Direct Dial for Hotel Reservations

Posted in Hotel, Online Hotel Registration, Overseas Registrations, Welcome BTS and World Titanic Societies with tags on April 9, 2008 by administrator

Having troubles with the 800 number?  You can call or FAX direct to make or confirm your convention hotel reservation and have questions answered by desk staff.  

Crowne Plaza Hotel
SECAUCUS-MEADOWLANDS

Hotel Front Desk: 1-201-348-6900 | Hotel Fax: 1-201-3481407

 

Ocean Liner Council Announces Awards for 2008

Posted in Speakers with tags , , on April 8, 2008 by administrator

“On February 11, 2008, the chairman of the Ocean Liner Council of the South Street Seaport Museum announced that John P. Eaton and Charles Haas will be the next Silver Riband Award Recipients.  The award ceremony will be held at the museum on October 18, 2008 at 2 p.m.  A special exhibit of Titanic artifacts culled from the museum’s collection will be assembled for this program”.

It is the desire of the Ocean Liner Council to celebrate and recognize the life’s work of John P. Eaton and Charles Haas and their long dedication to the perpetual history of the R.M.S. Titanic.  Their scholarship, authorship of numerous periodicals and books, and significant enthusiasm for continuing exhibits, lectures and research, sets them apart in the realm of great ocean liner history.

“Previous recipients include Frank Braynard, Hisashi Noma, Bill Miller, Commodore Ronald Warwick, and John Maxtone-Graham”.

800 number booking now operational

Posted in Online Hotel Registration, Overseas Registrations, Welcome BTS and World Titanic Societies on April 2, 2008 by administrator

Hotel fixes booking glitch
TIS’s trustees have received messages from several members who unsuccessfully attempted to book the special convention rate via the 1-800 telephone number indicated in the flyer distributed with Voyage 63. The problem was that TIS’s convention was not appearing on the reservation agents’ “Conventions and meetings” listing page. Apparently, TIS could only be located by an agent who entered our name manually.

We have contacted the hotel, and officials there have promised to fix this problem by Thursday, April 3.

Any members who experience difficulty in using the 1-800 number should contact the hotel directly at 201-210-7103 and ask for Anya who will be pleased to assist you.

The hotel’s management and your trustees apologize for any inconvenience this oversight on the hotel’s part may have caused.”

Convention Vendors

Posted in Dealers & Vendors, Program & Events, Things to see and do, Vendors on March 30, 2008 by administrator

Nautiques and Luxury Liner Row, two dealers in ocean liner collectibles, have confirmed to vend at the convention to date.

Henry Aldridge Auction in April

Posted in Calendar Events, Dealers & Vendors on March 18, 2008 by administrator

The Devizes Auctioneers

UNIT 1 BATH ROAD BUSINESS CENTRE,

BATH ROAD, DEVIZES, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND SN10 1XA

TEL:01380 729199 FAX:01380 730073

www.henry-aldridge.co.uk

An Auction of Titanic and White Star Line Memorabilia

 

on

 Saturday  April 19TH 2008

 

 

at 1pm GMT in the devizes saleroom

al1.jpgThe original cover artwork for Walter Lord’s, “A Night to Remember” and Titanic third class passenger carl asplund’s pocket watch frozen in time at 2.19am.

Principal Lots to Include: The complete collection of titanic memorabilia of the last American Titanic survivor Lillian Asplund. This recently discovered unpublished archive reveals some of the most significant material relating to the disaster ever offered at auction. It comprises of paperwork and belongings recovered from the body of Carl Asplund, items from the aftermath of the sinking, photographs, legal correspondence and other family possessions. Letters and onboard Material from Titanic’s Printer Abraham Mishellany, Henry Wilde, Francis Millet, William Cherrett and Albert Crisp. A good collection of period Titanic postcards including a number of extremely rare examples. A signed photograph of the Carpathia’s Officers from the personal collection of Herbert Pitman. A unique account of the Titanic’s encounter with the Adriatic Mid Atlantic on April 11th. Two very rare menus from H.M.H.S. Britannic dated 25th and 26th September 1916. China, Plated Wares and Ephemera from the White Star Line. Over 360 lots of Titanic, White Star and Ocean Liner Collectables.

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Convention updates

Posted in Program & Events, Register by Post, Speakers, Things to see and do on February 23, 2008 by administrator

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What promises to be one of the most intriguing and enjoyable TIS conventions ever needs just one thing to make it perfect — your convention registration!

Exciting new talk topics and speakers, new bus stop tours and a new convention venue will make this a most memorable weekend.

Three stellar speakers are in our lineup. Have you ever seen any Carpathia dinnerware? Cdr. Paul-Henri Nargeolet will present a fully-illustrated informal talk about the 2007 Carpathia expedition, showing us remarkable photos of her recovered artifacts.

Think you know all about Titanic’s final breakup? Think again! Engineer Roy Mengot will be presenting a radical new sinking scenario that will turn Titanic’s story literally upside down. You’ll be among the first in the world to hear of this major rewrite!

The identification of Titanic’s unknown child — the most poignant of stories — has taken dramatic new turns, and Canadian researcher Alan Ruffman’s update marks one of its first American presentations.

Our famous bus tour features plenty of new stops: Murals by Titanic artist Francis Davis Millet, perhaps his last commissions; A dramatic and beautiful plaque to Titanic’s Dr. Francis W. F. N. O’Loughlin — see it now before it goes into storage prior to St. Vincent Hospital’s demolition! A visit to Woodlawn Cemetery, where no fewer than six Titanic people are at rest.

Nautical memorabilia dealers will be on hand. And so much more!

Online booking of hotel and convention is now fully operational through our weblog. Go to our website, www.titanicinternationalsociety.org, and click on the “Convention 2008″ link.

The registration deadline is rapidly approaching and your convention committee needs an accurate headcount. Please take a moment now, and arrange your participation in a truly remarkable convention, filled with friendship, learning and fun, in one of the world’s most exciting cities! See you there!

Roy Mengot to speak on Friday

Posted in Speakers, Things to see and do on February 20, 2008 by administrator

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Abstract for the Mengot lecture

RMS Titanic collided with an ice berg and sank on the morning of April 15th, 1912. Testimony at hearings on both sides of the Atlantic included conflicting stories of the ship breaking in two or sinking whole. The discovery of the wreck in 1985 confirmed that the ship did break near the surface. Recent evidence and analysis indicates that the initial point of hull failure was at or near the double bottom and the ship effectively broke bottom-up.

Bio:

Roy Mengot teaches systems engineering tools and process for Siemens Corporation and resides in Plano Texas. His research of the wreck at Woods Hole produced a model of the wreck that has earned national awards and is on display at the Woods Hole Visitor’s Center. Roy has contributed articles to Voyage and has given Titanic talks in St. Paul, Topeka, Dundee Scotland, the Queen Mary in Long beach, and co-authored a paper on the break-up of Titanic for the Marine Forensics Panel that was presented to the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

The Unknown Child

Posted in Program & Events, Speakers on January 8, 2008 by administrator

alanruffman.jpg Alan Ruffman, Research Associate, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and President, Geomarine Associates Ltd. will speak on the investigation concerning Titanic’s “Unknown Child” on Saturday evening.  Mr. Ruffman is a well-known Titanic historian and author of several books including: Titanic Remembered: The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax.

A poignant YouTube offering has just been posted on January 2nd with a contemporary interpretation and musical selection regarding the unknown child, and is well worth a look at the link below.
          http://www.youtube.com/v/i8HOpOhofKE&rel=1

Viewing the Millet Murals

Posted in Program & Events on January 8, 2008 by administrator
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 On Saturday, on the way into Manhattan, our tour bus will detour to view the spectacular series of murals by Frank Millet, celebrated Massachusetts muralist who lost his life aboard Titanic.  These are located at at the Hudson County Courthouse.  The panel pictured above is titled “Paying for the Land, January 30, 1658″, and is among those we will see on Saturday.  (© 2007 Charles A. Haas. All rights reserved.)

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Cmdr. Nargeolet to speak on Friday evening

Posted in Program & Events, Speakers on January 7, 2008 by administrator

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Cmdr. Nargeolet will be speaking informally at the Friday evening reception and will share information about the 2007 dive to the wreck of the Carpathia.

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A retired 22-year veteran (shown above with George Tulloch) achieving the rank of commander in the French Navy, Paul-Henri Nargeolet has been a submersible pilot for many years, having worked with the French Navy’s bathyscaphe program at Toulon’s naval base.

He was Director of Deep Ocean Submersibles and the”Nautile” program for the French national ocean agency IFREMER in Toulon for ten years, and was expedition co-leader of RMS Titanic, Inc.’s 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998 Research and Recovery Expeditions. He has made over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic in the French submersible “Nautile.”  P. H. also led RMS Titanic, Inc.’s 2007 expedition to the wreck of the RMS Carpathia, the first to recover a significant number of artifacts from the wreck.

P.H. has been accorded several honors, including the National Merit of Knighthood from the French government in 1984 and the National Maritime Merit of Knighthood from the French government in 1975.