The Society for Industrial Archeology 2010 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, CO
June 3-6, 2010
Industry on the Frontier
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Notes about tours:

  • Weather: Please remember that Colorado weather can change rapidly. Dress appropriately in layers and bring a sweater or light jacket. Have appropriate footwear for the type of tour you have chosen. The day to night temperature swing can average 30-40 degrees on good weather days. A couple of the tours will be going to areas that can be colder. The Thursday Night reception will be exposed to the outdoors at times.
  • Altitude Sickness: Colorado Springs is at an elevation of 6,035 feet and depending on the tour it will be possible that you will be as high as 14,110 feet. It is important that you prepare your body for the effects of altitude.
    Please read this linked page of information about altitude sickness.
  • Hard Hats/Safety Glasses: Hard Hats are required for the Steel City Tour on Thursday (T2), the Manufacturing Tour on Friday (F3), and the Steel City Tour on Friday (F4). Please be sure to bring your own safety equipment, as most stops will not have enough hard hats or safety glasses.
  • Closed Toe Shoes: Closed toe shoes are required for the all the Thursday tours (except the city streets walking tour) and all the Friday tours as well as the Sunday bike and horseback tours.
  • Photography Restrictions: On the Steel City Tours on Thursday (T2) and Friday (F4), the Springs Fabrication tour on Friday (F3) and some Air Force areas on the Thursday Up and Away Tour (T3).
Conference registration & information desk hours at the Hilton-Antlers Hotel
Wednesday June 2, 2010: (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
Thursday June 3, 2010: (6:45am - 6:00pm)
Friday June 4, 2010: (6:45am - 6:00pm)
Saturday June 5, 2010: (7:30am - 5:00pm)
Events on Thursday, June 3, 2010
Events on Saturday, June 5, 2010
Thursday Tours
Paper Sessions
Tour 1-Pikes Peak or Bust (7:30am - 5pm) Bridges: (9am); Railroads: (9am)
Tour 2-Steel City: Mills and Men (7:30am - 5pm) Colorado: (10:30am);IA Everywhere: (10:30am)
Tour 3-Up & Away-Aircraft Museum (7:30am - 5pm) Business Luncheon: (12 Noon - 2pm)
Tour 4-City Streets Hist. Walking Tour (1pm - 5pm) Colo./Utah: (2:30pm); IA Everywhere: (2:30pm)
TICCIH, SIA & wider world of Global IA: (4pm)
Photography Workshop (8:30am -12 Noon)
Welcoming Reception (6:30pm - 9pm) Banquet & Entertainment: Cocktails: (6pm - 7pm)
Lecture: (7pm-8pm), Stamp Mill Running: (8pm - 9pm) Dinner: (7pm - 8:30pm); TJ Casey: (8:30pm)
Events on Friday, June 4, 2010
Events on Sunday, June 6, 2010
Friday Tours Sunday Tours
Tour 1-Gold in Them Thar' Hills (7:30am - 5pm) Tour 1-Colorful Colorado Springs (10am - 3:30pm)
Tour 2-Royal Gorge Route (7am - 5pm) Tour 2-Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the
Tour 3-Manufacturing Tour (8:00am - 5pm) American Cowboy (9am - 12 Noon)
Tour 4-Steel City: Mills and Men (7:30am - 5pm) Tour 3-Bike the Pike (6:30am - 1pm)
Tour 4-Horseback Ride (8am - 12 Noon)
Show and Tell on Friday evening (7pm)

Society for Industrial Archeology
Email: sia@mtu.edu
Tel.: 906-487-1889

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