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2nd Annual Belfast Titanic Convention 2008
Added - Friday 25 January 2008
BELFAST TITANIC CONVENTION
The Belfast Titanic Convention will be held 27th - 29th March 2008.
• The Titanic Convention will appeal to both a national and international audience and will offer a daily programme of tours, talks and performances. Pre and post convention tours of Northern Ireland can be arranged for delegates taking in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and the world famous Giant’s Causeway. Individual packages can be organized for delegates wishing to extend their trip to take in other parts of Northern Ireland - the historic walls of Derry, the Lakelands of Fermanagh, the beautiful mountains of Mourne as well as many superb golf and leisure facilities to be explored.
• The Titanic Convention will feature key note speakers and experts to educate and entertain attendees about the Titanic story from its conception to the present day.
• This convention will concentrate on memorabilia and oral history from local participation, providing a personal and professional historical presentation of the most famous liner in the world.
The Belfast Titanic Convention will be held in the Titanic Quarter especially in the historic Administration Building where the Drawing offices are located and in W5, located at the Odyssey Arena and will include:
• Exhibitions of Titanic memorabilia from all over the world with the emphasis on local contributions.
• Lectures and seminars on past histories and current events such as dives to the wreck, from Titanic experts
• Future plans for the Titanic and shipyard area
• Tours of the Titanic Quarter including the H&W Administration Building where the plans for the Titanic were drawn
The convention follows on the success of the first Titanic and Nomadic Convention which took place in Belfast in April 2007.
2nd Annual Belfast Titanic Convention 2008
This programme is subject to change.
Thursday 27th March 2008
Pre Convention Tours to Giant’s Causeway or Ulster Folk and Transport Museum - repeated on Monday
All Day Check in and Registration flexible to suit delegates arrival
7-7.30pm Welcome Address from Lord Mayor W5
Opening Reception and Supper
Introduction to Belfast and Convention agenda
Private Viewing of Titanic Exhibition
Friday 28th March 2008
10am Titanic themed bus and boat tours including Nomadic, Thompson Dry Dock and Pump house
OR
Thomas Andrews Co.Down Tour
OR
Ulster Reform Club, Morning Coffee, Tour and Talk W5
12.30pm Drawing Offices lunch Drawing Offices
2.00pm Staged Reading of "Iceberg" by local renowned playwright Stewart Parker W5
3:30pm Keynote Speaker- G. Michael Harris Internationally known Titanic expert W5
7:30pm Gala Dinner and entertainment at Belfast Harbour Commissioners BHC
Saturday 29th March 2008
10am Titanic themed bus and boat tours including Nomadic, Thompson Dry Dock and Pump house, Thomas Andrews House
OR
Thomas Andrews Co.Down Tour W5
1pm Lunch
2:30 PM Shipyard Workers Talks- ex shipyard workers recount their experiences W5
4pm Close
Sunday 30th March 2008
11am Post Convention Tours to Giant’s Causeway or Ulster Folk and Transport Museum or alternative tours of Northern Ireland
Enquires: info@titanicconvention.com.
