10th Maritime Heritage Conference Nauricus, Norfolk's waterfront educational maritime museum complex and home to the Hampton Roads Maritime Museum and the battleship Wisconsin, will be hosting the tenth Maritime Heritage Conference from 17-21 September in Norfolk, VA. Organized by the National Maritime Alliance, the conference is an opportunity for any and all with an interest in our maritime culture and h eritage to gather, share, discuss and learn from each other. The conferences follow a triennial meeting schedule (due to logistical complications, what would have been the 2013 conference was shifted to 2014). Previous host venues include Wilmington, NC, and San Diego, CA. The events are well attended; 45 0 attendees gathered at the ninth Maritime H eritage Conference in 2010 in Baltimore, MD . Keynote speakers this year include Raymond Ashley, president and CEO of the M aritime Museum of San Diego; ADM Robert]. Papp Jr., who in May retired from his post as Commandant of the US Coas t Guard, and Daniel
Basta, director ofNOAA's Office of National Marine ' , Sanctuaries. Author Clive C ussler, founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency and recipient of the NMHS Distinguished Service Award and th e inaugural Maritime Heritage Conference Award of Distinction, will be the guest speaker at Saturday's banquet. A full program of panels has been mapped out; topics range from the War of 1812, naval history and marine archaeology projects to museum strategies for collection management and public outreach. In addition to panels and discussions, there will be receptions aboard the Wisconsin r and at the Mariners' Museum in Newport · News, VA, as well as opportunities to tour the r' Norfolk area and add-on tours to such destinations as Colonial Williamsburg and Newport News Shipbuilding Limited. More information on the conference can be found on the NMHS website, www.seahistory.org, and at http:// nauticus.org/maritime/index.html.
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