2023 HNSA Conference Schedule

(We know it's over - this is just so you can see what you missed!)

Location: Albany (NY) Hilton

Monday 18 September 2023

1300 – 1700: Registration at Hilton (table in foyer)

               Sponsor Set up in Ballroom

1515 – 1730: Executive Directors Meeting (Empire AB)

1730 – 2000: Opening Reception (Governor’s Ballroom A)( Appetizers) 

Tuesday 19 September 2023

0800 – 1200: Registration (table in foyer)

0800 – 0900: Breakfast

            0900 – 0930: Welcoming Remarks (Governor’s Ballroom A)

            0935 – 1200: Session 1 Insurance and Safety Compliance (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                  0935-1015 - Insurance Roundtable - Panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OmOQs0ziSU&ab_channel=1MightyMo

                 1020-1100 - Welding Best Practices and Overlooked Safety Inspections - Doug Tanner, USS Slater

                 1105-1145 - NS Savannah Decommissioning and Disposition- Erhard Koehler, USS Savanna

                 1145 – 1200 - How High Schoolers Get Interested in Museum Ships - Ivan Pankov, HNSA

1200 – 1315: Lunch

            1315 – 1600: Session 2 Marketing and Fundraising (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                 1315 – 1350 – Unique Fundraising Ideas from Battleship Texas - Travis Davis, Phil Whitmarsh, and Daivd Peart, USS Texas

                 1355 – 1435 – Fundraising on Board USS Slater - Shanna Schuster, USS Slater

                 1435 - 1515 - Spirit of ’45 Introduction - Robert Corpus, Spirit of ’45

                 1500-1600 - Proper Care of Your Electric Plant Hands on Lab - Barry Witte, USS Slater (On Slater)

                 1520 - 1600 – Monetizing a YouTube Channel - Alex Pocklington, Drachinifel

           1700 – 1710: Shuttle to Fort Orange Brewing

1730 – 2100: Museum Ship Pub Trivia at Fort Orange Brewing (Dinner)

           2100 – 2110: Shuttle to Hotel

Wednesday 20 September 2023

0800 – 0900: Breakfast

           0900 – 1200: Session 3 Restoration and Maintenance (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                 0900 – 0905 - Welcome from the Maintenance Committee - Mike Getscher, USS Iowa

                 0905 – 0945 – Update on Texas’ Drydocking - Travis Davis, USS Texas

                 0950 – 1030 - New Breakthroughs in Coatings - Dexter Mackall and Erik McClane, PPG paints

                1030 – 1110 – HSN Return to Public Display - Jeff Barta and LT Elberton Mixon, XO, HS Nautilus

                1110 – 1150 - Underwater Work In Lieu of Drydocking: Removal of Rudders and Screws on Midway - Len Santiago, USS Midway                                              and Travis Niederhauser, Phoenix International

1200 – 1300: Lunch

            1300 – 1500: Session 4 Restoration and Maintenance (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                 1300 – 1340 - Underwater Work In Lieu of Drydocking: Surface Piercing Cofferdams - Mike Getscher, USS Iowa

                 1345 – 1500 - Dry-docking Small Ships Round Table - Panel

1530 – 1700: Shuttle to Slater for tour

1730 – 2000: Dutch Apple Hudson River Cruise (Appetizers)

           2000 – 2030: Shuttle to Hotel

Thursday 21 September 2023

0800 – 0900: Breakfast

            0915 – 1215: Session 5 Education and Collections (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                  0900 – 0915 - Returning Cultural Heritage - Steve Banta, USS Lexington

                 0915 - 0955 - 3D Printing at Battleship Cove - Brian Rettman and Paul Scalabroni, Battleship Cove

                 1000 – 1155: HNSA Board Meeting (Empire AB)

                 1000 - 1040 - Use and Preservation of MARAD Artifacts - Daniel Roberts, MARAD

                 1045 - 1125 - Treading Water: Recovering the collections from a flooding disaster- Shane Stephenson, Buffalo Maritime Park

                 1125 - 1205 - Why They Volunteer – Ed Zajkowski

                 1200 - 1215 - Oral History: Interviews, Writing, and Publishing - Jonathan Leung, USS Blueback

1215 – 1315: Lunch

            1330 – 1600: Session 6 New Research (Governor’s Ballroom A)

                 1315- 1355 - Inclusive Histories on Historic Naval Ships- Jessica Williams and Jonathan Milard, USS Intrepid

                 1315-1415 - Proper Care of Your Electric Plant Hands on Lab - Barry Witte, USS Slater (On Slater)

                 1400 - 1440 - New Developments in Underwater Archaeology - Frank Thompson & Blair Atcheson, NHHC

                 1445 – 1545: HNSA Annual Meeting (Governor’s Ballroom A)

          1730 – 1800: Shuttle to State Museum (or 15 min walk)

         1800 – 2200: Closing Banquet (State Museum)

               1800 – 1900: Cocktail Party - Appetizers

               1900 – 1945: Dinner

               1915-1945: Keynote Address: Duel in the Deep, David Sears

               2000 – 2030: NHHC Awards Presentation- Capt. Pat Burns, NHHC

               2030 – 2100: HNSA Awards Presentation

           2130 – 2200: Shuttle to Hotel (or 15 min walk)