OUR RIVERS’ HERITAGE
SIA 2009 Annual Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
May 28-31, 2009



PAPER SESSIONS AND BUSINESS LUNCH - Saturday, May 30, 2009

Paper sessions and the business lunch will both take place in the conference hotel.

9:00 am – 12:30 pm Paper Sessions
12:30 pm -2:00 pm Business Lunch
2:15 pm – 5:00 pm Afternoon Paper Sessions

Papers will be divided into two main tracts: Industrial Archeology Perspectives including broader themes of world heritage and IA branding, and Pittsburgh Transportation including papers on bridges, railroads, and HAER and archival documentation.

The last session of the day will include a screening of the documentary film, "Devil's Oven: The Fire in the Heart of the Little Cities of Black Diamonds,” on the mining region of Southeastern Ohio.

Paper Session Abstracts


OTHER INFO LINKS
Pittsburgh visitor travel information
Historic Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh History
Rivers of Steel Heritage Area
Oil 150 - About the 150th anniversary celebration of the oil industry
Oil Region Alliance
Duquesne Incline
Antique Motorcoach Association of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Trolley Museum
Antique Motorcoach Association of Pennsylvania


SIA Home: http://www.sia-web.org or http://www.siahq.org