SHIPWRECKS CONFERENCE ’09 with The Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

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SHIPWRECKS CONFERENCE ’09 with The Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

April 20, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment Go to comments

The Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia (UASBC) http://www.uasbc.com

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The UASBC is a 175 member group of volunteer, avocational underwater archaeologists. We are mostly from British Columbia but also have members who live all over North America. The Society is the largest diving group in British Columbia, and one of the largest and most active heritage organizations in the province.

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SHIPWRECKS CONFERENCE ’09

Welcome to the 23rd annual Shipwrecks conference, western Canada’s longest running underwater heritage event.

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HMCS Discovery at Stanley Park is the home for Shipwrecks 2009
Conference date: Saturday, April 18,2009
Day session begins at 9 AM
Woodward lecture and dinner begins at 6:30 PM

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Military Wrecks is this year’s theme and we have an impressive line-up of speakers including:

Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada: Analyzing Naval Strategy thru Shipwrecks
Marc-Andre Bernier, Parks Canada: The Elizabeth and Mary, 1690, Quebec City
Peter Fox: Military Shipwrecks at Truk Lagoon
Mark Atherton: Types of Sonar Tools for Military Shipwreck Searches
Jacques Marc: Military Shipwrecks in British Columbia
Rob Rondeau: World War II Shipwrecks of Bell Island
Curt McNamee: Deep Water Military Shipwrecks

Woodward Lecture speaker
The Woodward lecture is at the evening dinner.

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Dr Fred Hocker, Vasa Museum, Stockholm.

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The VASA project caught the world’s attention when she was raised from the mud of Stockholm’s harbour in April 1961. This was the first the world had seen of the ship for more than 333 years since she capsized and sank on her maiden voyage. The ship contains a wealth of objects reflecting Swedish maritime life of the early 1600s. As a conservation project, the VASA project set new standards for restoration as the entire ship and its contents were conserved.