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2009 SUMMER MEETING

Connecting the Continent

Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation (ADC50)
and
Native American Transportation Issues (ABE80)

Sheridan, Wyoming
July 19-22,2009


Webinar Conferencing!

Thanks to Owen Lindauer and FHWA, ADC50 is entering a brave new world of webinar conferencing! The ADC50 business meeting on July 19 (1-5pm) and Owen's It's the Economy session on July 21 will be held as webinars with presentations being available live and interactive on the Internet, along with a conference call line for audio. Even if you're not in front of a computer, you can still use the conference line to participate.

Here are the login details:

Business Meeting Login
Audio Conference Line: 800-857-3784, enter code 75416

For Owen's It's the Economy session, please register soon to give Owen a head count and allow him to make sure that enough lines are reserved.

Program

Business Meetings
ADC50 Committee Meeting Sunday, July 19 1-5 PM
ABE80 Committee Meeting Monday, July 20 8-12 am

Other Events
Walking tour of downtown Sheridan historic district, Monday July 20; Conference Dinner - Sheridan Inn National Historic Landmark, Monday July 20; Sheridan County Historical Society Reception, Tuesday July 21; Field Trip - Fort Phil Kearny and Fetterman Battle National Historic Landmarks - Wednesday July 22.

Get the Program!

Paper, Poster, and Panel Sessions - Monday and Tuesday, July 20-21

  • Historic Highways and Bridges. From local roads to transcontinental highways, this session will focus on identification of historic highways and heritage corridors, internal and external threats to these resources, management and interpretive tools, and evaluation of historic bridge preservation efforts and recommendations for the future.

  • Mid-20th Century Architecture. This session addresses methodologies for documentation and evaluation of a variety of post-World War II architecture - residential, commercial, and public works. The development and use of multiple historic contexts for these resources will also be discussed.

  • Best Practices in Tribal Consultation. This session is a facilitated panel discussion between historic preservation professionals and Tribal representatives to identify what really constitutes "best practices" for legally mandated consultation and coordination. Specific topics to be addressed include: 1) government-to-government vs. project specific consultation; 2) delegation of responsibilities; 3) consultation or public involvement; 4) confidentiality; 5) intellectual property; 6) cultural sensitivity; and 7) programmatic approaches.

  • DOT contributions to Ancient History. Several states are celebrating 50 years and more of archaeological work on highway projects. This session takes a coast-to-coast perspective on DOT archaeology, ranging from synthetic overviews to project-specific contributions gained from work on front of the bulldozers.

  • Historic Preservation and Transportation Planning. This session is a facilitated panel discussion focusing on the results of the recent NCHRP 25-25, Task 49, which addressed integration of historic preservation and transportation planning. Representatives from State DOTs will discuss implementation of specific programs, with outside perspective from SHPOs. The panel will also focus on data needs and lessons learned.

  • It's the Economy! This session is a facilitated panel discussion about: (1) the current and foreseeable economic impacts to Transportation Cultural Resources (CR) Programs; (2) best management practices/ adaptive responses to these impacts; (3) impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to CR Programs, and (4) how both the economic downturn and responses to it might impact or influence how CR programs might go about their business over the next few years. The session with conclude with an open discussion to propose research projects that could facilitate how state DOTs might better address these challenges next year or over the next few years.

  • Posters - GIS and more!

Registration

Register and Pay by Mail: Send your check (payable to WYDOT ADC50) and registration form to Julie Francis, WYDOT Environmental Services, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002.

Register and Pay by Credit Card: Use the "Add to Cart" button to select your registration options, then pay using a credit card through PayPal! You can also transfer funds from your PayPal account.

Meeting Options




Hotel

  • Holiday Inn
    1809 Sugarland Drive
    Sheridan Wyoming 82801
    307-672-8931/800-465-4329

  • Standard Room - $119/night + tax

  • Reservations may be made by calling 800-465-4329 or 307-672-8931 prior to June 24, 2009.

  • Mention "Transportation Research Board" when making your reservation.

The Holiday Inn in Sheridan features a state-of-the art fitness center and personal trainer, masseuse, pool, sauna whirlpool, two restaurants and lounge, complimentary Internet, and special Powder Horn Golf Packages. The Sheridan Holiday Inn recently received the Quality Excellence Award given to the top 5 percent of all Holiday Inns. The Powder Horn is rated in the Top 100 of Americas Modern Courses.

Travel

Sheridan is serviced by the Sheridan County Airport and Great Lakes Aviation. There are currently three daily flights to and from Denver International Airport. Great Lakes Aviation holds partnerships with United and Frontier Airlines.

Other nearby airports at which cars can be rented:

Billings Logan International Airport, Montana - approximately 130 miles from Sheridan. Serviced by -

  • Frontier Airlines - to Denver
  • Horizon Airlines - to Seattle
  • Northwest Airlines - to Minneapolis
  • Sky West - to Salt Lake City
  • United Airlines - to Denver
  • Allegiant - to Las Vegas and Phoenix


Natrona County International Airport, Casper, Wyoming - approximately 150 miles from Sheridan. Serviced by -
Serviced by -

  • Delta Airlines to Salt Lake City
  • Northwest Airlines to Minneapolis
  • United Airlines to Denver

Other thoughts ...

Downtown Sheridan Historic District - one of the most outstanding historic districts in the West - wonderful examples of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century architecture.

Sheridan Railroad District - featuring two depots, Buffalo Bill's Sheridan Inn NHL.

Medicine Wheel - one of the most important sacred sites of the American West; it is about two hours west by automobile and involves about a mile hike from the parking and visitor area.

Little Bighorn Battlefield is about half way between Sheridan and Billings.

Contact Julie Francis if you have any questions or are curious about for the latest conference news!

Previously Issued Call for Participation

The Call for Participation details information about the upcoming conference. All proposals were due to Julie Francis May 11.

  

 
 

 

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