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6TH MARITIME HERITAGE CONFERENCE in Wilmington, North Carolina, 25-28 October 2001
CALL FOR PAPERS
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T he 6th Maritime Heritage Confere nce will take pl ace in the historic southern seaport of Wilmington, North Carolina, 2528 October 200 1. T he confe rence will be hosted by the Battleship North Carolina and headquartered at the Wilmington Hilton Ri verside, across the Cape Fear River from the hi storic ship. Pro posals are in vited for indi vidu al papers or sess ions on all as pects of maritime history, preservation, educati on, archaeo logy, techno logy and tourism. The co nfe rence will also incorporate the 4th Internati ona l Ship Preservation Confe rence. The confe rence fo ll ows the las t co mprehensive maritime heritage co nfe rence held in Bosto n and the last ship preservation conference he ld in San Francisco. Intern ati onal parti cipation is encouraged. Co-sponsors of the confe re nce include : the Battles hip North Carolina, the Nati onal Maritime Alli ance, the National Park Service, the Historic Naval Shi ps Associati on, the Council of A merican Maritime Museums, the Natio nal Maritime Hi storical Society, the Nati o na l Conference of State Historic Preservati on Officers, the US Lifesav ing Service Heritage Assoc iation , the American L ig hthouse Coordinating Co mmittee, the San Francisco Maritime Nati onal Park Associatio n, and the Waterfron t Center. Proposals for indivi du al papers or for an entire session should include a short abstract and a brief res ume. Sess ion o rgani zers should subm it a ll of the paper abstrac ts as a group . The deadline fo r proposals is 1 May 2001. Send proposals to : Dr. Timothy J. Run yan, M aritime Heritage Confere nce, Maritime Studi es Program, E ller House, East Carolin a Uni versity, Greenvill e NC 27858 -4353 (telepho ne: 252 328-6097; fax: 252 328-6754; e-mail : underwoodk @mail.ecu .edu). Groups wishing to co nduct business meetings are welco me to do so on Monday , 29 October. To reserve facilities contact Captain David R. Sche u at the Battl eshi p North Caro lin a, Eagles Island , Post Office Box 480, Wilmington NC 28402-0480 (telephone: 9 10 25 1-5797 ; fax: 9 10 25 1-5807 ; e-mail : ncbb55@aol.com). For updates on the confe re nce program and accommodations see the web site at www .cr.nps.gov/maritime.
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Old & Rare Maritime Books Bought and Sold
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