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Connected by Water: Inland Waterways and Maritime Endeavors

Erie Maritime Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania – 14-18 May 2014

Co-sponsored with NASOH and NMHS

Programme

Full details available here.

Accomodation

The Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel is the preferred hotel for Meeting attendees. The hotel is located at 55 West Bay Drive in Erie, Pennsylvania – within walking distance of the Museum conference. Phone: 814 454-2005. We have a great rate of $129 per night; we recommend you make your reservation now. Be sure to use the code North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) to get the group rate.

Registration

All registration fees for the conference include continental breakfasts, lunches, receptions, and the Saturday banquet and lighthouse tour.

Member (CNRS, Erie Maritime, NASOH or NMHS): $229
Non-member: $299
Student: $125
One-day registration: Thursday $80; Friday $80; Saturday $140

*Registration does not include Friday night's dinner.

Special events

These include a Thursday night behind-the-scenes tour of the Erie Maritime Museum followed by a welcome reception. Friday afternoon Captain Walter Rybka will lead a tour aboard the brig Niagara. At dinner on Friday night there will be an opportunity to "dine with a presenter." (Please contact us for details and to make arrangements). Saturday afternoon enjoy a tour of the only three lighthouses along the Western Peninsula. This is a rare opportunity – these lighthouses are not open to the public! Saturday evening join us for the conference closing reception and banquet at the Ambassador Conference Center. Any time during the conference, enjoy self-guided tours of Erie's downtown historic sites and Museum and board the free Erie Bayliner Trolley. The Erie Art Museum (open Saturday/Sunday) and the Erie County Historical Society (open Saturday only) are offering discounted admission to conference participants.

The call for papers is available here.

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