(Please forgive cross postings. I'm sending this as quickly as possible, since
the cutoff for early registration is tomorrow, Friday, March 8 --Loretta
Neumann)
The National Coalition for Heritage Areas (NCHA) is holding its Heritage
Rally March 30th to April 2nd. Heritage areas include a wide array of
resources, from archaeological and historical sites to natural area parks,
rivers, trails, etc.
The Heritage Rally represents a unique opportunity to join heritage area
leaders to exchange information, learn about best practices, and swap ideas.
The Rally is being held at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W.
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (1-800-333-3333 or 410-539-8400).
Registration for the Rally costs $185 for paid NCHA members and $215 for
non-members (the latter includes a one-year membership in NCHA at a special
Rally rate). The registration fee includes the opening reception, breakfasts
and luncheons as well as admission to all sessions and the exhibit hall.
If your registration fee is postmarked by Friday, March 8th, you can
receive an early bird registration fee of $160 for members and $190 for non
members.
The Rally schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 30
Heritage Walking Tours & Museum Visits
Sunday, March 31
12:00-6:00 Registration
1:00-2:30 Opening Session -- Welcome/Keynote
Tony Hiss, author of The Experience of Place
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Plenary Debate: Boundaries or No Boundaries?
Alvin Rosenbaum, Pres., NCHA (moderator)
Denis P. Galvin, Assoc. Director, National Park Service
Randy Cooley, Exec. Dir., Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Commission
4:30-6:00 Roundtable Shirtsleeve Discussions
6:00-8:00 Opening Reception (@ conference hotel)
Monday, April 1
7:30-8:45 Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15 Welcome, Hon. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (invited)
Introduction, Samuel Stokes, NPS-Rivers & Trails Conservation
Assistance Keynote, Roger Kennedy, Dir., National Park Service (invited)
Keynote, Jane Alexander, Chair., National Endowment for the Arts (invited)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Concurrent Sessions A -- Choice of 4-6 different sessions
12:30-2:00 Luncheon
Welcome, A. Elizabeth Watson, Chair., NCHA
Keynote, Philip Morris, Editor at Large, Southern Living magazine
2:15-3:45 Concurrent Sessions B -- Choice of 4-6 different sessions
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Concurrent Sessions C -- Choice of 4-6 different sessions
5:30-6:00 Free Time
6:30-8:30 Reception
Tuesday, April 2
7:00-8:15 Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 Concurrent Sessions D -- Choice of 4-6 different sessions
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Concurrent Sessions E -- Choice of 4-6 different sessions
12:00-1:30 Special Closing Session & Box Lunch: What The Coalition Has
Learned At The Rally, How It Will Shape Our Work For You. A panel of NCHA
Board Members, facilitated by Mary C. Means.
Panelists invited at press time: A. Elizabeth Watson, Chair., NCHA; Dr.
Henry A. Jordan, Chair, The Countryside Institute; Jim Pepper, Exec. Dir.,
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor; Mario Sanchez, Project
Coordinator, Los Caminos del Rio; and Thomas Gallaher, Jr., Exec. Dir.,
Silos & Smokestacks
1:30 Rally Conclusion
For further info on the Heritage Rally or the NCHA, you can call:
Sarah Polster 202-673-4204
Shelly Mastram 202-673-4037
FAX: 202-673-4038
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