26th International Congress of Vexillology — Sydney, Australia, 2015
Organized by Flags Australia (Flag Society of Australia Inc.),
on 31 August–4 September 2015.
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.
| Author |
Paper |
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Overview & Contents |
| Jon Addison |
Looking to the Heavens: The Australasian League Flag of 1851 |
| Ralph Bartlett |
Australia’s Boxing Kangaroo Flag—Whose Flag Is It? |
| Bruce Baskerville and Stephen Szabo |
Australia’s First? The History of the Bowman Flag Reconsidered |
| Bruce Berry |
“Zero to Hero”—The Role of the National Flag in Nation Building in Post-apartheid South Africa |
| Stephen Berry |
The Dead Hand of Copyright: Flagging an Issue |
| Tony Burton |
We Did But See Her Passing By… the 1954 Royal Visit and Its Impact on Australian and New Zealand Vexillology |
| John Cartledge |
Though Cowards Flinch: The History of the Red Flag as a Symbol of Revolt Against Repression |
| Sekhar Chakrabarti |
An Early 20th Century Indian National Flag: Remembering the Contribution of an Irish Lady 110 Years Ago |
| Edwin Crump |
The Black Flag and Video Game Vexillology |
| Fei Xing |
Flag Display in Traditional Chinese Architecture |
| Scot Guenter |
Images of the Land Down Under Redux |
| Željko Heimer |
Ten Years of the Dictionary of Vexillology |
| Aleksander Hribovšek |
Historical Errors Behind the Creation of the National Flag of Slovenia in 1848 |
| Nicolas Hugot |
New Caledonia: A Preview of a Future in Suspension |
| Nozomi Kariyasu |
Japanese Service Ensigns in International Trade Across the Pacific |
| Ted Kaye |
Fiji’s New Flag: A Work in Progress |
| Ralph Kelly |
Flags and the Australian Military |
| Thomas Le Bas |
Flagpost: A Place for New Zealanders to Reimagine Their Flag, Together |
| Paul Lindsay |
Vexillology and Social Media: A 35-year Retrospective from Snail Mail to Facebook |
| Michel Lupant |
Belgian Royal Flags since Independence |
| Tracey Mee |
Flagging Australia: Claims and Identity |
| Malcolm Mulholland |
A New Flag for New Zealand?—The Consideration Process |
| Jan Henrik Munksgaard |
Admiral Hesselberg’s Book of Flags—An Introduction |
| Anne M. Platoff and Steven A. Knowlton |
Old Flags, New Meanings |
| Colin Randall |
An Olympian Flag Event |
| Alain Raullet |
Pardon Banners in Brittany |
| Mark Risby |
Flags of Van Diemen’s Land: Murphy’s Flag Charts |
| Manuela Schmöger |
Mapping Flag Usage in Munich, Germany |
| Gwen Spicer |
Display and Storage of Historical Collections: A Holistic Approach |
| Mike Thomas |
Flags by Design: Identifying Flags by Pattern and Colour |
| Marcel van Westerhoven |
Expressions of Regional Identity in the Netherlands Through Flags |
| Stan Zamyatin |
Flagscapes—A Natural Approach to Vexillology |
| Zhao Xinfeng |
Protocols for Flag Raising at Medal Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 |
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Exhibitions and Events—Registration, State Library of New South Wales, Burrows Flag Displays, Observatory Hill, Flags of the World meeting and Australian National Flag Day |
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Canberra—Capital Flags, Australian War Memorial and Annex, Parliament House, Flag Display at Lake Burley Griffin |
|
FIAV General Assembly |
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Companion Tours—Opera House, Sunset Harbour Cruise, Northern Beaches, National Gallery of Australia, and Taronga Zoo |
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Closing Dinner and Awards |
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List of Participants (Delegates and Companions) and Sponsors |
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