Tours and Special Activities "The field trips were wonderful. The sessions were fantastic." -Attendee of the 2009 SHOT Annual Meeting Note: All tours will depart at the times listed below.� Please do not count on your tour guide waiting for you if you are late! Thursday, 30 September: Mount Rainier National Park Established in 1899…
Read MoreSpecial Interest Group Activities An important feature of the SHOT Annual Meeting is the inclusion of a number of special interest group (SIG) gatherings.� Albatrosses The Albatrosses, whose interests cover all things related to aviation and aerospace, will have an informal breakfast on Sunday morning followed by a roundtable session highlighting the current research of…
Read MoreSchedule of Sessions "I’ve been attending SHOT meetings since 1969 and last year’s conference was arguably the best organized one I’ve ever attended." -Attendee of the 2009 SHOT Annual Meeting To see details of the topics and participants of all the academic sessions that will be taking place at the SHOT 2010 in Tacoma, please…
Read MoreRegister for the SHOT 2010 Annual Meeting Register today for the SHOT 2010, the society’s Annual Meeting in Tacoma, 30 September – 3 October. Please note that your registration fee this year includes FREE continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday.� If you are going to a breakfast with a fee (such as Envirotech or the…
Read MoreProgram Overview "Now that I’ve gone to a SHOT conference I feel silly that I haven’t gone before." -Attendee of the 2009 SHOT Annual Meeting A PDF version of the Program is available here. Thursday, 30 September 8.00 am-5.00 pm Executive Council Meeting, open to all members Tours�������� 9.45 am-4.00 pm Mount Ranier National Park…
Read MoreHeadquarters Hotel Reserve Your Room for the SHOT Annual Meeting Today We are pleased to announce that you can start reserving rooms at the Hotel Murano, the headquarters hotel for the SHOT Annual Meeting, 30 September – 3 October 2010. All of the sessions and events for the2010�Annual Meeting will be at the�Murano. Centrally located…
Read MoreSpecial Events Events at the Annual Meeting "…a fantastically run conference. The accommodations, organization, and execution were all excellent." -Attendee of the 2009 SHOT Annual Meeting Opening Plenary and Reception Our annual meeting will kick off with events at the Tacoma Art Museum on Thursday evening, 30 September.�At 6.30 pm, we will have an opening…
Read MoreTravel Between SeaTac and Downtown Tacoma There are several options for delegates traveling between Sea-Tac International Airport and downtown Tacoma. Private Transportation Options Capital Aeroporter, (800)-962-3579. This service is offering SHOT members a special convention rate for travel between the airport and the Hotel Murano. For SHOT attendees booking individually, the one-way fare is $25.00…
Read MoreTacoma Beyond SHOT Near the Hotel… The Tacoma Art Museum is dedicated to connecting people through art, and showcasing and collecting Northwest art. The museum features framed views of Mt. Rainier and a series of elegant galleries that wrap around an open-air interior stone garden. The galleries showcase traveling national and international exhibitions, as well…
Read MoreWelcome to Tacoma "…a stimulating arena where scholars from different places but with similar interests can meet and forge intellectual and social ties." -Arne Kaijser, SHOT President SHOT 2010 30 September – 3 October 2010 For engineering students and historians of technology, Tacoma may be most often associated with the spectacular collapse of the first…
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