World Canals Conference
The World Canals Conference
is the opportunity to bring hundreds of canal
enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world, together to
learn about a variety of topics related to canals, including the protection
of historic canals or features, revitalization of canal systems, harbour
sites, canal trails and amenities; the presentation or interpretation of
canals and corridors–their history and various elements; canals as a means
to promote tourism, spur economic development and urban renewal.
The conference is an opportunity for
the sponsoring canal or organization to showcase their achievements
including the history of their Canal System, celebrate
recent economic development within its corridor, highlight continuing
efforts to revitalize their legendary waterway and their efforts to protect
and tell the story of the canal to ensure continued existence and heritage
value, along with the technical and operational challenges of operating and non- operating canals. This conference is unique in that it brings together at one time and in one location, all of the enthusiasts, scholars and professionals to talk about canals and their many facets.
The World Canals Conference offers seminars and exhibits to participants on everything from how to interpret a canal site or trail, to the engineering and technical challenges of reopening or maintaining a canal. Recent presentations have included consultant experience for new initiatives, the advantages of turning towpaths in to trails, taking a canal from being the back door of a community to becoming the front door, dealing with masonry structures, and interpretive techniques.
The World Canals Conference works on a three year cycle starting the sequence with Asia in 2012, the Europe in 2013 and the Americas in 2014. It then repeats itself.
The World Canals Conference is under the auspices of Inland Waterways International http://www.inlandwaterwaysinternational.org.
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