40th Annual Conference on Sail Training
And Tall Ships 2013
February 4 - 6, 2013
sheraton erie bayfront hotel - erie, pennsylvania
Preliminary Agenda
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(subject to change) |
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| Saturday, February 2: Pre Conference Workshops | |||
| 0800 | 1700 | Rigs, Rigging and Riggers: The Sailing Ship Rig as Propulsion Engine (2-day workshop) Captain Walter Rybka, Captain Wes Heerssen, Captain Jan Miles, Captain Jonathan Kabak, Billy Sabatini |
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| Sunday, February 3: Pre Conference Workshops | |||
| 0800 | 1700 | Rigs, Rigging and Riggers: The Sailing Ship Rig as Propulsion Engine (continued) | |
| 1200 | 1300 | Early Registration | |
| 1300 | 1600 | Tall Ships America Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 1700 | 1800 | Meet & Greet Reception hosted by the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel and SSIS Agency |
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| 1800 | Dinner on your own | ||
| 1800 | Crew Dinner | ||
| 1830 | Society of Professional Sailing Ship Masters Meeting (by invitation only) | ||
| Monday, February 4 - Safety Under Sail Forum | |||
| From Desk to Deck- Risk Management Strategies for your Organization. | |||
| Four areas of Risk Management will be covered in the Safety Under Sail Forum. When you look at your overall risk management plan, where are the gaps? The first two sessions deal with those details you may have missed: | |||
| 0700 | 0800 | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 0800 | 0915 | Session 1: Blind Spots: What's Missing in Your Health, Safety, Security and Risk Captain Rick Miller, Maine Maritime Academy Bill Frederick, Lodestone Safety International |
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| 0915 | 0930 | Break | |
| 0930 | 1100 | Session 2: Designing an Essential Eligibility Criteria for your Program | |
| Cathy Hansen -Stamp, Attorney | New Speaker |
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| 1100 | 1130 | Refreshment Break | |
| 1130 | 1230 | Session 3:Safety Aloft: In Theory and in Practice Captain Rick Miller, Maine Maritime Academy |
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| 1230 | 1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330 | 1445 | Session 4: Search and Rescue Practices Captain Rick Miller, Maine Maritime Academy USCG Representative |
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| Monday, February 4 - Education Under Sail Forum | |||
| Part 1: Organizational Sustainability: Surviving and thriving through operational efficiencies, technology infrastructure and sound business principles (will also include best practices by some of your tall ship colleagues Part 2: Emerging Issues in Ocean Literacy & Science: Emerging issues in ocean literacy and science, and developing shipboard programs for real and measurable change |
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| 0700 | 0800 | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 0800 | 0830 | Education Forum Introductions | |
| 0830 | 1030 | Session 1: Emerging Issues in Ocean Literacy and Science |
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| Paula Keener, NOAA | New Speaker |
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| Dr. Amy Suida, Sea Education Association | New Speaker |
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| Peter Tuddenham, College of Exploration | New Speaker |
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| 1030 | 1100 | Break | |
| 1100 | 1230 | Session 2: STEM Programs Ready to Go! Rachael Miller, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean |
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| Jessica Servis, US Sailing | New Speaker |
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| Steve Creech, Wyland Foundation | New Speaker |
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| 1230 | 1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330 | 1400 | Afternoon Warm-Up Education Initiative Rachael Miller Catherine Collins |
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| 1400 | 1515 | Session 3: Organizational Sustainability-New Concepts in Information Technology and Cloud Computing | |
| Jean Wenzel, QueueStart Cloud | New Speaker |
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| 1530 | 1645 | Session 4: Organizational Sustainability - Ideas and Practices from the field Mark Waddington, CIMI Tall Ship Education David Neibuhr, Waterman's Museum Bart Dunbar, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island |
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| Jessica Wurzbacher, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island | New Speaker |
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| 1645 | 1700 | Education Forum Wrap-Up | |
| Monday, February 4 - Port Forum | |||
| 0700 | 0800 | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 0800 | 0915 | Session 1: Next Level Outreach - Experiential Education Jessical Wurzbacher, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island Eileen Smotzer, Rotary Club of Cleveland, Project YESS |
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| Tom Benson, J.L. Nick & Associates | New Speaker |
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| Kezia Weed, Toronto Brigantine | New Speaker |
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| 0915 | 0930 | Break | |
| 0930 | 1100 | Session 2: Port Programming - Engaging Your Public Long Term Krista Slack, Krista Slack + Aylett Leanne Strathdee, Strathdee & Company |
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| Gordon Laco, Historian | New Speaker |
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| 1100 | 1130 | Refreshment Break | |
| 1130 | 1230 | Session 3: Sales and Marketing for your Festival | |
| Shawn Waskiewicz, Flagship Niagara League | New Speaker |
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| 1230 | 1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330 | 1430 | Session 4: TV as a New Media Leanne Strathdee, Strathdee & Company |
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| Jennifer Rogers, Flagship Niagara League | New Speaker |
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| 1430 | 1500 | Break | |
| 1500 | 1700 | Ports and Ships Meeting - for those vessel operators planning to participate in the 2013 TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Great Lakes series | |
| Monday, February 4 | |||
| 1800 | 2000 | Welcome Reception hosted by the Erie Maritime Museum and the Flagship Niagara League | |
| 2000 | Dinner on your own | ||
| Tuesday, February 5 - Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships | |||
| 0730 | 0830 | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 0830 | 0845 | Opening Remarks | |
| 0845 | 0915 | Keynote Address: Captain Walter Rybka | |
| 0920 | 0930 | Housekeeping | |
| 0930 | 0945 | Break | |
| 0945 | 1045 | General Session: Health, Safety, Security and Risk Management in the Digital Age Bill Frederick, Lodestone Safety International |
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| Cathy Hansen -Stamp, Attorney | New Speaker |
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| 1045 | 1115 | Networking Refreshment Break | |
| 1115 | 1230 | Focus Sessions 1 | |
| 1A. | The Emergency Response from Ashore- A Panel Discussion on Lessons Learned from Past Incidents on Sail Training Vessels Captain Wes Heerssen, Flagship Niagara Bruce Middleton, Class Afloat |
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| Captain Tiffany Krihwan, Denis Sullivan | New Speaker |
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| Abi Iverson, Ocean Classroom Foundation | New Speaker |
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| 1B. | Sultana-Expanding Programs through Major Partnerships |
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| Drew McMullen, President, Sultana Projects | New Speaker |
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| 1C. | Social Media 201 |
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| Craig Samborski, Draw Events | New Speaker |
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| 1230 | 1345 | Lunch | |
| 1345 | 1500 | Focus Sessions 2 | |
| 2A. | Insurance Panel – The Insured, the Broker’s, the Insurer’s, and the Lawyer’s Perspective Gene McKeever, Allen Agency Insurance and Financial Captain Meghan Wren, Bayshore Discovery Project |
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| Rob Wells | New Speaker |
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| 2B. | Sharpen Your Forecasting Skills –a Weather Workshop Joe Sienkiewicz - National Weather Service |
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| 2C. | Bridge Resource Management for Sail Training Vessels - Where does Experiential Education Fit in Captain Jonathan Kabak, US Merchant Marine Academy |
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| 1500 | 1530 | Networking Refreshment Break | |
| 1530 | 1645 | Focus Sessions 3 | |
| 3A. | Navigating the Regulatory Seas –Revisiting STCW -An Update on Changes in the Licensing System Mark Cruder,USCG Senior Marine Inspector Luke Harden, USCG Captain Jonathan Kabak, US Merchant Marine Academy Captain Jonathan Boulware, South Street Seaport |
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| 3B. | Next-Gen Sponsorship Packages: Expanding your offer beyond the basics (IEG Webinar) Patricia Lock, TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Director |
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| 3C. | Hot Topics in Marine Science Dr. Amy Suida, Sea Education Association Rachael Miller, Rozalia Project for a Cleaner Ocean |
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| 3D. | Member Program Showcase Captain Jonathan Boulware, South Street Seaport Shannon McKenzie, Mystic Seaport Jessica Wurzbacher, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island Captain Richard Bailey, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island |
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| 1645 | 1800 | Free Time | |
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2300 | TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Host Port Reception at the Erie Yacht Club - Buses will pick up in front of hotel at 1840 and 1900. | |
| Wednesday, February 6 - Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships | |||
| 0730 | 0830 | Breakfast and Registration - Meet a Mentor, Crew Career Development | |
| 0830 | 0945 | Focus Sessions 4 | |
| 4A. | Government Outreach Workshop Rick McAuliffe, Mayforth Group Catherine Collins, Sound Experience Captain Les Bolton, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority Brad Moore, District Director, PA-03 |
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| 4B. | Managing Your Tall Ship Event - Security and safety should be your first priority |
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| Steve Sutch, SSIS Agency | New Speaker |
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| Joe Kruszynski, Customs and Border Patrol | New Speaker |
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| 4C. | Offshore Medical Evacuation-Using the Safety Management System Captain Jonathan Kabak, US Merchant Marine Academy CDR Chris Gasiorek, US Merchant Marine Academy |
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| 4D. | Maritime Education Institution Showcase Captain Andy Chase, Maine Maritime Academy |
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| Captain Aaron Singh, New York Harbor School | New Speaker |
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| Richard A. Brown, Maritime Academy of Toledo | New Speaker |
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| 0945 | 1015 | Networking Refreshment Break | |
| 1015 | 1130 | Focus Sessions 5 | |
| 5A. | Crisis Management: The Media Bill Frederick, Lodestone Safety International |
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| 5B. | Where Blue Meets Green: Sustainable Practices for Ship/City/Event and Port Captain Joshua Berger, Sound Experience |
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| 5C. | Investing in Your Crew - Our industry image begins aboard ship Catherine Collins, Sound Experience Captain Jan Miles, Pride of Baltimore II |
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| Dawn Santamaria, Sisters Under Sail | New Speaker |
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| 1130 | 1330 | Luncheon and Annual Meeting | |
| 1330 | 1430 | General Session: Dissecting Super Storm Sandy Joe Sienkiewicz - National Weather Service |
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| 1430 | 1500 | Break | |
| 1500 | 1615 | Focus Sessions 6 | |
| 6A. | Member Program Showcase | ||
| 6B. | The Regulatory Perspective on Inspection, investigation and Safety in the Tall Ships Fleet Mark Cruder, USCG Senior Marine Inspector |
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| CAPT David Fish, USCG | New Speaker |
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| Captain Rob Jones, National Transportation Safety Board | New Speaker |
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| 6C. | Morphing Volunteers and Students into Crew Richard Dorfman, Schooner Pioneer |
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| William Sabatini, US Brig Niagara | New Speaker |
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| 6D. | Ship Liaisons-More than just a pretty face Patricia Lock, TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Coordinator Captain John Beebe-Center, Privateer Lynx |
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| Roberta Kacenjar | New Speaker |
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| 1615 | 1630 | Refreshment Break | |
| 1630 | 1700 | Closing Comments | |
| 1700 | 1800 | Free Time | |
| 1800 | 1900 | Cocktail Reception | |
| 1900 | 2400 | Annual Sail Training Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance Sponsored by Allen Agency Insurance and Financial |
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| 1900 | 2200 | Dinner and Awards Presentation | |
| 2200 | 2400 | Live Music and Dancing | |
| 2400 | Lane Briggs Memorial Tea Party | ||