"NAVADA": NAVA 40 (2006): Reno/Carson City


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The 40th Annual Meeting of NAVA will be held in Reno, Nevada, 13-15 October 2006, under the title of the "North American Vexillological Association Desert Assembly", or "NAVADA".

The convention hotel will be the Siena Hotel/Spa/Casino, on the river in downtown Reno , making it convenient to air travelers not wishing to rent cars. NAVA 40's schedule includes an opening reception, scholarly presentations, flag displays, a tour, the business meeting, a formal banquet, and time for vexillological interactions. It will begin late Friday afternoon and end late Sunday afternoon.

The tour, on Saturday, will visit the Nevada state capitol and the Nevada State Museum in nearby Carson City. The museum's Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Research Center, holds a significant flag collection available for NAVA viewing, including the oldest extant flag in Nevada Museum Collection (an 1856 Fremont-Dayton campaign flag), the oldest state flags, and a full set of Nevada's locally adopted county flags (it is one of the only states where all counties are vexilliferous).

Other attractions of the Reno/Carson City area include spectacular Lake Tahoe, historic Virginia City, and the casinos of Reno, "The Biggest Little City in the World", making it attractive to accompanying persons and for before/after meeting extended stays. The Reno airport is served by major airlines, currently Alaska, America West, American, Continental, Frontier, Northwest, Delta, Southwest, and United.

The organizing committee is chaired by Jim Ferrigan and Ted Kaye, who have successfully hosted previous NAVA meetings (NAVA 30 and NAVA 21 / 12 ICV, the largest NAVA meeting and ICV ever held). Sophie Rault designed the meeting flag.

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NAVA 40 Flag Proposals

In July 2006, a panel of NAVA judges reviewed the proposals for the NAVA 40 flag. The goal was to select a swallow-tail design (consistent with the 20th and 30th meeting flags) honoring NAVA, its 40th meeting, and its location in Reno, Nevada.

The winning design was #7 by Sophie Rault of Rostrenen, France. Runners-up were #5a by Daniel White, of Hatboro, Pennsylvania and #3 by John C. Karp, Jr., Minden, Nevada. Design #4e by Peter Turek, Salisbury, Maryland was selected by the organizing committee for special use as a banner.

#1
Guidon, divided horizontally, Nevada Flag Blue over Silver-Gray. In the Blue section is a White “V” with a red inset. In the Silver-Gray section, a Golden-Yellow “VL”. The flag recalls the colors of the Nevada State Flag and the nickname of Nevada (The Silver State). The “V” derives from the NAVA flag and the “XL” is Roman Numerals for 40, thus representing the 40th NAVA Meeting. The Golden-Yellow “XL” is in reference both to the deserts of Nevada and the riches of the state.
Dean Thomas, Downey, California.
#2
The subject of vexillology is signified by the central white “X” which may be interpreted as representing two inverted “V”s for “vexillology” (reminiscent of the NAVA 20 flag). The general shape and angle of the letter “V” is further evoked by the various angles of the design. The angles found in the design are also found in the outline of the State of Nevada when one views it on a map.

The 40th annual meeting of the North American Vexillological Association is signified by the same white “X” representing the Roman numeral “10” with the yellow stripe representing a dynamic “L”—thus constituting ‘XL” the Roman numerals which signify “40”. The combined shape of the white X with the green stripe forms the number “4” referring to the four decades of NAVA’s annual meetings. The angles of the green and yellow designs also resemble two half-arrows pointing in opposite directions. These reflect the interaction of vexillologists and the exchange of ideas—both of which have occurred at past annual meetings and will occur again at NAVA 40.

The colors (dark blue, green and white and yellow) evoke those found in Nevada’s state flag (with yellow being substituted for the golden-yellow in said flag). The use of four colors in this proposal calls to mind the four decades of NAVA annual meetings. The design is a dynamic one which indicates the continued vitality of NAVA.
William Belanich, Jr., Centerville, Ohio.
#3
The colors used are the principal colors of the Nevada State Flag: dark blue, white (silver), and yellow (gold). The large star is a major charge (object) in the canton of the Nevada flag. The yellow, NAVA “V” has been rotated 90 degrees from its normal orientation so that it points to the Nevada star, symbolizing the fact that NAVA has come to Nevada for its 2006 meeting. The yellow stylized “X’s” represent “40”.
John C. Karp, Jr., Minden, Nevada.
4a4b
4c4d
4e

4a and 4b are based on the NAVA flag turned sideways, with a star in the upper fly to represent Nevada. The first proposal has a height wide XL in the red field while the second proposal has a smaller XL. This represents NAVA 40.

4c, 4d, and 4e are based on the 1905 state flag. Each one has 40 stars in four rows of yellow and gray (to represent gold and silver) to represent NAVA 40. 4c is just a blue field with 40 stars in alternating colors. 4d is a blue field with 40 stars, 33 yellow stars and 7 gray stars creating a V pattern. 4e is closest to the 1905 flag and is a blue field with the conference name in yellow in the middle with alternating rows of gray and yellow stars.
Peter Turek, Salisbury, Maryland
#5a
#5b
#5c

5a is a play on the NAVA flag using a silhouette of central and southern Nevada instead of NAVA’s usual dark blue pile in chief, with a white star [emulating the white star on blue background of the Nevada state flag] set at the location of Reno on the silhouette (as if it were a map).

5b has some similar symbolism. The geometric forms on the top half of the flag represent not only the mountains in the background of Reno, but also a stylized “NV”, Nevada’s state abbreviation. The “V” part to the fly imitates the NAVA flag with its inverted white chevron and dark blue pile over a red field.

5c is a variation on the second with the white star on blue field taken from the Nevada state flag.
Daniel White, Hatboro, Pennsylvania
#6a
#6b
#6c
Hugh Brady, Burlington Vermont.
#7
The proportions of the flag are 5:8, swallow-tailed.
The blue field, the silver star in the canton, and the golden-yellow stripe recall the Nevada State Flag.
The 3 blue-white-red stripes represent NAVA.
There are 4 stripes to celebrate 40 years of NAVA.
The stripes are V-shaped for Vexillology.
Sophie Rault, Rostrenen, France.