Conférence annuelle et Assemblée générale

To celebrate the quatercentenary of Samuel de Champlain's founding of Quebec, the Canadian Nautical Research Society will host its annual conference for 2008 in that city. For detailed administrative arangements and registration form, click here.

(it's in Adobe PDF Format)

The preliminary programme is now available.

The programme includes a balanced mix of established and emerging scholars, offering many papers on themes such as early charts and navigation of the North Atlantic, seventeenth-century naval rivalry and early colonization, naval operations during the siege of Quebec in 1759, commercial and naval shipbuilding in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and transatlantic steamship service. With the Naval Reserve of the Canadian Navy headquartered on Quebec’s lower town waterfront within easy walking distance of the conference venue, two sessions of the conference will be dedicated to an historical appreciation of Canada’s Naval Reserve and the naval presence in Quebec, and certain of the conference activities will be held in the Naval Reserve facilities.

The conference venue is the Auberge Saint-Antoine, very near the site of Champlain's original « Habitation ». Located on an important archaeological site, in 300 year-old buildings, the Auberge Saint-Antoine offers a unique introduction to New France. Artfully displayed artifacts throughout the hotel provide a fascinating glimpse into the life of Quebec's first inhabitants. The Auberge Saint-Antoine has created a succession of 94 stunning rooms, many offering a view on the Saint-Lawrence River, others of Quebec's renowned fortifications or the Musée de la civilisation.

A block of rooms is reserved for "CNRS 2008"

Auberge Saint-Antoine, 8, rue Saint-Antoine, Québec, QC G1K 4C9
(418) 692-2211 Fax : (418) 692-1177
http://www.saint-antoine.com

Other conference activities will include a guided tour of the historic cityand a dinner boat cruise on the St Lawrence River to Île d'Orléans.

Administrative enquiries should be directed to:
Dr Richard Gimblett
CNRS 2008 Conference Coordinator
49 South Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3B8
Telephone: 613-590-9508

e-mail: richard.gimblett@rogers.com

The Canadian Nautical Research Society will host its annual conference for 2009 in Victoria BC.

Papers topics may include exploration, trade, war, ships, individuals, indigenous peoples, shipwrecks, marine disasters and any other topic related to maritime activity in the Pacific. Papers on such topics in other geographic areas will be considered on their merits. Proposals should be directed to:

Dr. Michael Hadley
802-630 Montreal Street
Victoria BC
(250) 598-4886
e-mail: mlhadley@telus.net

and

Robin Inglis
4165 Doncaster Way
Vancouver, BC V6S 1W1
(604) 816-4852
e-mail: robininglis@hotmail.com

The conference will be held in the historic downtown section of Victoria. Activities will include guided visits to local sites relating to the conference themes. An optional overnight group excursion by ship at the end of the conference to Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island will also be offered. Bursary available for students presenting a paper in English or French.

Administrative enquiries should be directed to:

Jan Drent
1720 Rockland Avenue
Victoria BC V8S 1W8
(250) 598-1661
e-mail: jdrent@pacificcoast.net