New York State Canal
Canal Society Winter Symposium & Meeting 2012
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Warshof Conference Center (Bldg. 3), Room A/B, Monroe Community College,
1000 E. Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY.
Agenda Summary
8:00 – 8:40 a.m.
Registration: coffee, continental breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
The Canal Corridor: Today’s Canal Structures Survey and Interpreting Yesterday’s History
Duncan Hay, PhD, National Park Service and Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Historian - Boston, MA
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Panama Canal Exploration Preview
Thomas X. Grasso, President, Canal Society of NYS - Pittsford, NY
David Wahl, Member, Board of Directors, Canal Society of NYS - East Aurora, NY
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
A Video Oral History of the Erie Canal
Daniel Franklin Ward, PhD, Curator, The Erie Canal Museum - Syracuse, NY
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Stormy Weather: Miracle on the Mohawk
Brian Stratton, Director, NYS Canal Corporation - Schenectady, NY
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch: soup, pasta, sandwiches, coffee, soft drinks, and brownies
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Canalway Trail Update
John DiMura, NYS Canal Corporation Trails Director - Albany, NY
1:15 – 2:00 p.m.
Highlights From the Madden Canal Photographic Collection [Can You Name That Canal Location?]
William Schollenberger, Civil Engineer, NYS Canal Corporation, Retired - Albany, NY
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
The Canals and Inland Waterways of Belgium CSNYS/IWI Tour—October 3 to 15, 2012
Thomas X. Grasso, President, CSNYS - Pittsford, NY
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
CSNYS Annual Meeting and Reports, Announcements & Discussion
Call for Papers
The Symposium planning committee invites people to submit abstracts/descriptions for papers to be presented at the Canal Society of New York State’s Annual Winter Symposium at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York on March 2, 2013. We welcome any topic that is directly or indirectly related to historic or operating New York State Canals, canals and inland waterways worldwide, and the communities through which they run. Categories for topics include, but are not limited to:
History
Engineering and Shipping
Economic Development and Revitalization
Folklore and Tales
Boats and Vessels
Recreation and Tourism
Canal systems of other states, countries
Canal Curiosities (Aqueducts, Boatlifts, other features)
Presentations shall last no more than 45 minutes, including questions. The conference room is fully equipped with state-of–the-art computers, video, and digital projection. Authors should submit their paper’s title, an abstract/description of no more than 500 words, and the principal author’s name, title, affiliation plus a brief biography via email to the Winter Symposium Planning Committee.
Once authors are accepted, and properly notified, authors are to submit their full presentation to Tom Grasso two weeks before the event.