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The TIPS (Tokyo Pen Show) is HUGE this year, it has way more venders than last year, I am very excited for it! Tickets will be open for sale soon ( 23th Sept GMT +9 ) , so I am creating this thread, hoping to help for those who are planning to attend, or those who are interested in Japan FP market to navigate a little bit easier. Basic Information: Tokyo Pen Show 2024 tokyo-international-penshow.com November 2nd (Saturday), 3rd (Sunday), and 4th (Holiday/Monday) Regarding to crowd-control and queue up: Just for your reference this is my experience from last year, I am not sure if it would be the same this year, but the basic should be similar. ( I will update here if they announced different type of queue up methods) - Japanese events are VERY punctual, queue up for entrance usually happen 30mins before the event starts. If you have certain items you intend to buy, and they only have limited quantities, it is very important to arrive early. - The show will be held in the 4th and 5th floor of Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center. The main entrance should be in either one of the floor. You will need to show the QR code of your tickets to the staff (the QR code should be in the page or the email of your purchase) - There should be a number shown in your purchase, and that number would be your queue up number. - There will be space especially prepared for queue up. Queue up will be separated by rows (eg. From 1-15, 16-25). Ask the staff if you are not sure or cannot pick up the announcement. - The row, then will divide into “going to the 4th floor “or “going to the 5th floor”. So make sure you have check out the floor map ( it has not been released yet) and decide which booth you will visit first. - You will then be led to the corresponding floor and led to queue up on the front of the booth. - You won’t be able to shop until announcement is made. Here below are some of the vendors that I personally enjoy using their products or admire their visions. I am writing this as an individual FP/Stationery lover, I do NOT have any kinds of affiliation with any of these venders. ++ Atabo ++ https://atasta.shop/ Atabo creates a huge varieties of Manuscript paper(原稿用紙) Manuscript paper has been a very important writing tool in the early era for writers to keep track of their word counts. Every sheet of the manuscript paper has 400 squares(マス目), one kanji for one square. Atabo has lots of different manuscript paper designs; the 3D design specially requires a 3D glass to see how it looks! Or rounded shape type They are all FP friendly, shows shimmer and sheen well. The other popular product of Atabo is the accordion calendar for Techo https://www.atasta.shop/product-list/10 ++ BUNGUBOX ++ https://bungubox.shop/ I don’t think I need to say more, though I do want to emphasize how beautiful their Maki-e convertors are. I was hesitant to buy a Maki-e TWSBI ECO, but a convertor is price-friendly enough. Especially they are all hand-painted by Mr. Hino who lost most of his home and tools during the Noto earthquake in Jan 2024. A few weeks ago I visited the Bungubox and found a teeny tiny stamp with their trademark ink bottle. I hope they will bring them to TIPS. ++ Kobayashi 文具館コバヤシ ++ https://www.kobabun.net Kobayashi is located in Shizuoka, there are total 6 actual and mortar stores. (I have yet to visit all of them!) These are their original SE FP https://www.kobabun.net/5787 You will find a big amount of original inks from them, Shizuoka ink is produced by Sailor https://www.kobabun.net/5627 While the Katana ink series and bechori-san collaboration ink are made by Tono Lims https://www.kobabun.net/5685 One of the products I will bring every time when visiting their stores is : Yuyu san Nuritakuri-e postcard(ぬりたくり絵 see information on Noto) https://kobabun.shop-pro.jp/?pid=167592557 ++ Frame Work ++ https://gensou.shop-pro.jp/ They have INCREDIBLE craftsmanship of glass pen. I remember how shocked I was when I first saw their products. Dragon pen rest, glass pens with wings ! OMG. I will let you see for yourself https://www.instagram.com/flame_works_jp Every piece of their works are masterpiece. I personally do not particularly write with a glass pen, but the joy of looking at these gorgeous creation, reminds me why attending a pen show is highly recommended! ++ Galen Leather ++ https://galenleather.com/ There are some controversial opinions about Galen 's products, this is the perfect choice to check out their products, maybe even take them in hand, touch the leather, and decide whether you like it or not. Last year they sold the single pen sleeve in a very affordable price, perfect gift for other stationery/FP users. I enjoyed a great deal having some intensive conversation with the owners last year. ++ GaniCalligraphy 文画師Gani ++ https://ganicalligraphy.tokyo/ Gani is an award-winning artist and calligrapher; he created amazing graphic using his own calligraphy https://jp.pinkoi.com/product/xGuvQ8eV You can find postcard, T-shirt, A4 file folder of his creations. It was such a pleasure to talk to him, exchanging our love for certain historical figure. In some of the events, he would write your name in his beautiful calligraphy for you. ++ Hachimonjiya 八文字屋 ++ https://hachimonjiya.com/ Hachimonjiya is a stationery store located in Yamagata . They have a lot of original pens https://hachimonjiya.com/collections/original_pens and inks https://hachimonjiya.com/collections/original_ink also these beautiful LE LIFE notebooks which I highly recommend. https://hachimonjiya.com/collections/original-notes I am buying this cute little sticker in TIPS : https://hachimonjiya.com/collections/original-notes/products/book-car-sticker Yamagata is so far away that most of us might never visit, so this is a good chance to see their products in person. ++ HOUSHOKU KOUBOU KYOMARU宝飾工房京丸 ++ https://www.instagram.com/nishibayashi_shigeki Kyomaru specializes in decorating stationery. I love seeing their display; every piece is an art work. A friend has commissioned a decorated lighter from them and it is a feast to an eye ++Ishimaru Bunkoudou 石丸文行堂 ++ https://www.ishimaru-bun.co.jp Ishimaru is a stationery store located in Nagasaki. They have released lots of Nagasaki original stationery https://www.ishimaru-bun.co.jp/original/ FP and Ink homage for Nagasaki https://www.ishimaru-bun.co.jp/n-bikei/ Ishimaru original stationery https://ishimarubun.shop-pro.jp/?mode=grp&gid=2509431&sort=n Color bar Ink which has a wide color chart of choices to choose from https://www.ishimaru-bun.co.jp/original/colorbarink/ The SE Pilot 742 I bought from them remains to be one of my most treasured Pilot pens https://ishimarubun.shop-pro.jp/?mode=grp&gid=2509431&sort=n ++ Japan Brown Promotion Association 日本茶色普及協会 ++ There will be a few workshops this vendor providing. Including - "Put fountain pen ink into your ballpoint pen" -"Let's make a leather cover for notebook" As the title says, the gentleman loves anything in brown color. From his T-shirt to his hand towel and even his mask, all are in different shades of brown. If you show him your belongings (techo, pen case etc) in brown color, he will give you a tiny sticker like this: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ivEEWpXQ-/ Last year he gave me a sticker for my gold-brownish dyed hair lol ++ 神戸派計画 Kobeha ++ https://kobeha.com I simply love their GRAPHILO notebook. It offers a different kind of performance than Tomoe River or Iroful. They might not be the most affordable notebook, but they sure are unique. I also recommend checking out the CITO for those who prefer white pages https://fromkobe.jp/?mode=grp&gid=1779060 and the Graphilio name card is my go-to for ink swatches https://fromkobe.jp/?pid=181032790 ++ kohunkan kappansho 廣運舘活版所 ++ https://kohunkankappan.jp/ Kohunkan is a letterpress company. They sell classy letter sets/ memo pads etc. I love the texture of their paper. ++ Laban Pen ++ https://www.instagram.com/labanpen/ Laban pen is a Taiwan FP manufacturer. I personally own a dozen of their pens, they are well made and good looking. I am not sure if the brand themselves are coming or their distributors are attending, either way, it is a great chance to look at some of their designs such as the Skeleton series, which I highly recommend. https://laban.com/collections/skeleton Their latest release - A Sanyu in Hand, is unique and gorgeous https://laban.com/collections/a-sanyu-in-hand-collection ++ Mart ++ https://lit.link/mart https://www.instagram.com/mart.jp Mart is a multi-talented artist who created the new trend :ink mascara. He has also released many original iron gall inks. In his words : "Those are for lazy FP people (who doesn’t like to clean very much) I have his Compass(羅針盤 ) inked in my Mini Diamond 580 for over a year, never have any problems even without usage for months. https://www.instagram.com/p/CvmXlZPJl26/ My other favorite product of him is the cassette tape motif M5 refills . https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyxI9ogpW4X/ ++ Mita Sanshodo 三田三昭堂 ++ Mita Sanshodo's billboard product is their ink, with a gorgeous kirie glass bottle. Several of their inks are must have IMO: Olive (gorgeous shading) , Jyako( similar to Lamy Dark Lilac) and Hakka (beautiful sheen) https://www.mitaclub.co.jp/html/topics/original.html 館林紬「日日凛」カラー万年筆インク６色セット is a LE ink set. One of the best assorted ink sets I have ever bought. 館林紬「日日凛」ミニ原稿用紙 is made by Masuya(満寿屋). Their paper is SUPERB for FP. ++ Nagasawa ナガサワ文具センター ++ https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/ Neednot to explain further. There are a few SE items that you may have missed : NAGASAWA x Kakuno https://www.nagasawa-shop.jp/shopdetail/000000004813/original/page2/price/ NAGASAWA x Kobe ink pin badge https://www.nagasawa-shop.jp/shopdetail/000000003927/original/page1/price/ 満寿屋(Masuya)×NAGASAWA　Techo refill https://www.nagasawa-shop.jp/shopdetail/000000000616/original/page1/price/ NAGASAWA Kokuyu field notebook 神戸測量野帳 https://www.nagasawa-shop.jp/shopdetail/000000004866/original/page1/price/ ++ Noritama のりたま_ ++ https://x.com/noritama_star Noritama is a foil-stamping and engraving service in very affordable price. There are a wide selection of fonts, sizes and foils to customize your notebook, case cover etc. I absolutely love the iridescent colored foil stamped on my cover. ++ nouto.co ノウト ++ https://nouto.co https://www.nouto.shop/ Nouto is renown manufacter of the ぬりたくり絵(ink swatch card). They can be found in name card and postcard size. https://www.nouto.shop/categories/5722264 Last year there was a "ぬりたくり絵(nuritakuri-e)詰め放題" (fit all you can) which you can push as many ぬりたくり絵(name card size) into a thin transparent pocket as possible. There are two thicknesses of transparent pockets to choose from. It was fun and a great chance to get different types of ぬりたくり絵 in one go. The ぬりたくり絵 for M5 techo refill https://www.nouto.shop/items/88740802 and the alphabet types are my rec's https://www.nouto.shop/items/77410942 Their original inks are produced based on a funny joke/idea: “most of the cute items in the world are made by Ojisan(uncle) " https://www.nouto.shop/categories/5898180 The other main product of Nouto is the nombre Notebook N https://nouto.co/products/nombrenote/ The notebook used 菁文堂(Seibundo) paper and each page is marked with a page number. Nombre notebook has all sort of cover colors, and it lays flat. https://www.nouto.shop/categories/3646607 PS I heard that there will be a new product for FP lovers being released in TIPS ++ punpukudo ぷんぷく堂 ++ Punpukudo is an actual stationery store that opens after 7pm. There have a lot of original stationery https://punpukudo.shop/?category_id=60a924571945c74d18dd1ee5 I especially love the Punpukudo x Tsubame notebook https://punpukudo.shop/items/637c9078bd5e4d0829b40bdb the notebook made with bamboo paper. https://punpukudo.shop/items/5e12d5370cc8de1a09185895 ++ SEY soporta ++ www.seypen.jp I have talked to the owner in several shows in the past 2 years. Their products are very eye catching, very colorful. They also take customized orders on pens. ( I am sending my 912 to be made!) Their new released pen tray with kimono fabric, are great tool to store your pens. I am happy with mine! ++ Studyo Agackakan ++ https://www.studyoagackakan.com Studyo Agackakan is from Turkey. They have a wide range of ebonite to urushi pens. I have a Studyo Agackakan x Galen Ebonite pen which I love every part of it. https://www.galenleather.com/products/galen-x-studyo-agackakan-fountain-pen-v1-ebonite-yellow-green Last year they had those lovely cat shaped pen rest. The cutest well made pen rest ever ! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cozyg4pDqwn/?img_index=1 ++ Teriw テリュー ++ https://teriw.jp/ Teriw 's writing boards completely changed my writing style and habits. I am the kind of person who cannot proper write a sentence without the line goes all the way up to the top on a page. I have tried those grid guide sheet but they never stick well enough beneath for me to keep writing. Teriw's board has a small clip function to keep the grid guide sheet ticked, and the brass board offers incredible smooth and textured writing experience that I cannot get enough. You can write on both sides of the board: brass vs a soft pocket on the top of brass. The brass ages and patina are very beautiful. https://teriw.jp/board/ Teriw then released the Mat series, while it doesn't have the grid guide sheet attached , it provides the most amazing cusion for writing in my FP. https://teriw.jp/mat/ You should be able to test writing in Teriw's booth. I strongly recommend you experience yourself. Teriw's writing board is literally one of the stationery items I packed in my evacuation bag. No kidding ++ Toyooka Craft 豊岡クラフト ++ https://toyocraft.com/en/ Many of you may know Toyooka, their pen rest/cabinet are top notch. TIPS is the best place to see their collection as not many stores stock them (STAs -STATIONERY Station in Nihonbashi does, but only a few types) Last year there was a tiny pen rest in indigo color for sale, it was perfect when I used up all my budget but still wanted to have one of their creations. ++ 日本手帖の会 Nippon Techo No Kai++ https://x.com/nippontecho The Nippon Techo No Kai will be holding a "general election" of over 100 Techo-es. You will be able to test with these techo-es, touch the pages and test if they feather/bleed etc. The Nippon Techo No Kai is a group of "hardcore(in a good way)" Techo lovers, multiple techo events are held every year among all area in Japan and even in Taiwan. Please note that this is NOT an official guide. Once again I do NOT have any kinds of affiliation with any of these venders; I just want to share the fun and joy of attending Japan stationery shows with you.

Hello Everybody, Just wanted to make a quick announcement for a show coming up. The official Dallas Pen Show 2020 was cancelled, but we have decided the show must go on! The show will not be quite like the normal show due to Covid. We are taking many precautions in relation to this. The show will be in the same location as normal at the Doubletree by Hilton near the galleria in Dallas. It is in the same two ballrooms. Due to Covid the number of tables are greatly reduced, and meet all CDC guidelines and social distancing procedures. Hand sanitizer will be placed all around the show in addition to face coverings being required. We will have face shields available at no charge at the door. There will also be restrictions in place as far as number of people allowed in the show, so a line could form. We want to make this show as fun as possible, but we are doing everything we can to make it a safe show for all vendors and attendees. I hope everybody is as excited for the show as we are, and we hope to see you there! The event is Friday September 25th from 12pm-7pm, and Saturday September 26th from 10am-5pm! Flyer attached with all of our exciting vendors that will be in attendance! Hotel Address 4099 Valley View Ln, Dallas, TX 75244

First off, I wanted to give a big shout out for everybody that was able to attend the Dromgoole's Dallas Pen Show 2 weeks ago! We were extremely happy to put on an event like that, and you all helped make it a successful event. It was so great to get to see everybody! With that said we are doing a similar show in San Antonio November 6th-7th!. The show will be located at the Doubletree by Hilton San Antonio Northwest right off of Loop 1604 and I-10. 6809 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249 There will be a special room rate of $82/night if signed up before the end of October, if you have any issues please reach out to us and we will be happy to assist. Copy & Paste this link in your browser to book your room! https://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/S/SATJRDT-DRM-20201105/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG The show hours will be as follows: Friday November 6th 10AM-7PM Saturday November 7th 9AM-4PM The show will not be quite like the normal show due to Covid. We are taking many precautions in relation to this. Due to Covid the number of tables are greatly reduced, and meet all CDC guidelines and social distancing procedures. Hand sanitizer will be placed all around the show in addition to face coverings being required. We will have face shields available at no charge at the door. There will also be restrictions in place as far as number of people allowed in the show, so a line could form. We want to make this show as fun as possible, but we are doing everything we can to make it a safe show for all vendors and attendees. Attached is a flyer we have created that has a list of current vendors that have committed to attend, we expect to have some more as time goes on. Kirk Speer (Penrealm) will be on site offering nib grinding/tuning services!

THE INDIAN PEN SHOW India's first ever international fountain pen exhibition: "The India Pen Show" is being organized at Mumbai and following are the details Venue Location: Nehru Centre, Mumbai Date: 2nd and 3rd February 2019 Few highlights of the show are : The Show will be paying tribute to Kaifi Azmi Saheb on his birth centenary. The show will be inaugurated by Javed Akhtar and/or Shabana Azmi There will be an audio-visual tribute to Kaifi Azmi Saheb followed by Kaifi Azmi limited edition fountain pen launch (made by Constellations88 and limited to just 100 pieces). Few of these will be given to special people including Javed Akhtar, Gulzaar Sahab, Shankar Mahadevan, Aamir Khan, Shyam Bengal, Naresh Goyal among others. About 45 exhibitor tables, featuring 50+ brands Pens ranging from INR 50 to 5,00,000 Calligraphy and doodle workshops every hour at the venue. About 100+ colors of inks and ink testing table. Guided tour of the history and evolution of fountain pens including demonstrations of various ink filling mechanisms and first-hand experience of writing with a few types of fountain pens. There will be a "write a letter, say it better" booth for people to write a handwritten note to their loved ones and we shall post it on their behalf, we will also have calligraphers to assist with handwriting and letter writing if need be. kids section for them to be introduced to fountain pens and 50 kids between 8 to 12 years of age will be given a free fountain pen on each day. 5 giveaways each day by way of the raffle which will.include pens, journals, pen cases, inks etc Return gift for every entry pass holder at the show. there will be a couple of pens at each table for great discounts, early birds can get the benefit of the same. The show is organized by www.constellations88.com and www.magnacartapen.com The title sponsor of the show is William Penn (The largest retail store network in India) and is co-sponsored by Kaweco India. We will be receiving pens from Conid to be included in the guided tour, we will be getting pens from Alan show as part of giveaway, we will be getting few inks by Robert Oster for giveaways, a new ink will be launched by Krishna inks and samples will be given, a few more pens will be up for grabs. Follow the entire development of www.theindiapenshow.com Facebook: theindiapenshow Instagram: theindiapenshow Blog: www.inkedhappiness.com

Hello! Moscow Pen Show 2018 will take place at the end of the year, 8-9 dec 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Homepage: penshow.ru Few photos from the Moscow Pen Show 2017:

I believe this is the first time to introduce 2018 Seoul Pen Show on the FPN. Please see the attached poster and I look forward to seeing many of you at the pen show.

Hello FPN! This is only me second FPN post, so I am going to reintroduce myself- My name is Sanay Shah, and I am a 21 year old mechanical engineer and the co founder of a brand called Syahi, that handcrafts wooden fountain pens(from scratch-these are NOT kit pens. The brass parts, section, rings etc are all made in house). We are only a year old, and have released a few models in this year, taking feedback from customers each time and implementing the same. We have now arrived at a few models that we are very excited about.. there are no pictures anywhere though-they will be shown at the DC and SF pen shows this year! You can have a look at our website (www.syahiindia.com) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/syahiindia/?hl=en ) to look at some of our older models and get a basic idea of our pens. This is my first time to a pen show, and I am slightly disappointed about the fact that a lot of you are not too keen on the DC Supershow.. Anyhow, I will be at both DC and SF, with a full range of pens. Do keep an eye out for me and pay a visit

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Hello, The 2016 Barcelona Pen Show 2016 has finished, it took place yesterday, and I that think the event was a success. The size of the Barcelona pen show is small (just 15 expositors), but it has the advantage that the environment offers more intimacy between sellers, buyers and curious people attending the pen show. I attended the pen show only in the morning, which is the preferred time for most of people. Compared to previous editions, I think that the level of assistance was the highest in recent years, which is really good and ensures future editions of the pen show. Most of the exhibitors are Spanish, although there were also some well known vendors coming from Italy, Germany, Italy and Japan. In my case, managed to avoid temptations of buying interesting fountain pens. Basically, I was thinking of my recent purchases (Montblanc M and Montblanc Heritage 1912), which have consumed my pens budget for the rest of the year (I hope so). However, I did buy two inkwells, a Pelikan (Amethyst) and a Montblanc (Blue Hour). I took some pictures with my iphone, although not many. Some colleagues were using SLR cameras and I thought that I could not compete with them. Anyway, here you have some of the pictures that will give a better flavor of the pen show. First, one vendor offering papers and calligraphy material: http://i64.tinypic.com/fa2e1g.jpg The fountain pens of Estilomanía vendor (one of the organizers): http://i65.tinypic.com/2r4in0i.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/29qjomq.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2lxj7v7.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/68qyqw.jpg The table of the “Central de l'Estilogràfica”, with some discounts for the occasion (in fact, that's the inkwell MB Blue Hour that came home, the last one!): http://i67.tinypic.com/mcyopd.jpg The table of Joseph, from “Philartpens”: http://i63.tinypic.com/5owpye.jpg Joseph also offered products from “Vienna” local stationery shop, with the range of TWSBI fountain pens as the flagship product (this is the only vendor that carries TWSBI in Spain). Here a German seller (I forget his name) that was repairing a pen on the spot. The buyer was looking forward to the process. I could not look away from the hands of this repairman, who was using the different tools with great ease: http://i64.tinypic.com/v5yj4m.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/16h7xwk.jpg Some pictures of the room: http://i63.tinypic.com/1z3qz9d.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/20jlll1.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/fkuno7.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/2qnzk8z.jpg Finally, some colleagues doing a bit of bargaining, with vintage hard rubber bars and nibs: http://i63.tinypic.com/2vvn8mc.jpg Regards, Josep Lluís

The 2016 Arkansas Pen Show will be held at the North Little Rock Wyndham Friday February 26, and Saturday February 27, 2016. Attached is a photo of the North Little Rock Wyndham hotel, venue for the 2016 Arkansas Pen Show, with the Little Rock skyline in the background. You can follow announcements on our Facebook page, Arkansas Pen Show, on Instagram at arkansaspenshow or on the Arkansas Pen Club website http://www.arkansaspenclub.com/. We will also be updating this thread as well. - Grayling

Hello Followers! We are very glad to announce that Iguana Sell is the new Official Sponsor of this year's Madrid Penshow. It is the most important of Europe and we will be very happy to help you if you come visit us! As some of you may know, it will take place the 14th, 15th and 16th of November at the Eurobuilding Hotel in Madrid. At our stand, you will be able to try our range of nibs of Aurora, Pelikan and Nakaya. Do not miss this unique show and contact us to info@iguanasell.com to get your free ticket!

Turin Penshow October 11, 2014 @ Circolo dei lettori Torino 11:00 am - 19:00 pm www.pennamania.it/turinpenshow II Turin Penshow "Winter Edition" is coming soon and will be held October 11, 2014 at the Great Hall of the Club of Readers Turin "Circolo dei Lettori Torino". Club is located on the first floor of a beautiful sixteenth-century palace in the historical center of Turin City, a few steps from Piazza Castello, Piazza Carignano, the National Library, Sfashion Cafe and Egyptian Museum. Easily be reached from the Porta Nuova railway station and Porta Susa railway station. In addition to the exhibition space for the Turin Penshow, the Club of readers offers all participants the following services: Bar Cafe Restaurant Sel Service (hot and cold food) Reading and Relaxing Room Gallery Wi-Fi and more services Free access to Penshow & Club Where: Circolo dei lettori Torino, Via Gian Battista Bogino 9 Torino http://www.circololettori.it/englishpresentation/ Turin Penshow past edition gallery: http://www.pennamania.it/turinpenshow/index.php?action=gallery;cat=4 Turin Penshow official website: www.pennamania.it/turinpenshow To booking a table or more info: info@pennamania.it

Hi All, On Saturday September 27th, the Tilburg Penshow will be held at the Natuurmuseum Brabant from 11.00 until 17.00. During this weekend we Always have some very special offers for those attending the show, however, we realize that not everyone is able to visit the show, especially those of you who are living abroad. To be able to enjoy our specials, we decided to introduce our "Personal Penshow Offer" to those who are not able to visit. Please send me a PM or an email (info@lacouronneducomte.nl) if you wish to receive our offer for you (valid as of today until September 28th). All the best, Dennis La Couronne du Comte