It’s begun: Day 1

Day One of Keeping History Above Water started out on a sunny Sunday afternoon—a perfect day for walking tours, open hours, and an early evening showcase in the Marriott Atrium of Rhode Island organizations focused on resiliency.

Read about how the upcoming speakers are crowd sourcing solutions to sea level rise; and gain insight into the national and international presence that is defining Keeping History Above Water.

Tomorrow (Monday, April 11) is an exciting one!
See below for a program rundown of Day 2.
Click on the highlighted text for links to information about the speakers and abstracts.

(Thanks to Caroline Goddard, of HopeStateStyle.com, for perfectly capturing a moment of exploration at the 74 Bridge Street Exhibit, open to the public April 11 & 12, from noon to 3 p.m., as part of Keeping History Above Water programming.).

DAY TWO | Monday, April 11 | POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE

8:00-8:45 am | Morning Coffee & Breakfast (Marriott Ballroom Foyer)

8:45-9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks: Featuring Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator

9:15-10:00 am | Introduction: Pam Rubinoff, Senior Coastal Manager, Coastal Resources Center, URI
Keynote Address: Adam Markham, Deputy Director of the Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

PANEL #1 | U.S. CASE STUDIES | 10:30 – 12:00 PM 

Session Chair: Pieter Roos, Executive Director, Newport Restoration Foundation

Matthew Pelz | Galveston Historical Foundation
Lisa Craig | Chief of Historic Preservation, City of Annapolis
Adrienne Burke | Community Development Director, Fernandina Beach, FL

LUNCH | 12:00 – 1:30

Workshop: Lauren Carson, RI Representative, House District 75
Report from the RI House Special Study Commission on the Economic Impact of Sea Rise and Flooding in Rhode Island

Student and Emerging Professional Poster Displays | 12-1:30 pm, Marriott Atrium

74 Bridge Street Open Hours | 12-3 pm

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE: KEYNOTE | 1:30 – 2:00 PM

Introduction | Robert Russell, Professor, Cultural and Historic Preservation, Salve Regina University
Keynote | Tom Dawson, The Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk Project: A citizen science approach to a national heritage issue

PANEL #2 | GLOBAL AND HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS | 2:00 – 3:30 PM 

Session chair: Frank G. Matero, Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania

Matthijs de Boer | City-planner-architect, Rotterdam
Anna Somers Cocks | Founding Editor and CEO, The Art Newspaper; former chair of Venice in Peril
Sara Penrhyn Jones | Bath Spa University

BREAK | 3:30 – 4:00 PM

PANEL #3 | INFORMING ACTION | 4:00 – 5:30 PM 

Session chair: Stephen White, Dean of the School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation, Roger Williams University

Marcy Rockman | National Park Service
David Waggonner | Waggonner and Ball Architects
Jeana Wiser | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Andrew Potts | US/ICOMOS

…and onto Day Three!

Image courtesy Caroline Goddard, HopeStateStyle.com