The Society for Industrial Archeology promotes the study and preservation
of the physical survivals of technological and industrial development and
change.
 
The SIA Annual Conference will be held in Sacramento, CA May 30-June 2,
1996. It will be hosted by the California State Railroad Museum in
Sacramento and Historic Knight Foundry in the gold-country town of Sutter
Creek.  In addition to paper sessions, the conference will feature tours to
a number of unique manufacturing, transportation and historic sites in
Central California.
 
The SIA invites proposals for papers (20 min.), panel discussions (90 min.)
and work in progress reports (10 min.). Of particular interest will be
papers and panels relating to railroads, foundries, architectural
manufacturing, mining, and the industrial aspects of agriculture.
 
Please send a one page abstract with the title of the presentation, names
of participants, brief curriculum vitae, addresses, email, tel/ fax
numbers,
and audio-visual requirements.  Abstracts are due by 1 December 1995.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 15 January 1995.
 
Send Abstracts To:
Walter Gray, Director, California State Railroad Museum, 111 "I" Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814.  tel: 916 445-7387 fax: 916 327-5655
email: [log in to unmask], or [log in to unmask]
 
For further information about the conference, please contact these
addresses.
 
 
 
 
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Patrick E. Martin, Associate Professor of Archaeology
Director of Graduate Studies in Industrial Archaeology
Editor of IA, the Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 USA
Telephone (906) 487-2070   Fax  (906) 487-2468   Internet  [log in to unmask]
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