By Christopher Marston December 5, 2012
The Federal Highway Administration’s National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program (NHCBP) is sponsoring the Second National Historic Covered Bridge Conference in Dayton, Ohio, June 5-8, 2013. Co-sponsored by the National Park Service’s Historic American Engineering Record and the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, this event will feature presentations from some of the leading covered bridge engineers, scholars, and builders from across the country. Topics include:
• purist versus pragmatist rehabilitation strategies
• documentation and assessment technologies
• fire protection systems
• low-cost maintenance strategies
• new covered bridge design and performance
• covered bridges as cultural artifact
• historical analysis of builders, designs, and construction techniques
Held in historic downtown Dayton, participants will also experience a timber framing demonstration, attend a reception and dinner at local historic sites and tour several historic covered bridges. The conference will offer the opportunity for exchange between a diverse audience of civil engineers, public transportation officials, academics, trades people, historians, architects, and covered bridge enthusiasts. Mark your calendar and plan to attend!
Second National Covered Bridges Conference
June 5-8, 2013
Dayton Crowne Plaza, Dayton, Ohio
Call for Papers: Abstracts due January 7, 2013
http://www.woodcenter.org/2013-national-covered-bridge-conference/
Registration will open in February/March 2013
Preliminary Schedule
Wednesday June 5, 2013
Pre-conference tours of Dayton’s Aviation History
Timber Framing Demonstration
Opening Reception at Dayton Engineer’s Club
Thursday June 6
Opening Plenary and Paper Sessions
Hog Roast at Preble County Historical Society
Friday June 7, 2013
Paper Sessions and Closing Plenary
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Post-conference tours of area covered bridges
Have your company or organization recognized at the Second National Covered Bridges Conference
Attendees from across the country and overseas will be gathering in Dayton, Ohio to share and learn about rehabilitation of historic covered bridges. The conference planning committee welcomes your participation at the covered bridge conference. In addition to our national and local partners (Federal Highway Administration, National Park Service, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Ohio Historical Society, Preble County Historical Society) we are offering a number of sponsorship opportunities. In kind services are also appreciated.
Level of Sponsorship by Truss Type
Double Barrel Burr $2,500
• acknowledgement as a full conference sponsor at the Opening Plenary
• acknowledgement on conference website and on-site program
• provide complimentary display space at the conference
• provide three (3) complimentary full registrations to the conference
Childs $1,000
• acknowledgement as a full conference sponsor at the Opening Plenary
• acknowledgement on conference website and on-site program
• provide complimentary display space at the conference
• provide one (1) complimentary full registration to the conference
Smith $500
• acknowledgement as a full conference sponsor at the Opening Plenary
• acknowledgement on conference website and on-site program
• provide complimentary display space at the conference
Pony $250
• acknowledgement as a full conference sponsor at the Opening Plenary
• acknowledgement on conference website and on-site program
Please contact Steve Simmons, conference sponsorship coordinator, for more information.
ssimmons2131@embarqmail.com
937-456-4364
Sponsorships payable to NSU Foundation
http://ncptt.nps.gov/second-national-covered-bridges-conference-call-for-papers/
Contact: Kevin_Ammons@nps.gov