The Council of American Maritime Museums

and

The North American Society for Oceanic History

2008 Joint Annual Conference

Pensacola, FL

7-10 May 2008

Hosted by the University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida

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Please join us for an informative and exciting conference on the Gulf Coast. There will be a minimum of a full day of CAMM-specific sessions addressing the critical issues facing our museums, as well as the closely related question of what CAMM can do to best support its members in dealing with them. Your input is very important.

And, of course, there will be plenty of opportunity to build collegial relationships with our peers from across the continent. This network is in many ways the heart of CAMM, providing us all with a rich pool of experienced ‘consultants’ only a phone call away. Do plan on being a part of this gathering!

 

Conference Location:

The annual conference for the North American Society for Oceanic History and the Council of American Maritime Museums will be hosted by the University of West Florida in historic Pensacola, Florida. Known as the "City of Five Flags," Pensacola has over 450 years of recorded history as Spain, France, England, the United States and the Confederacy each sought to take control of this valuable maritime port. The weather should be relatively mild along the Gulf in early May and the conference venue is located within easy walking distance to conference accommodations, restaurants, shopping and downtown entertainment.

Accommodations:

The Conference Hotel is the Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel, http://www.pensacolagrandhotel.com/
Conference rate is $125.00 per night, plus tax. To make your reservations by phone, please call 1-800-381-9553 and ask for the special rate for the NASOH UWF NAS (group code - NAS). You can also register through their website http://www.pensacolagrandhotel.com/

The Crowne Plaze is offering a special federal employee rate of $105.00 per night, plus tax. To make your reservations by phone, please call the hotel directly (1-850-433-336) and ask for the special rate for the NASOH UWF rate (group code - NAS) or NASOH UWF Federal rate (group code - FED). Ask for Linda Craul in sales for further assistance if you experience problems.

Days Inn.
Days Inn: Pensacola is about one mile north of the historic district, where the receptions and other events will be held. Although it is not in the historic district, the hotel has the Olde Towne Cavern Pub and the Yuca Latino Restaurant on premises. The conference rate is $62.00 a night, plus tax. To make reservations, call 1-850-438-4922 and the group code is NASO for the conference rate.

Other Accommodations:
Pensacola Beach offers a variety of hotels and is only a 15 minute drive from the Crowne Plaza. Just a few of the possibilities include:

Comfort Inn: Toll-Free: 800-934-5470 http://pensacolabeach.com/comfort/
Hampton Inn: Toll-Free: 800-320-8108 or go to their website: www.hamptonbeachresort.com
Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front: Toll-Free: 866-916-2999 or go to their website: www.hiltongardeninn.com

Transportation Directions to the Crown Plaza:

Travel by Air:
There is only one airport in Pensacola (PNS) http://www.flypensacola.com/ and it serves most major carriers. The Crowne Plaza does offer free shuttle service to and from the airport.

You can also check Mobile (MOB), which is about a 45 minute drive from the west. http://www.mobairport.com/.
Other options include, New Orleans' Louis Armstrong (MSY) Airport, which is approximately three hours away http://www.flymsy.com/

Travel by Automobile:
The main interstate through Pensacola is I-10, which connects with I-110 (exit 12) to take you downtown.
For the Crowne Plaza, go south on I-110 until you reach exit 1A (Gregory St.). Follow the exit as it curves left and it will empty onto Gregory St. The Crowne Plaza will be immediately on your right.
For the Seville Inn, go south on I-110 until you reach exit 1C (Garden St.). Follow the exit as it curves right and move into the left lane. The Seville Inn will be immediately on your left. You will have to do a U-turn across Garden St. to reach the Seville Inn.

 

CAMM Conference Coordinator

Paul DeOrsay

The Whaling Museum

PO Box 25

Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

631-367-3418

Email: pdeorsay@cshwhalingmuseum.org

 

2008 On-Site Program Coordinator
Amy Mitchell-Cook
Department of History
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Email: amitchellcook@uwf.edu