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NMHS 2010 Joint Conference & Annual Meeting
Join NMHS in Mystic Seaport Conference Theme: Marine Environments Annual Meeting & Joint Conference Mystic Seaport and the University of Connecticut at Avery Point will host Under the theme "Maritime Environments," the 2010 Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH), the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM), the National Maritime History Society (NMHS), The Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA), and the Society for Nautical Research (SNR) will explore the scholarly contexts of contemporary crises in the world's oceans. Continued concerns over depleted fish stocks, piracy, changing climate, global shipping policies, and the safety of merchant mariners and port communities have all recently converged to remind scholars, policy makers, and citizens alike that we ignore our relationships to the marine world at our peril. More than just recent phenomena, however, each of these ties between human society and the marine environment has deep historical roots. "Maritime" and "Environments" include the widest range of human relationships to the sea. The sessions will explore how human labor practices have affected ties between human communities and natural resources, and where did humans experience the oceanic realm and how did those sites frame experiences. What economic, defense, commercial, and foreign policy initiatives drive human efforts in the maritime environment. And, of particular interest, how have human actions affected the world's oceans, and what can historical records tell us about the changing health of the fisheries, climate, or other natural forces? Finally, how do scholars convey these lessons to a larger public? Specific questions about the conference may be directed to AGENDA Thursday and Friday at Mystic Seaport provides many opportunities for members to get to meet the speakers and presenters, who'll be representing colleges, museums, historical societies, government agencies with maritime programs, and like-minded individuals from around the country. On Saturday the meeting moves to the University of Connecticut at Avery Point and begins with the NMHS Business Meeting, and an opportunity to meet with NMHS staff and trustees. Excursions on Saturday include a Fisher's Island Sound Cruise and trips to USS Nautilus Museum and USCG Academy.
Friday Evening's Plenary Banquet Attendees are invited to attend the meeting's plenary banquet ($42 additional charge) at Mystic Seaport's River Room featuring speaker Helen Rozwadoski, Associate Professor of History, University of Connecticut. Her book Fathoming the Ocean: The Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea (Harvard University Press, 2004), won NASOH's 2005 John Lyman Book Award, Best book in the Category of Science and Technology; and won the 2008 Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize from the History of Science Society.
Friday Evening's Featured Speaker By the middle of the nineteenth century, as scientists explored the frontiers of polar regions and the atmosphere, the ocean remained silent and inaccessible. The history of how this changed-of how the depths became a scientific passion and a cultural obsession, an engineering challenge and a political attraction-is the story that unfolds in Helen M. Rozwadowski's Fathoming the Ocean. The open ocean, for centuries a byway or barrier, became for the first time a destination, a workplace, and the object of scientific inquiry. The mid-century historical context profoundly influenced both the development of oceanography and our attitudes and uses of the deep sea today. Rozwadowski is currently the Coordinator of Maritime Studies at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point campus. She has worked in the past both as a public historian, including writing for Discovery On-line, and also in academia. She won the Ida and Henry Schuman Prize from the History of Science Society, was awarded the William E. & Mary B. Ritter Fellowship of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS of the JOINT CONFERENCE: Events and Banquets THURSDAY NMHS presents: Getting Published in Sea History with Deirdre O'Regan, editor. Thursday afternoon, Mystic Seaport grounds. FRIDAY Plenary Banquet, Friday evening. Additional fee of $42 to attend Taking place at at Mystic Seaport's River Room, featuring Helen Rozwadowski, author of Fathoming the Ocean. SATURDAY Tour of the Submarine Force Museum, home of the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT. Free for conference attendees. Awards Banquet, included in registration fees: Saturday evening, the 2010 awards will be announced at the Awards Banquet at Branford House, University of Connecticut, Avery Point.. Those interested in attending must contact Matthew McKenzie to reserve spaces: matthew.mckenzie@uconn.edu.
REGISTRATION: CONFERENCE FEES: Click here to download your registration form as a PDF. Several area hotels have extended discounted rates to NASOH participants. To secure the group rate, all attendees should reference "NASOH" when making reservations. If NASOH's room allocation in your desired hotel is fully booked, please contact Matthew McKenzie to see if more rooms and can be set aside for conference attendees. Reservations must be made by April 12 (or earlier, see individual hotels) in order to secure the group rate. CLICK HERE for a listing of Conference Hotels and Special Rates.
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