Maritime Conferences and Seminars

Conferences
Seminars and Lectures
Passed Events

Conferences

1996

1996-10-10 -- 12: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. The Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, Duluth, MN, USA.; Contact: Michele Decker, Shipwreck Conference, State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102, USA. Telephone: +1 612-296-5434; Telefax: +1 612-282-2374.
1996-10-15 -- 16: A Life on the Ocean Wave. A conference on the lives and records of merchant seafarers at the Public Record Office, Kew, Great Britain.; Contact: Simon Fowler, Publicity & Exhibitions branch, PRO, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, Great Britain.
1996-10-17 -- 19: The Nautical Research Guild 23rd Annual Conference, Embassy Suites, Tulsa, OK, USA.; Contact: Daniel F. Allis, NRG '96-Tulsa, Tulsa Ship Modeler's Society, 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 201, Utica Center West, Tulsa, OK 74114, USA.
Telephone: +1 918 742 7457
Telefax: +1 918 744 0692

1997

1997-04-20 -- 27: Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels, San Francisco, California, USA.
Call for Papers:
Russell Booth,
National Maritime Museum Association,
P.O. Box 470310,
San Francisco,
California 94147-0310,
USA.
Telephone: +1 415 441 5819
Telefax: +1 415 441 0365
E-mail: pampanito@aol.com
1997-09-24 -- 27: Eight International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology. Centralne Muzeum Morskie, Gdansk, Poland. Call for Papers.
Contact: Dr. Jerzy Litwin, Secretariat ISBSA 8, Centralne Muzeum Morskie, ul. Szeroka 67/68, 80-835 Gdańsk, Poland. Telefax: +48 58 318453.

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Seminars and Lectures

1996

1996-10-01, time: 19:30-: HMS Bounty, Raymond James Maloney. Luce Library - A/V Lecture Room, State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College, 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465, USA.
1996-10-06, time: 13:00: Color Line - Norges største cruise- og fergerederi, Levar Sand. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-10-08, time: 19:30: The Royal Navy Presentation Team, Geoffrey Carr. World Ship Society, Lecture Theatre, Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Great Britain.
1996-10-09, time: 16:00-17:00: Shipboard Life in a Man o'War, Brian Lavery. NMM, Greenwich, Great Britain..
1996-10-10, time: 19:00: Rigning og sejl til sejlførende krigsskibe, Ole Lisberg Jensen & Peter Maack. Orlogsmuseets Modellbyggerlaug, Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996-10-10, time: 19:30: Ships of London Docks, Ian Wells. World Ship Society, Wensum Lodge, King Street, Norwich, Great Britain.
1996-10-12, time: 14:30: Days of Sail, Dr Edwin Course. SNR (S), Royal Naval Club, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, Great Britain.
1996-10-13, time: 13:00: Hytteøyene i Indre Oslofjord - Et kulturhistorisk tilbakeblikk, Inger Johanne Lyngø. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-10-14, time: 20:00: Latin-American Shipping, Dave Salisbury. World Ship Society, Adult School, Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Great Britain.
1996-10-17, time: 12:30: Upper Mersey Shipping in the 19th Century, H.F. Starkey. Liverpool Nautical Research Society, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, Great Britain.
1996-10-17, time: 19:45: Flags and Funnels, J.L. Loughran. World Ship Society, Briton's Protection Hotel, 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Great Britain.
1996-10-20, time: 13:00: Fra Asker til Arkhangelsk på egen kjøl, Yngvar Dyvi. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-10-25, time: 19:30: Dreadnought to Vanguard 1905-60, Richard Osborne. World Ship Society, Royal Commonwealth Society, 14 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, Great Britain.
1996-10-26, time: 14:00: The Tale of Three Castles - Humber Paddle Ferries, Graham Hand. Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London SW1, Great Britain.
1996-10-27, time: 13:00: Lystbåten Venus - Colin Archers mesterverk fra 1889, Thorald Qvale. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-10-30, time: 19:30: Slaget i Øresund 29/10-1658, Niels Probst. Marinehistorisk Selskab, Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996-10-31, time: 19:30: 40 Years of Memories of Lower Clyde Shipbuilding, Tom Dunn. World Ship Society, Ardgowan Primary School, Newton Street, Greenock, Great Britain.
1996-11-03, time: 13:00: Hvordan fartøy flyte kan! Om arbeidet med bevaring av eldre fartøyer i inn- og utland, Johan Kloster. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-11-07, time: 19:00: Fra åre til gasturbine, Per Juul Jessen. Orlogsmuseets Modellbyggerlaug, Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996-11-09, time: 14:30: Excavations at Wotton Haven, Dr David Tomalin. SNR(S), Royal Naval Club, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, Great Britain.
1996-11-10, time: 13:00: En tur med M/S Troja på linjefart mellom Europa of Øten for 20 å siden, Dag Nævestad. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-11-13, time: 16:00-17:00: Admiralty Decision Making in response to the U-Boat Threat of WW1, Jock Gardner, Naval Historical Branch. NMM, Greenwich, Great Britain.
1996-11-13, time: 19:30: Københavns sømilitære befæstning, Peter Thorning Christensen. Marinehistorisk Selskab, Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996-11-17, time: 13:00: Fra hav til hav gjennom Panamakanalen, Bård Kolltveit. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-11-24, time: 14:00-14:30: Dodshon Foster of Lancaster and the West Indies, Susan Stuart. Lancaster Maritime Museum, Lancaster, Great Britain.
1996-12-15, time: 14:00-14:30: The Liberty Ships, David Aris. Lancaster Maritime Museum, Lancaster, Great Britain.

1997

1997-02-12, time: 19:30: Verdens største slagskibe Yamato og Musashi, Tom Wismann. Marinehistorisk Selskab, Orlogsmuseet, Overgaden oven Vandet 58, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Passed Events

Maritime Conferences and Seminars 1994.

Maritime Conferences and Seminars 1995.

Passed events 1996

Conferences

1996-01-02 -- 07

Conference of Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Contact: Marcy Gray, Conference Chair, Gray and Pape, Inc., 1318 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45210, USA.

1996-01-31 -- 02-09

Preserving Maritime Heritage, January 31 - February 9th, 1996. Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.

1996-03-09

Fourth Annual New Researchers in Maritime History Conference, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
Contact: Jenny Saint, Telephone: +44 (0)181 312 6630.

1996-03-18 -- 24

Waka Moana Symposium, A hands-on experience of traditional oceanic canoe building, sailing and navigation at The New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Aukland, New Zealand.

1996-03-22 -- 24

Western Ship Model Conference and Exhibit, on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, USA.

Contact: Lloyd V. Warner, 2083 Reynosa Drive, Torrance CA 90501, USA. Telephone: +1 310 326 5177.

1996-03-23 -- 24

Marinarkeologiska Sällskapets konferens, Militärhögskolan, Valhallavägen 117, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact Susanne Rönnby, telephone: +46 (0)8 530 38963.

1996-04-18 -- 20

Ship Models from the Great Age of Sail, 1600-1850, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF, Great Britain.
Call for Papers: Brian Lavery, National Maritime Museum, Telephone: +44 (0)181 858 4422.
Conference bookings:

Concorde Services Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0)181 743 3106
Fax: +44 (0)181 743 1010
E-mail: event@concord.demon.co.uk

1996-04-19 -- 21

Den 12. Danske Maritimhistoriske Konference, Øer Maritime Ferieby, Ebeltoft, Denamrk.
Contact: Kontaktudvalget, Att.: Jan Rose, Fogdens Plads 14, DK-2791 Deagør, Denmark.

1996-05-23 -- 25

Commerce and War, Canadian Nautical Research Society. 1996 Annual Conference, Kingston, Ontario.

1996-05-24

Historic Ships: Design, Restoration and Maintenance. Bristol, Great Britain. Organised by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects in association with Bristol '96 - International Festival of the Sea, 24-27 May 1996.
Call for Papers: Contact: RINA Conference Department, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London SW1, Great Britain; Telephone: 044 (0)171 235 4622; Telefax: +44 (0)171 245 6959.

1996-06-05--08

Second International Congress of Maritime History. Amsterdam & Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Contact: Mrs. drs. C. Reinders Folmer, P.O. Box 102, NL-2350 AC Liederdorp, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31 71895382

1996 May/June

The 300th Anniversary of the Creation of the Russian Fleet by Peter the Great, The State Marine Technical University, St Petersburg, Russia.

Contact: Professor D.M. Rostovsev, The State Marine Technical University. Lotsmanskaya str., 3, St Petersburg 190008, Russia.

1996-07/08

Albert 150: an International Conference to mark the 150th anniversary of the Opening of Albert Dock, Liverpool. Call for Papers.
Contact: Adrian Jarvis, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, LS 4AA, England. Telefax: +44 (0)51 709 3003.

1996-09-06 -- 09

The First Annual Meeting of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association, Sugar Loaf Resort (SLR), Cedar, MI, USA.

1996-09-09 -- 12

Steam at sea: the application of steam power in the maritime world. University of Hull, Hull, Great Britain.
Contact: David J. Starkey, Department of History, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, Great Britain. Telefax: +44 (0)1482 466 126.

Seminars and Lectures

1996-01-10, time: 20:00: Deep Sea, Ancient Ships: Who Owns the Past?, James P. Delgado. National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, USA.
1996-01-18, time: 17:15: Change and progress in maritime archaeology, Alan Aberg, Chairman, Nautical Archaeological Society. Room G05, Norfolk Building, King's College, Surrey Street, London, Great Britain. [ICMH/SNR]
1996-01-28, time: 13:00 Hvalfangsteventyret på 1600-tallets Svalbard, Dag Nævestad, NSM. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-02-01, time: 17:15: The British approach to amphibious operations: a historical perspective, Prof. Geoffrey Till, Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Room G05, Norfolk Building, King's College, Surrey Street, London, Great Britain. [ICMH/SNR]
1996-02-05, time: 18:30: Containerisation - A New Era, Chris Bourne, MD - Mitsui OSK Lines (Europe). Sir James Matthew Building Southampton Institute, Southampton, Great Britain.
1996-02-06, time: 19:00: Jacob Hägg - sjöofficer, marinmålare och museiman, Commander Christer Hägg. Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
1996-02-07, time: 19:30: Tyske ubåde af type XXI, Tom Wismann. Orlogsmuseet, København, Denmark.
1996-02-11, time: 13:00 Med R/S Lib på jubileumstokt til Nord-Norge og Svalbard i 1995, Unni & Arne Smith. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-02-15, time: 17:15: The English seaman, Dr Peter Earle, London School of Economics. Room G05, Norfolk Building, King's College, Surrey Street, London, Great Britain. [ICMH/SNR]
1996-02-17, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Life for the seaman, 1930-1960. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-02-18, time:: I slavehandlernes Kjøvann. En studiereise til danske fort og anlegg i Ghana, Johan Kloster. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-02-20, time: 18:30: Krigarnas skepp, Flemming Rieck. Sjöhistoriska Museet, Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden.
1996-02-25, time: 18:30: Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas - A Reflection on Progress, Lord Donaldson. Physics A Lecture Theatre, Southampton University, Southampton, Great Britain.
1996-02-27, time: 19:30: The Questions of Lifeboats, Peter Wynne. Dundonald High School, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1996-02-29, time: 19:15: The Captain's Story, Robin Woodall. Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, England.
1996-02-29, time: 19:30: Ledingshavne i vikingetiden og den tidlige middelalder, Jan Skamby Madsen. Vikingeskibshallen, Roskilde, Denmark. Contact: +45 42 356555 or telefax: +45 46 322115.
1996-02-29, time: 19:30: Year on the Clyde: 1995, Paul Strathdee, Ardgowan Primary School, Newton Street, Greenock, Scotland.
1996-03-02, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: To the ends of the earth: Polar exploration. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-03-03, time: 13:00: Med K/V Andenes i Gulfen 1990-91, Kommandørkaptein, Arild-Inge Skram. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-03-05, time: 19:00: Svenska sjömän i myterier, Klas Lithner. Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
1996-03-07, time: 10:00-16:00: Open Museum: Lifeboats and lighthouses. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-03-07, time: 19:30: Siestas-built Ships, Paul Morgan. Yorkshire Ship Enthusiasts, Holy Trinity Church Room, Boar Lane (next to C&A), Leeds, England.
1996-03-08, time: 19:30: Hook of Holland, Today and Yesterday, Mervyn Park. World Ship Society (Norwich and West Norfolk), Wensum Lodge, King STreet, Norwich, England.
1996-03-10, time: 13:00: Motorbåtens utvikling frem til plastalderen, Gøthe Gøthesen. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-03-11, time: 20:00: Destination Canada, John Gunning. World Ship Society (North Surrey), Adult School, Benhill Road, Sutton, England.
1996-03-12, time: 19:30: Isle of Man Shipping, Fred Kissack. World Ship Society (Merseyside), Lecture Theater, Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, England.
1996-03-12, time: 19:30: Dredgers, Graham Mobbs. World Ship Society (Southampton), Portswood Conservative Club, Highfield Lane, Southampton, England.
1996-03-13, time: 19:30: Flådens genopbygning 1945-49, Viceadmiral Sven S. Thostrup. Orlogsmuseet, København, Denmark.
1996-03-13, time: 19:30: 50 Years of the Straits of Dover, Brian Patton. Clyde River Steamer Club, Room 1, McCance Building, University of Strathclyde, Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
1996-03-14, time: 17:15: Nineteenth-century English ports: shipping profiles and the seafaring community, Dr Valerie Burton. Room G05, Norfolk Building, King's College, Surrey Street, London, Great Britain. [ICMH/SNR]
1996-03-15, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Living maritime artists: practitioners and practice. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-03-15, time: 19:30: The Queen Mary, Jack Webster. Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, Renfield St Stephens Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glsgow, Scotland.
1996-03-16, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Nelson, Emma and Sir William Hamilton. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-03-19, time: 18:30: Att färdas för ro skull i åratal, Lennart Fröblom. Sjöhistoriska Museet, Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden.
1996-03-19, time: 20:00: The Mahdia Shipwreck Reconsidered, Prof. Brunilde S. Ridgway, Bryn Mawr College. Archaeological Institute of America. Rainey Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
1996-03-20, time: 19:30: Tilbury Docks in the Mid Eighties, I. Wells. World Ship Society (North West Kent), Temple Hill Community Centre, Dartford, England.
1996-03-20, time: 19:30: Destination Canada, slideshow of Canadian tugs. World Ship Society (Teeside), Newport Community Centre, Union Street, Middlesbrough, England.
1996-03-21, time: 12:00: Ship and Boat Builders of Bangor, L. Roberts. Liverpool Nautical Research Society, Education Suite, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, England.
1996-03-21, time: 19:45: Around the North West in the 1960s, F.A. Hadwen. World Ship Society (Manchester), Briton's Protection Hotel, 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, England.
1996-03-28, time: 17:15: Excavating the Wreck of the Swan, Colin Martin, University of St Andrews. Friends of the Maritime Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, England.
1996-03-28, time: 19:30: Vikingerne i Irland, Tinna Damgård-Sørensen. Vikingeskibshallen, Roskilde, Denmark. Contact: +45 42 356555 or telefax: +45 46 322115.
1996-03-29, time: 19:30: Reminiscences, Capt. Robin Hutchinson. West Highland Steamer Club, Renfield St Stephen Chruch Centre, 260 Bath Street, Galsgow, Scotland.
1996-03-29, time: 19:30: Shipbreaking in the Bristol Channel: (1) Cashmores of Newport, Peter Gosson. World Ship Society (Bristol), Royal Commonwealth Society, 14 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, England.
1996-03-29, time: 19:30: North Atlantic Convoys, Capt. D. Owen. World Ship Society (Hull), Danish Church, Osborne Street, Hull, England.
1996-03-30, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: London's maritime architecture. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-04-09, time: 19:00: Vikingatidens kustförsvar i östra Blekinge, Fredrik Svanberg. Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
1996-04-11, time: 10:00-16:00: Open Museum: Navigational instruments and horology. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-04-13, time: 14:30: Naval History from books, Alan King. Royal Naval Club, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, Great Britain.
1996-04-14, time: 13:00: Krigsseiler — Hjemkomst of oppgjør, Guri Hjeltnes. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-04-21, time: 13:00: Nordvestpassashens historie og erobring, Bård Kolltveit, NSM. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Bygdøynesveien 37, Oslo, Norway.
1996-04-25, time: 17:15: Business goes to war: Anglo-Norse shipping relations in World War II, Dr Atle Thowsen, Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum. Room G05, Norfolk Building, King's College, Surrey Street, London, Great Britain. [ICMH/SNR]
1996-05-04, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Women at sea. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-05-07, time: 19:00: Skepp i vikingatid, Andreas Olsson. Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
1996-05-18, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Seaborne invaders of Britain. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-05-31, time: 10:00-16:00: Open Museum: The Battle of Jutland. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-06-01, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: The Royal Dockyards from Pepys to Brunel. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-06-14, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Paddle-steamers: their rise and demise. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.
1996-06-15, time: 10:15-16:15: Open Museum: Paddle-steamers: their rise and demise. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Great Britain.

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