International Conference on Wet Organic Archaeological
Materials
(ICOM-WOAM)
The 11th ICOM-CC conference on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials
will take place at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina,
USA on 24th-29th of May 2010.
Provisional Timetable (as of 6 November 2009)
| DATE | DAY | TIME | Activity/Event | Venue |
| May 23 | Sunday | |||
| 9.00-9.00 | Pre-Conference Field Trip | NC Pettigrew State Park and Lake Phelps dug out log canoes (max 20 people) Accommodation can be booked at College Hill Suites for Sat and Sun nights. | ||
| May 24 | Monday | |||
| 15.00- 21.00 | Registration | SCITEC307?-tbc | ||
| Poster Set up | Chem Dept foyer - tbc | |||
| Afternoon-eve | Accommodation check in | ECU College Hill Suites | ||
| Eve | Dinner | Todd Dining Hall or on own | ||
| May 25 | Tuesday | |||
| 8.30-10.00 | Session 1 (incl welcome/opening) | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning break - refreshments | outside lecture theatre | ||
| 10.30-12.00 | Session 2 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch | Delegates on own | ||
| 13.30-15.00 | Session 3 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 15.00-15.30 | Afternoon break - Refreshments | outside lecture theatre | ||
| 15.30-17.00 | Session 4 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 18.00-20.00 | Welcome Reception | Humber House, (Historic House), Greenville | ||
| May 26 | Wednesday | |||
| 8.30-10.00 | Session 5 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 10.30-12.00 | Session 6 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch | Delegates on own | ||
| 13.30-15.00 | Session 7 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 15.00-15.30 | Afternoon break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 15.30-17.00 | Session 8 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 17.30 | Buses Depart | tbc | ||
| 18.00-19.00 | BBQ Dinner | ECU West Research Campus | ||
| 19.00-21.00 | QAR Conservation Lab – Open House | QAR Lab West Research Campus | ||
| 21.00 | Buses Return to Campus | |||
| May 27 | Thursday | |||
| 8.30-10.00 | Session 9 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 10.30-12.00 | Session 10 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch | Delegates on own | ||
| 13.30-15.00 | Session 11 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 15.00-15.30 | Afternoon break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 15.30-17.00 | Session 12/plenum discussion??? | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 18.30-21.30 | Conference Dinner | ECU Campus – (Murphy Center tbc) | ||
| May 28 | Friday | |||
| 8.30-10.00 | Session 13 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 10.30-12.00 | Session 14 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch | Delegates on own | ||
| 13.30-15.00 | Session 15 | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| 15.00-15.30 | Afternoon break | Refreshments outside lecture theatre | ||
| 15.30-17.00 | Session 16 (incl 60 min wg meeting) | SCITEC307 tbc | ||
| END OF CONFERENCE | ||||
| 17.30-20.00? | Dinner | Available at Todd Dining Hall or on own | ||
| May 29 | Saturday | |||
| OPTION | Tour 1 | Beaufort NC | ||
| 8.00-10.00 | Buses Depart Gvlle | From College Hill Suites to Beaufort NC | ||
| 10.15-10.30 | Welcome | NC Maritime Museum | ||
| 10.30-12.00 | Museum visit | ditto | ||
| 12.15 | Bus depart | From Museum to Fort Macon (Civil War Fort) /beach Morehead City | ||
| 12.30 | Lunch – sandwiches | Beach Picnic next to Fort Macon | ||
| 13.00-14.30 | Visit Fort or laze on the beach | Fort Macon/Beach | ||
| 14.30 | Bus depart Fort Macon | Return to Beaufort | ||
| 15.00-17.30 | Beaufort Tours: | Land – Historic House tours/Historic Graveyard. | ||
| Land Option or | Sea – tours - tbc | |||
| Sea Option | ||||
| 18.00 | Dinner in Beaufort | tbc | ||
| 20.30 | Bus Departs Beaufort | |||
| 22.30 | Arrive Gvlle | College Hill Suites | ||
| May 30 | Sunday | |||
| OPTION | Tour 2 | Jamestown, Williamsburg & Mariners Museum Newport News | ||
| c.11.00 | Bus departs Gvlle for Jamestown VA | |||
| 14.30 | Site visits and Museum tours | Jamestown, VA | ||
| 17.30? | Depart Jamestown for Williamsburg Hotel/s | Williamsburg VA | ||
| May 31 | Monday | |||
| (Memorial Day) | All day | Free time to visit Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg VA | |
| June 1 | Tuesday | |||
| 9.00- 11.30? | Tour of CW Conservation Labs | Williamsburg VA | ||
| 12.00-12.30 | Sandwich Lunch? | |||
| 12.30 | Bus departs for Mariners Museum | Newport News VA | ||
| 14.00 | Tour of Conservation Labs (Monitor) | Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA | ||
| 16.00 | Depart Newport News for Gvlle | |||
| 19.00 | Arrive back Gvlle NC | |||
| Note for Tuesday night: in Greenville delegates will have to make their own accommodation arrangements. | ||||
ICOM WOAM
2010