New York State Canal
Canal Society Winter Symposium & Meeting 2010
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Agenda Summary
8:00 – 8:40 a.m.
Registration: coffee, continental breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Fairport—Premier Erie Canal Town
Frederick “Fritz” May, Mayor, Fairport
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Historic Canals & Waterways of South Carolina
Robert J. Kapsch, PhD, ACSE, Author & Researcher at the Center for Historic Engineering and Architecture- North Potomac, MD
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
“Ship by Canal” Connecting East Coast Ports with NY Canal & Great Lakes Ports
Rob Goldman, President, NYS Marine Transportation Highway – Troy
11:30 a.m. – noon
The Blue and Yellow Report—Whither NY Canals
Carmella R. Mantello, Director, NYS Canal Corporation - Albany
Noon. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch: soup, pasta, sandwiches, coffee, soft drinks, and brownies
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Hudson River PCB Dredging Project Status and Update
David King PE, Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Hudson River Field Office
Hudson Falls, NY
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Canal Winter Maintenance
John Hatch, Section Superintendent, NY Canal Corporation - Lyons, NY
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Old Erie Canal Heritage Park (Port Byron): History and Potential for the Future
Thomas X. Grasso, President, CSNYS - Pittsford, NY
3:00 – 3:45 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 Saturday March 5, 2011. 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.