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Special Events for Portland Conference
Note: sign up for these events on the conference registration form, available in November 2009. Below is a schedule, brief descriptions of events, and prices.
Wednesday, March 10
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Floating Seminar, Willamette River
Lunch included
Directions: Meet in hotel lobby at 12:00 noon. We will walk from the hotel to Riverplace Marina at 315 SW Montgomery Street, located in downtown Portland, along the Willamette River. Our boat, the Willamette Star, will depart at 12:30PM.
What to Bring: The boat has a covered cabin, but we recommend bringing an umbrella and rain jacket as well as camera and binoculars.
Speakers:
· Carl Abbott, Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University
· Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, Diversity Faculty Fellow, Washington State University
· Mike Houck, Audubon Society
· Steven Kolmes, Environmental Science, University of Portland
· Joseph Taylor, Department of History, University of Portland
As the Willamette Star cruises along the Willamette River, the speakers and passengers will discuss a variety of issues, including urban planning, salmon management, forestry, past land and water use, and the affect of contamination on local communities. We will specifically discuss the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. Price: $38
Wednesday, March 10
9:00 – 4:00
ASEH Workshop #1
People, Place, and Voice: Oral History Basics
Location: Alexander’s, 23rd floor
See workshop section of this website for more info.
Wednesday, March 10
6:00 – 8:00 PM
ASEH Opening Reception
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
Sponsored by Portland State University
Join us for light appetizers; cash bar provided. Price: $5
Thursday, March 11
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Sustainability Breakfast
Location: Alexander’s, 23rd floor
Organized by ASEH’s Sustainability Committee – all conference attendees are welcome. Price: $22
Thursday, March 11
12:00 – 1:15 PM
ASEH Awards Lunch Banquet
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
Join us for lunch and presentation of ASEH’s awards, including best book, articles, and dissertation in environmental history as well as the Distinguished Service Award. Price: $38
Thursday, March 11
5:30 – 7:15 PM
ASEH Plenary Session
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
Dam Removal on the Klamath: Water, Environment, Fish, Power, and People
Through most of the 20th century, the benefits offered by dams held sway over the public mind. But in recent decades, a rethinking of how humans interact with the environment has brought the costs associated with dams to the forefront. In the Pacific Northwest, special attention has focused on the devastation brought by dams to spawning fish populations and to the people culturally bound to these fisheries. Recognition of such impacts has fostered (re)consideration of both the necessity of new large-scale water projects and the possibility of removing existing water control structures from the landscape. What is happening now on the Klamath River along the Oregon/California border – where the fate of four mainstem hydroelectric power dams is the subject of intense public debate – offers an excellent prism for examining the issue of dam removal. By the early 1970s, demands on limited water supplies in the Klamath watershed sparked conflict among a diverse set of communities; these include native fishers on the upper and lower river, farmers working irrigated lands, owners of hydroelectric facilities, rate-payers of electric power utilities, and environmental groups seeking to protect threatened species and habitats. The ongoing Klamath River controversy provides an opportunity to explore how—in a specific, real world context— myriad interest groups and communities are grappling with the challenges and opportunities presented by the possibility of large-scale dam removal.
For the Plenary Session, residents and organizational representatives now involved in bringing change to the Klamath Basin will present their viewpoints and invite/spur audience comments and questions. In addition, Nancy Langston (ASEH Past President), Stephen Most (producer of the acclaimed documentary film River of Renewal), and dam historian DC Jackson will offer background and moderate the discussion. Admission: free
Thursday, March 11
8:30 – 10:00 PM
Graduate Student Joint Reception
Location: Alexander’s, 23rd floor
Open to graduate students of NCPH and ASEH; admission: free
Friday, March 12
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Forest History Society Breakfast
Location: Alexander’s, 23rd floor. Price: $22
Friday, March 12
8:00 – 5:00
ASEH Workshop #2
Environmental History and the National Parks
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
See workshops section of this website for more info.
Friday, March 12
12:00 – 5:00 PM
Field Trips/Tours
See field trip section of this website for more info.
Friday, March 12
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Mini Film Festival
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
Organized by ASEH’s Diversity Committee.
Steve Most, producer of “River of Renewal” – the winner of the best documentary award at this year’s American Indian Film Festival – will introduce his film about the Klamath Basin controversy (the subject of ASEH’s plenary session on Thursday evening). From 9:00 – 10:00 we will show “March Point,” a new documentary about how three youths from the Swinomish Tribe in Washington state investigated contamination of the waters adjacent to their reservation. Admission: free
Saturday, March 13
6:30 AM
ASEH Fun Run Fundraiser
Meet in Portland Hilton lobby
Join us for the first annual “Run for the Hal of It” Fun(d) Run, a walk/run event to benefit the Hal Rothman Research Fellowship for graduate students. Participants will meet in the lobby before departing for a 5K (3.1 mile) walk or run (your choice) along the Willamette River and returning to the hotel. It’s not a competition—it’s just a chance to start the day with a little exercise and maybe win a cool door prize!
Although there will be same-day registration, we strongly encourage advance registration, available at the website listed above. Event t-shirts and other items may be purchased in advance at: www.zazzle.com/halrothmanfund.
Click here for more info. If you have questions, please contact the organizer, Jamie Lewis, at james.lewis@duke.edu.
Saturday, March 13
7:15 – 8:15 AM
Envirotech Breakfast
Location: Alexander’s, 23rd floor. Price: $22
Saturday, March 13
10:00 – 10:30 AM
ASEH Poster Presentations
Location: Grand Ballroom, Ballroom Level
Saturday, March 13
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Joint Banquet
Location: Pavilion Ballroom, Plaza Level
Join us for a “Taste of Oregon” banquet. Jack Ohman, political cartoonist for The Oregonian, will illustrate how he has portrayed local issues over time. Cash bar provided. Price: $50
Jack Ohman, political cartoonist for The Oregonian, will serve as the Saturday evening banquet speaker on March 13, 2010. Here is a link with more information on Jack Ohman:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/jack_ohman/index.ssf/2008/07/about_jack_ohman.html
