1999  CONFERENCE

DAILY SCHEDULE

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1999

Registration - Hyatt Regency Lobby

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1999

Registration - Hyatt Regency Lobby

Four "Early Bird" tours:

7:45 AM - Baxley/Glennville

1:00 PM - Beyond the Historic District

2:00 PM - Historic Architecture - walking tour

2:00 PM - Historic Gardens - walking tour

3:00 PM - SIA Board Meeting - Pullman car behind the Savannah History Museum

7:00 PM - Reception and "Introduction to Savannah" lecture at Savannah History Museum.  Trolley rides or guided tours will be offered.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1999

Registration - Hyatt Regency Lobby

Process Tours depart between 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM

Six all-day tours:

A - Cotton Gins, Ships, Port, Pigments

Georgia Ports Authority - International port facility

Kemira - Titanium pigments

Intermarine USA - Yachts, yacht refurbishing, and military ships

Lummus Corporation - Cotton gin machinery

B - Creosoting, Sugar, Jets, Kaolin

Atlantic Wood - Chemically-treated lumber

Engelhard - Kaolin by-products

Gulfstream - Luxury jets

Savannah Foods - Sugar refinery

C - Hair Care, Trailers, Rosins, Cotton Gins, Kayaks

                    Great Dane - Tractor trailers

                    Lummus Corporation - Cotton gin machinery

                    Carson Products - Ethnic hair products

                    Hercules, Inc. - Rosin chemicals

 

D - Pigments, Cotton Gins, Port, Jets

                    EM Industries - Luster pigments for automotive, industrial, and cosmetic uses

                    Lummus Corporation - Cotton gin machinery

                    Gulfstream - Luxery jets

                    Brasseler USA - Precision dental equipment

 

E - Jesup - Food Processing, Paper, Shoes, Tutus

                    Hobart Corporation - Food processing machinery

                    Rayonnier Plant - High grade chemical cellulose

                    Ashley Manufacturing - Handmade Ballet Shoes and Dancewear, including tutus

 

F - Brunswick - Frozen Food, Jets, Rice, Rosins, Fragrance

                    Hercules, Inc. - Brunswick Plant - Stump processing

                    Sea Pak - Frozen seafood, onion rings, and snacks

                    Stambaugh Aviation - Jet refurbishing

                    Millenium Specialty Chemicals - Base chemicals for fragrances

Dine on your own in Savannah

Evening tour:

5:30 PM - Historic Bonaventure Cemetery with Jack Leigh

8:00 PM - "Show and Tell" at Hyatt Regency, Savannah

         

   SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1999

Registration - Hyatt Regency Lobby

7:30 AM - Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - Paper Sessions begin

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Business lunch and annual meeting - hotel

5:00 PM - Paper Sessions end.

5:20 PM - Walking tour from the hotel to the baquet and entertainment at the Historic Railroad Shops.

6:45 PM - First shuttle bus departs from the hotel for dinner at the Historic Railroad Shops.  Live musical historic interpretation by the Sea Island Singers and a gandy dancing interpretation by "The Drum."

11:00 PM - Last shuttle bus departs fromt he event for the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1999

Boat tour:

8:30 AM - Boat departs River Street dock for a tour of the Savannah Harbor and plantation sites.

Bus/Walkning tour:

9:30 AM - Half day tour of Historic Savannah industrial sites beyond the historic district.

Conference Concludes

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