Seventh Maritime Heritage Conference October 27-30, 2004 in Norfolk, Virginia A dozen maritime heritage and o ther o rganizations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia regio n are hos ting the next maritime heritage conference in the histo ri c so uthern seaport of Norfolk. Among them are the Hampton Roads Naval Museum with the battleship USS Wisconsin, The Mariners' Museum, Nauticus, Monitor National M arine Sanctuary, Ports mouth Naval Shipyard Museum and the H ampton Roads Maritim e Association. The Conference will open on Wednesday, October 27 with a reception at Nauticus and aboard the USS Wisconsin. Program sessio ns will continue through Saturday, O ctober 30. They w ill cover the entire range of maritime and naval heritage topics, with reports on the CSS H L Hunley and USS Monitor preservation projects. Some 45 concurrent 90- minute sessio ns and three pie- N nary sessio ns are planned. Although the program is nearly complete, if yo u have a presentatio n yo u would like to have considered, contac t Program Chair Joseph C. Mosier by e-mail at: jmosier@chrysler.org, phone 757 664-6205 as soon as possible. The co nference banquet speaker will be Mr. Nathaniel Philbrick, author of the best sellers In the Heart of the Sea and Sea of Glory, America's Voyage ofDiscovery: The US Exploring Expedition 1838-1842. Mystic Seaport M useum Director Em eritus J. Revell Carr wi ll also speak o n his new book All Brave Sailors. O n Friday, October 29, anendees will board the Spirit of Norfolk for lunch and a fully-narrated cruise of H ampto n Roads. The ship will pass by the various naval install ations and commercial port facilities, and then proceed to the site of the battle between S USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. Jeff Johnsto n of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary wi ll describe the battle of the ironclads as the Spirit circles the location of the skirmish. Conference headquarters will be the Sherato n No rfolk Waterside Hotel overlooking the harbo r and adjacent to Town Point Park-just a short walk from two other co nfere nce venues, Nauticus and the Wisconsin. Reserva tions may be made online at the conference rate of $89 plus tax. The World Ship Trust and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have recently joined the following natio nal and international organizations as co-hosts fo r the event: the American Li ghthouse Coordinating Committee, the American Sail Training Association, the Co uncil of American Maritime Museums, the Historic Naval Ships Association, the Museum Small C raft Association, the National Maritime Alliance, the National Maritime Historical Society, the National Park Service, the Nautical Research G uild , the Naval Histo ri cal Center, the Naval Historical Foundation , the North American Society for Oceanic History, the US Life-Saving Service H eritage Associatio n, and the US Lighthouse Society. The Conference will serve as the annual meeting for seven of these organizations.
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The following optional tours will be available: •O ld Cape H enry Lighthouse, O ld Coast G uard Station and Virginia Beach Tour •Visit to Po rtsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Portsmouth Lightship Museum •Welcome to N orfolk tour, including histo ric city sites and Norfolk Naval Base •C hartered lunch cruise o n board The American Rover •No rfo lk Botanical Gardens, C hrysler Museum, and historic Ghent shopping tour •Colo nial Wi lliamsburg overview and Yo rktown Visitors Center and battl efi eld tour • No rfo lk commercial port fac ilities In depth conference information is o n the Nauticus Web site at www.nauticus.org. C lick o n the conference logo at the bottom of the home page. The Co nference brochure with detailed information will be issued in June, available via postal mail and on the web site. Both commercial firm s and no n-profit o rganizations are welcomed to exhibit. Fo r further information contact Conference Chair Captain Channing M. Zucker by e-mail at hnsaOl@aol.com, ph. 757 499-1044. 1-
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