Annapolis Naval History Symposium 20-22 Sept

The History Department of the United States Naval Academy has resumed its sponsorship of the biennial Annapolis Naval History Symposia. (The last scheduled Symposium had had to be cancelled due to the events of 9-11-2001). The next Symposium will take place 20-22 September 2007 (with the following one scheduled for 2009).

PROGRAM:

(See Program here) 36 panels will address World War II plans and operations, littoral and amphibious operations, Cold War navies, the integration of women into the USN, operations by and in China, technological innovation, shore bombardment, maritime prepositioning, naval intelligence, post-Cold War allied cooperation, USMC operations, etc. Speakers include scholars & analysts from Canada, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Denmark , Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Guadeloupe and the US (Ted Gatchell, Jerry Holland, Tom Hone, John Kuehn, Mike Palmer, Dave Rosenberg, Jon Sumida, Craig Symonds, etc.)

REGISTRATION:

Anyone interested in attending is required to register. Registration fees are $75 per person ($50 for graduate students), which covers all symposium materials, local shuttle between the DoubleTree Hotel and the Academy, a ticket for the lunch keynote speech, and a ticket for the Symposium banquet.

To register, fill out the attached REGISTRATION FORM and send it back along with your payment (personal check or cashier’s check payable to "Naval History Symposium") to the following address NO LATER THAN 10 September 2007:

Naval History Symposium Registration

Department of History

U.S. Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland 21402

(USA)

FOR INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES ONLY:

Fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and send it back electronically to Commander Jeff Macris at macris@usna.edu at your earliest convenience, but NO LATER THAN 17 September 2007 and indicate in the form that you will pay the registration fee upon your arrival in Annapolis in September.

All inquiries about registration should be sent to Commander Jeff Macris, USN.

ACCOMODATIONS:

Information about Annapolis hotels and other accommodations can be found at visitannapolis.org

The Naval History Symposium has reserved a block of 100 rooms at the DoubleTree Hotel Annapolis, and a shuttle will run between this hotel and the Naval Academy.

If you wish to stay at the DoubleTree, you must make your own reservations by calling 800-222-TREE by August 29, 2007. You must identify yourself as a member of the USNA Naval History Symposium. All reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card. Rooms not reserved by August 29th will be returned to the hotel.

Reservations can also be booked online, at the DoubleTree Annapolis website. (From the main page, click on "Groups & Meetings", then scroll to the bottom of that page and, under the "Attending a meeting at our hotel?" heading, click on "book a room." Check in Dates: 19-22 Sep 07; Group Code: NHS)

TRANSPORTATION:

Vehicular access to the U.S. Naval Academy is restricted to vehicles with proper Department of Defense decals. For those with decals all parking areas, except those specifically identified for midshipmen, are open. Please be aware, though, that parking spaces are in high demand and fill up very quickly. It is highly recommended that, if you plan to drive onto the Naval Academy, you arrive before 8:00 AM.

Bus transportation is being arranged to shuttle symposium participants between the DoubleTree Hotel and the Naval Academy. Buses will run throughout the day on Thursday and Friday, 20-21 September. (The bus schedule will be available at the reception desk at the DoubleTree Hotel).

The DoubleTree Hotel shuttle will also be available for symposium participants’ use. Details will be provided upon arrival at the conference. For those staying at other hotels, you may park in the DoubleTree Hotel parking lot to use the shuttle. A "USNA Naval History Symposium" placard will be provided at check in, which will allow DoubleTree personnel to identify you as a symposium participant.

For more information on the program, registration, lodging and transportation, please contact Professor Maochun Yu at yu@usna.edu or (410)293-6283.