Program Schedule
Tuesday, April 26
Northern Michigan University
Huron Room, University Center (NMU Campus Map)
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Time
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Event / Title
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Speaker
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8:30 -- 9:00
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Social / Coffee
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9:00 – 9:45
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John Longyear: Marquette Capitalist
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Russ Magnaghi, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
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9:45 – 10:30
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Michigan’s Role in Arctic Coal
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Erik Nordberg, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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10:30 – 11:30
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"The Black Gold of Svalbard - A 100 Year Coalmining Adventure in the Arctic" (60 minute documentary)
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Fred Goldberg, Secretary of The Swedish Polar Society, Stockholm, Sweden
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11:30 – 12:30
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Current Operations at the Svea Mine (and 30 minute film “From Mountain to Sea - From Black to White”)
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Venche Horseide, Vice President, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani AS, Longyearbyen, Norway
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12:30 – 1:30
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Lunch break
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1:30 – 2:30
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“Svalbard: International Industrial Crossroads”
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Dag Avango, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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2:30 – 3:30
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“Svalbard: Recent Research and Potential for Industrial Archeology”
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Pat Martin, Larry Mishkar (and MTU graduate students) Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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3:30 – 4:00
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Closing Remarks
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Tuesday, April 26
4:30 - 6:00pm, public reception
Display of John Longyear memorabilia
Light refreshments
Marquette County History Museum
Wednesday, April 27
Houghton
3:00pm Tour MTU Industrial Archeology lab
4:00pm Tour MTU Archives/Review Longyear and Turner arctic collections
Private evening gathering for symposia participants
Thursday, April 28
Northern Lights Restaurant
Best Western Franklin Square Inn
Houghton
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Time
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Event / Title
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Speaker
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8:30 -- 9:00
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Social / Coffee
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9:00 – 9:45
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John Longyear: Marquette Capitalist
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Russ Magnaghi, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
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9:45 – 10:30
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Michigan’s Role in Arctic Coal
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Erik Nordberg, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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|
10:30 – 11:30
|
"The Black Gold of Svalbard - A 100 Year Coalmining Adventure in the Arctic" (60 minute documentary)
|
Fred Goldberg, Secretary of The Swedish Polar Society, Stockholm, Sweden
|
|
11:30 – 12:30
|
Current Operations at the Svea Mine (and 30 minute film “From Mountain to Sea - From Black to White”)
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Venche Horseide, Vice President, Store Norske Spitsbergen, Grubekompani AS, Longyearbyen, Norway
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12:30 – 1:30
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Luncheon (paid by attendees)
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Welcoming remarks from MTU President Glenn Mroz (tentative)
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1:30 – 2:30
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“Svalbard: International Industrial Crossroads”
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Dag Avango, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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2:30 – 3:30
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“Svalbard: Recent Research and Potential for Industrial Archeology”
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Pat Martin, Larry Mishkar (and MTU graduate students), Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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3:30 – 4:00
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Closing Remarks
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Thursday, April 28
Private evening dinner for symposia participants
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