HHUS (Horatio Hornblower US convention)
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| Name: | HHUS & HHUK |
| Dates: | 2002- |
| Frequency: | yearly |
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| Focus: | Horatio Hornblower |
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| Founding Date: | 2002 |
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- HHUS - "Horatio Hornblower US" - an annual Hornblower convention held in various locations in North America and in the UK. When held in the UK, the convention acronym is HHUK:
This convention has two con zines: HHUK and HHUS.
- 2002 - Portsmouth, U.K.[1]
- 2003 - Norfolk, Virgina
- 2004 - Toronto, Canada
- 2005- Portsmouth, U.K. - The Trafalgar Experience[2] (also known as the HHUK 2005 convention)
- 2006 - Williamsburg, Virginia
- 2007 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2008 - an Diego, California.[3]
The last convention was held in 2009 in Key West, Florida. The next HHUS convention is planned to be held in Mystic, Connecticut in 2010 (details here). The convention also publishes a fanzine (2002-2010): the HHUS (Horatio Hornblower US convention zine) (when the convention was held in the US) and the HHUK (Horatio Hornblower UK convention zine) (when the convention was held in the UK).
Sample Convention Schedule 2005
THURSDAY
- There will be an HUK presence in the lounge at the Holiday Inn from around lunchtime Thursday, to meet and greet conventioneers as they arrive. You?ll know who we are!
FRIDAY
- 8.45 Welcome Aboard!
- 9.15 - 11.00 ?The Even Chance?
- 11.15 - 1.00 ?The Examination for Lieutenant?
LUNCH
- 3.00 -4.45 ?The Duchess And the Devil?
DINNER
- 6.00 Walk to Governor?s Green to see the Beacon Lighting
- 9.15 -11.00 ?The Frogs And The Lobsters?
SATURDAY
- 8.45 - 10.30 ?Mutiny?
- 10.45 - 12.30 ?Retribution?
LUNCH
- 2.00 - 3.45 ?Loyalty?
- 4.00 - 5.45 ?Duty?
DINNER
- 7.30 - 8.30 Fanfic. Forum
- 9.00 - 11.00 Video Choice.
SUNDAY
- .15 Leave the hotel to walk to Historic Dockyards. (Meet in foyer. Prompt departure essential please)
- 7.00 - Midnight Grand Trafalgar Dinner, Display and Knot-Tying Demonstrations by Mr. John Hayes (Rigger of ?HMS Victory?), Georgian Dance Workshop