Shipwrecks Conference - 18 April, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

Just thought I would pass this along to those of us in BC that may not have heard of it yet as it is coming up soon.

The following was taken from the Underwater Archaeological Society of BC website (http://www.uasbc.com/shipwrecksconference.cfm)

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SHIPWRECKS CONFERENCE

Welcome to the 23rd annual Shipwrecks conference, western Canada's longest running underwater heritage event.


HMCS Discovery at Stanley Park is the home for Shipwrecks 2009
Conference date: Saturday, April 18,2009
Day session begins at 9 AM
Woodward lecture and dinner begins at 6:30 PM


Military Wrecks is this year's theme and we have an impressive line-up of speakers including:

Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada: Analyzing Naval Strategy thru Shipwrecks
Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada: The Elizabeth and Mary, 1690, Quebec City
Peter Fox and Mark Atherton: Analyzing Military Wrecks with Sonar
Jacques Marc: Military Shipwrecks in British Columbia
Rob Rondeau: World War II Shipwrecks of Bell Island
Curt McNamee: Deep Water Military Shipwrecks

Woodward Lecture speaker


The Woodward lecture is at the evening dinner.

Dr Fred Hocker, Vasa Museum, Stockholm.

The VASA project caught the world's attention when she was raised from the mud of Stockholm's harbour in April 1961. This was the first the world had seen of the ship for more than 333 years since she capsized and sank on her maiden voyage. The ship contains a wealth of objects reflecting Swedish maritime life of the early 1600s. As a conservation project, the VASA project set new standards for restoration as the entire ship and its contents were conserved.

Tickets

Tickets are available online via PayPal (see below) and through the UASBC executive.
Day Lectures: $25.00 for UASBC members, $30.00 for non-members
Woodward Lecture and Dinner: $35.00 for UASBC members, $40.00 for non-members


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I will be attending (as long as I can work things out with work).

Mike