2008 Conference

Ken Zadwick, CAMP Second Vice President and President of the Golden West Department and our host for the 2010 Military History Conference, has announced more plans for the conference.

The conference will start on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, with the annual afternoon meeting of the Board of Directors. Following the new conference format, papers will be delivered at the historic Mare Island Historic Park Museum, where a joint luncheon with the Society for Military History and the CAMP business meeting will be held. Short presentations will also be made at lunch on travel days and at the closing banquet.

The opening ceremony on Friday will be held at the Mare Island Cemetery, the resting place for sailors from many nations. Trips will follow to the California Military Museum in Sacramento, Sutter's Fort, Benicia Arsenal, and Travis Air Force Base.

A visit will also be made to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park, honoring and learning about the women and men who built the Arsenal of Democracy. Here we can visit the USS Read Oak Victory ship, the last remaining Victory Ship made in the Richmond Kaiser Shipyard.

We will hold our traditional closing banquet on Saturday at the Mare Island Shipyard Commander's Quarters on Officer's Row.

The optional Sunday tour will concentrate on the San Francisco area with visits to the Marin County Nike site and museum, fort Point, and other coast defense sites such as Fort Baker, Fort Berry, fort Cronkhite, Fort Winfield Scott, Fort Mason, and Angel Island.

44th Annual CAMP Meeting

May 12 - 16, 2010

Mare Island Historic Park Foundation

Wednesday, May 12

Registration at Marriott Courtyard Hotel

CAMP Board meeting 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Followed by meeting of CAMP Department Heads, at hotel

Opening reception 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. – hotel

Hospitality suite 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 13

Continental breakfast at hotel

Transfer to Mare Island Museum at 8:30 a.m. Registration continues at hotel.

Morning Papers 9:00 - 10:20 a.m.

· Kenneth Zadwick - Vigilantes of San Francisco

· Neil Dukas - Filibusterers and Freebooters

Plenary Session 10:30 -11:45 a.m.

· John Arturo Martini – Eras of Military History of San Francisco Bay Area (Parts 1 & 2)

SMH Luncheon 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at museum

Afternoon Papers 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

· John Arturo Martini – Eras of Military History of San Francisco Bay Area (Part 3)

· Stephen Haller - Status of Seacoast Fortifications at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

· Whitney Hall – Preservation Lessons Learned – Board discussion

Tour of museum 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

CAMP business meeting 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Return to Hotel

Yount Auction 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. California Board Room

Evening free

Hospitality Suite 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Friday, May 14

Breakfast at hotel

Leave 8:30 for Mare Island Cemetery. Window tour en route

CAMP Opening Ceremony 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Load Bus to St. Peter's Chapel with window tour continued. Tour of Commandant’s home and rest stop at Museum 9:30 – 10:15 a. m.

Break.

Richmond World War II Site 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. Box lunch.

Fort Barry Nike Missile Site 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Travis Air Force Base Museum 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Return to hotel; evening free

Hospitality suite 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 15

Breakfast at hotel

Leave 8:30 a.m. for Sacramento

· Sutter’s Fort 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

· Tour Old Town Sacramento 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Lunch in Sacramento Old Town – Courtyard d’Oro 11:30 – 12:30 p.m.

Afternoon tour

· California Military Museum, hosted by director and CAMP member Dan Sebby 12:45 – 2:15 p.m.

· Other sites if time permits

Return to hotel

Reception and cash bar 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Mare Island Museum

Annual Banquet 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Quarters “B”

Hospitality Suite at hotel after banquet

Sunday, May 16

Add-on Day, led by Steven Haller

Tour of coastal defenses of San Francisco

Leave hotel - 9:00 a.m.

Stop at Treasure Island enroute

Tour military sites - 11:00 – 4:00 p.m. Box lunch

· Fort Point National Historic Site

· Fort Winfield Scott batteries

Return to hotel