Conference Edition Newsletter
Norfolk State University
L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center
Friday, September 24

We are glad that you are coming to the second annual Signature Conference sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. Below is information that will help as you finalize your planning.

7:15 a.m.

Shuttle service begins from Harbor Park Baseball Stadium

7:30

Doors open in Wilder Performing Arts Center
Registration check-in
On-campus meal tickets available for purchase
Bookstore and information tables open

8:30

Greetings, Welcome Remarks

9:00

Opening Remarks by James O. Horton
"The Great American Contradiction"

9:15

Session I - "Race, Slavery, and the Civil War"

Spencer Crew - The Role of the Underground Railroad as a Cause of the Civil War

Cassandra Newby-Alexander - Waterways to Freedom: The Underground Railroad in Hampton Roads

Edna Greene Medford - The Quest for Black Rights in the Midst of War

Ira Berlin - African American Soldiers and the Struggle for Equality

Bruce Levine - The Myth of Black Confederates

10:45

Break - submit questions for Q and A

11:15

Question and Answer with Session I panelists

11:45 - 1:20 p.m.

Lunch break, with optional activities:

Facilitated Feedback Discussion Session
Local Sesquicentennial Committee Roundtable
Harrison B. Wilson Archives Gallery Exhibit

1:30

Afternoon Remarks by Dr. Horton
"The Unfinished Civil War"

1:45

Session II: "The Tough Stuff of American History and Memory"

James McPherson - Slavery, Freedom, and the Union Navy

David Blight - John Washington: How, When, Where and Why Emancipation Happened

Harold Holzer - The Image of the Emancipation Proclamation in Art and Memory

Jean Fagan Yellin - Harriet Jacobs in the Refugee Camps

Dwight Pitcaithley - Addressing the Causes of the Civil War in Public History

3:15

Break - submit questions for Q and A

3:45

Question and Answer with Session II panelists

4:15

Wrap-up and conclusion

4:30 - 5:30

Book signing with presenters - Wilder Performing Arts Center

As a special benefit, a number of museums in Norfolk and the surrounding area are offering discounts and special tours to conference attendees only. These exclusive, limited offers are not to be missed!

Parking
Free parking and shuttles are available at Harbor Park baseball stadium. Shuttle service from Harbor Park to the Wilder Performing Arts Center begins at 7:00 a.m.

Parking on campus is restricted to those who have a special permit issued by the VirginiaSesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. A limited number of parking spaces will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis to those with a DMV-issued disabled parking license plate or placard.

Harbor Park Baseball Stadium
Free parking and shuttle service
150 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23502

L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center
Special Permit & Disability Parking Only
700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23502

Special Accommodations
Please advise us if you require interpreter services.

On-Campus: A limited number of meal tickets will be available for on-campus dining, including Pizza Hut, Chick Fil-A, Tropical Smoothie, or the student dining hall. Meal tickets are $7.00 each (cash or credit cards accepted).

Off-Campus: A number of downtown restaurants are offering discounts for conference attendees. Stop by the Visit Norfolk information table in the Wilder Performing Arts Center for a list, and catch the NET from Harbor Park to downtown restaurants and shopping.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 Signature Conference. This conference has reached capacity and registration is closed. If your plans have changed and you are unable to attend please let us know so that we can make space available to others.

Plan to extend your conference stay to include visiting these sites - the planning has already been done for you!

If you are staying overnight, make a reservation at one of the the many hotels in the Norfolk area.

I-64 Eastbound
Take Interstate 64 East. Travel through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to Norfolk. Take Interstate 264 West to Norfolk. Follow I-264 to exit 11B/Brambleton Ave. Turn left on to Park Ave. at the first red light. Follow Park Ave to Harbor Park Lot D this is the first lot on your left side. Shuttle Services will bring guests to NSU Wilder Center for Conference.

I-64 Westbound
Take Interstate 64 West. Follow the signs onto Interstate 264 West to Norfolk. Follow I-264 to exit 11B/Brambleton Ave. Turn left on to Park Ave. at the first red light. Follow Park Ave to Harbor Park Lot D this is the first lot on your left side. Shuttle Services will bring guests to NSU Wilder Center for Conference.

I-95 Southbound
Take Interstate 95 south to Richmond, Va. Take I-295 East to I-64 East. Travel through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to Norfolk. Follow sign onto I-264 West to Norfolk. Follow I-264 to exit 11B/Brambleton Ave. Turn left on Park Ave at the first red light. Follow Park Ave to Harbor Park Lot D this is the first lot on your left side. Shuttle Services will bring guests to NSU Wilder Center for Conference.

I-95 Northbound
Take Interstate 95 north to Richmond, Va. Take I-295 East to I-64 East. Travel through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to Norfolk. Follow sign onto I-264 sign onto I-264 West to Norfolk. Follow I-264 to exit 11B/ Brambleton Ave. Turn left on Park Ave at the first red light. Follow Park Ave to Harbor Park Lot D this is the first lot on your left side. Shuttle Services will bring guests to NSU Wilder Center for Conference.

This program is sponsored by the Dominion Foundation, History Channel, the Verizon Foundation, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, and the generous support of our donors, including the Civil War 150 Council.