontally seen on the FIAV’s flag with yellow color on blue background.
It’s the third time that the FIAV’s symbol has been used in Congress flags.
The first time was ICV 15, Zurich 1993; second in ICV 20, Stockholm 2003. The
symbol of the FIAV is a marine knot considered as international symbol. It
consists of interlaced halyards connected in which is known as a "plain
knot". This symbol was selected during the second International Congress of
Vexillology in Zurich in 1967, introduced by Klaes Sierksma. The adjudged
symbolism is the international friendship and the eyelets also symbolize both
hemispheres. Pascal chooses to represent the knot with the Argentine national
flags, giving this way balance with the rest of the symbols.
Raul Jesus Orta Pardo 26 August 2004
See also:
The proceedings were published as "Vexilobaires 2005: Comunicaciones del
Congreso Internacional de Vexilología XXI = Proceedings of the XXI
International Congress of Vexillology" (Buenos
Aires: Asociación
Argentina de Vexilología, 2009) edited by Francisco Gregoric.
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/21st-international-congress-of-vexillology-buenos-aires-argentina-2005/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Berlin, Germany
Congress period: August 5 - August 10, 2007
Congress organizer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde
The Congress-flag of "FlagBerlin 2007" is a square white cloth with a narrow border in the German national colours black-red-gold and bears in the centre the logo of the congress. The German colours of the border are beginning from outside with black.
The centre of the cloth shows on a blue circle the yellow logo of the congress, the Roman "XXII" in shape of the "Brandenburg Gate"
From the yellow rim surrounding the blue circle are running two stripes like halyards diagonally to the corners of the flag, forming in their mid-sections the "vexillological knot" of FIAV.
The colours of these halyards are in the dropping diagonals black-yellow colored, in the rising ones red-yellow, with the yellow halyards joining the yellow rim of the blue circle.
The square cloth in form of a historical standard reminds of the conference venue, the German Historical Museum, which houses a great collection of flags, comprising above all flags of the former Prussian arsenal and many a flag of German parties and organisations, all in all more than 2000 pieces.
The white ground of the flag is representing the peaceful togetherness of the nations of the world.
The logo is expression of the international character of the congress. It shows the colours of the FIAV, royal blue and yellow, and on the blue circle the yellow Roman "XXII" for the 22nd ICV in the shape of the Brandenburg Gate, the well-known symbol of Berlin, for the conference venue of the "FlagBerlin 2007".
Here, within the visual range of the Brandenburg Gate, vexillologists from all corners of the World are meeting, represented by the diagonals and their "vexillological knots" running from the four corners to the centre of the flag and reminding of the close ties between the two hemispheres.
The knot is the emblem of the FIAV, which was introduced by Klaes Sierksma in 1967, during the 2. International Congress of Vexillology in Zurich (Switzerland).
The border in the German national colours, surrounding the white cloth of the flag stands for Germany and represents this country as host of the 22nd ICV.
The history of the colours black-red-gold is a symbol of the German national movement since the first half of the 19th century. In the modern form of the horizontal tricolour they appeared for the first time in 1832, expressing the all-German thinking and liberal views. Revolutionary events in March 1848 brought about their general acceptance. In 1866 Chancellor Bismarck introduced in deliberate contrast to that a black-white-red flag for the North-German Union and the following German Empire, which was waving until German Revolution in November 1918. In 1918 Black-Red-Gold became the symbol of the German Republic. But the National-Assembly of the Weimar Republic made a grave political compromise: The colours of the republic became Black-Red-Gold, but the commercial flag was made Black-White-Red with the national colours in the upper corner near the hoist. This compromise was abolished by Hitler' government in 1933, when Black-Red-Gold was banished from public life. After the fall of the Hitler-regime in 1945 Black-Red-Gold had their renaissance. In 1949 came two German states into being, which both made Black-Red-Gold their colours, the German Democratic Republic placing in 1959 their arms in the centre of its flag.
Since 1990 Black-Red-Gold form the Flag of reunited Germany.
The Congress flag was designed by Jens Pattke, member of the German
Vexillological Society, and in April 2006 selected by the Organizational
Committee of "FlagBerlin 2007" after a two-phase competition
international participation out of more than 125 proposals.
From FlagBerlin 2007 webpage
See also:
The proceedings were published as "Colours of History: Flags and Banners
in the World: Proceedings of the XXII. International Vexillological
Congress, FlagBerlin 2007" (Berlin: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde,
2009), edited by Gerd Vehres and Hans-Ulrich Herzog.
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/22nd-international-congress-of-vexillology-berlin-germany-2007/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Yokohama, Japan
Congress period: July 12 - July 17, 2009
Congress organizer: Japanese Vexillological Association
image by Eugene Ipavec, 13 July 2008
The flag for the Twenty-Third International Congress of Vexillology was
designed by Nozomi Kariyasu and the image was made by Eugene Ipavec. The flag
was inspired by Yokohama city flag and the JAVA flag.
Charles A. Spain, Jr., 10 July 2008
See also:
The proceedings were published as "Official Proceedings: The Twenty-Third
International Congress of Vexillology (Tokyo: Japanese Vexillological
Association, 2011), edited by Miru Takano and Zachary Harden.
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/23rd-international-congress-of-vexillology-yokohama-japan-2009/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Washington, DC, USA
Congress period: August 1 - August 5, 2011
Congress organizer: NAVA
image by Rob Raeside, 31 August 2010
"The design of the Congress flag was selected from 27 proposals submitted by
interested vexillologists, and modified slightly by the design committee. The
white stars on blue and the red stars on white represent, respectively, the host
nation and city, the USA and Washington, D.C. There are 24 stars in all, echoing
the number of the ICV. The blue-and-white and the quartered design also recall,
respectively, the state flags of Virginia and Maryland, the two states adjacent
to the District of Columbia.
The basic design was submitted by Tony
Burton of Australia. Mr. Burton's original design showed gold stars in the white
blue quarters. While the original blue-and-gold motif suggested the colors of
the FIAV flag, the committee felt that there should be a stronger reference the
host nation. The committee also considered displaying gold stars in one blue
quarter and white in the other; however, this was visually less attractive and
created a potential precedence issue.
Coincidentally, the concept of the
ICV 24 flag is similar to the one used for ICV 14 in Barcelona in 1991, 20 years
earlier. However, the use of the stars to represent the number of the ICV
creates an additional symbolic link between the ICV and the host nation and
city.
The flag was chosen by the ICV 24 flag committee: Peter Ansoff,
chairman; Baron Fain, John Purcell, and Cindy Williams."
from
FIAV-InfoFIAV29, 31 August 2010
See also:
The proceedings were published as "Proceedings of the 24th International
Congress of Vexillology" (Trenton, N.J.: North American Vexillological
Association, 2011), edited by Scot M. Guenter.
The proceedings are also
available online at NAVA’s website (https://www.nava.org/content.aspx?page_id=86&club_id=622278&item_id=117146).
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/24th-international-congress-of-vexillology-alexandria-virginia-usa-2011/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Congress period: August 5 - August 9, 2013
Congress organizer: The Netherlands Vexillological Association, the Netherlands Flag Museum Foundation and the Rotterdam Flag Parade Foundation
Congress website: http://www.nfc2013.com
image by Rob Raeside, August 2011
The Netherlands Flag Museum Foundation, the Rotterdam Flag Parade Foundation
and the Netherlands Vexillological Association – founders of the Stichting/Foundation
25th International Congress of Vexillology 2013 – asked the Dutch flag designer
and vexillologist Theun Okkerse to design a flag/logo for the Netherlands Flag
Congress 2013/ICV2013.
The Congress flags designed for earlier ICV’s show
a great variety. Old traditions in colour and shape play an important role in
the designs. The knotted rope – the FIAV symbol – is often shown and/or a mark
that stands for the ICV Congress number. Combinations of a mark and the symbol
are often shown on the flags as well. Thanks to the lack of [specified] design
criteria, a rich variety of flags has grown.
Starting points for the
design of the 25th ICV flag has been the Congress country and the Congress city
as well as the flag history and tradition. The Netherlands have two flag main
streams: the bar flags and the flare flags (“jack”). The latter are exclusively
used in the shipping industry. The Dutch Royal Navy is allowed to fly the
“double” jack; other ships the single. Because of the connection of this flag
model (jack) with “water” it is appropriate to connect it to Rotterdam as a
world port. The original red-white-blue “tapers” have been transformed to the
Rotterdam colours green-white-green. The pennant as well has its own Dutch
character: during the Queens birthday an orange pennant is shown above the Dutch
red-white-blue flag. The FIAV supplement gets, in accordance with the Dutch
tradition, an honorary place by way of an bleu pennant with the “FIAV knotted
rope in yellow”. The proposal for the Netherlands Flag Congress 2013 flag became
in this way clear by shape and colour with a vexillological reference to the
geographical situation of Rotterdam and the tradition of the Dutch flag.
Source:
http://www.nfc2013.com/pages/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=5
Jens Pattke, 11 September 2011
See also:
The proceedings were published as "Proceedings of the 25th International
Congress of Vexillology (Rotterdam: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlaggenkunde and
Stichting Vlaggenparade Rotterdam, 2016), edited by Marcel van Westerhoven."
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/25th-international-congress-of-vexillology-rotterdam-netherlands-2013/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Sydney, Australia
Congress period: 31 August - 4 September, 2015
Congress organizer: Flag Society of Australia (Flags Australia)
Congress website: http://www.icv26.com.au
image by Ralph Kelly, 11 September 2011
The 26th International Congress of Vexillology will be held in Sydney on 31
August - 4 September, 2015, which is the first week of Spring in
Australia. The event will be hosted by the Flag Society of Australia (Flags Australia).
At the FIAV General Assembly held on 2 August 2011 at the
Washington Flag Congress, Tony Burton and I showed the delegates the Congress
Flag.
The flag was designed by Tony Burton and in his words "it blends heraldry and
geometry to bring a sense of pageantry and festive occasion." The elements of
the design provide an emphasis on the people who will attend the Congress and
their shared interest in flags. The design is a composite of the Congress logo
laid over a simple background that represents the Sydney Harbour Bridge, using
as its perspective the appearance of the bridge's arch from the base of one of
its pylons. The bridge is also a metaphor for the links between international
vexillologists. The gold and red arcs also suggest the sun on the Aboriginal
flag rising over the red monolith of Uluru - emphasising that this Congress is
hosted in Australia. The predominant colours of blue and gold are those of FIAV
and also the City of Sydney.
The logo part of the design has three
elements. The key element is a stylised human figure that is also part of the
assembly of Roman numerals indicating that the 2015 International Congress is
the 26th. At the same time the head of this figure doubles as Alpha Crucis in
the Southern Cross constellation above. The use of circles rather than points
makes the stars representative of the Southern Pacific rather than solely
Australia. The designer also sought to convey the concept of "thought bubbles"
to suggest that delegates have their minds on the various flags unfurling, these
in turn represented by the three cursive shapes directly adjacent (two explicit,
the third represented by a void).
The specific colour shades are: Blue:
PMS 288, Yellow: PMS 7406 and Red: PMS 200. For the FOTW image, the colours are
B+++,Y+ and R++. Whilst B+++ is not an FOTW standard colour, it is a browser
safe shade (RGB: 0-0-102).
Ralph Kelly, 11 September 2011
Chair of the Organising Committee for ICV26
The proceedings were published as "Proceedings of the 26th International
Congress of Vexillology" Sydney, Australia 31 August–4 September 2015 (Sydney:
Flag Society of Australia Inc. [Flags Australia], 2022). Edited by A.C. (Tony)
Burton; assistant editors, Ralph G.C. Bartlett and Ralph D. Kelly.
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/26th-international-congress-of-vexillology-sydney-australia-2015/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: Imperial College, Kensington, London, England
Congress period: 7-11 August, 2017
Congress organizer: Flag Institute
The Congress was held at the Imperial College, London.
The proceedings were published as "Proceedings of the 27th International
Congress of Vexillology", online at
https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/meet/international-congresses/icv27-london/
Proceedings:
https://fiav.org/27th-international-congress-of-vexillology-london-england-uk-2017/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Congress place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Congress period: 15-19 July, 2019
Congress organizer: Vexillological Association of Texas and The Flag Research Center
Conference website: http://texflags.org/hemisflag.htm
Publication of Proceedings pending" (source:
https://fiav.org/icv-list/)
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
image by Aleksander Hribovsek, 21 July 2019
Congress place: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Congress period: 11-15 July 2022
Congress organizers: Heraldica Slovenica
Conference website: https://www.icv29ljubljana.com/
Publication of Proceedings pending" (source:
https://fiav.org/icv-list/)
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
image by Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 July 2022
Congress place: Beijing, China
Congress period: 2024
Congress organizers: Vexillological Research Center of China
and Flag Research Center
Website:
http://en.vrcc.org.cn/?list_79/
Publication of Proceedings pending" (source:
https://fiav.org/icv-list/)
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024