7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Map Fair Informal Dinner
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Map Fair
Denver Public Library, B2 Conference Room
Evening free
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Optional day trip with expert guide to Rocky Mountain National Park
Depart from and return to Comfort Inn. 8-9 hours. Lunch, all fees included. $69 per person.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Map Fair
The Denver Public Library, B2 Conference Room
Noon - 5:30 p.m. IMCoS Registration
Comfort Inn
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. IMCoS Reception
The Denver Public Library, Vida Ellison Gallery, 7th Floor
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Official Opening of the 2005 IMCoS Symposium
Welcoming remarks and visits from distinguished guests
The Denver Public Library, B2 Conference Room
Evening free
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Refreshments and registration
Comfort Inn Promenade (2nd Floor)
9:00 - 12:00 a.m. Papers Presented
Session Leader: Paul Mathias
Comfort Inn Conference Center
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Indigenous peoples and the landscape of the inter-mountain west. Tammy Stone
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. The Role of Native American Maps in the Discovery and Exploration of North America. Dr. Louis De Vorsey
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Spanish Exploration of the Southwest Dr. John Hébert
11:45 - 12:00 a.m. Summation - Q & A
12:30 - 5:00 p.m. Denver Museum of Nature & Science Tour & Lunch (Included)
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Bus to Museum of Nature & Science
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Box lunch with American Indian music. Cash Bar.
Schlessman Lobby (west side of museum)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 3 Overlapping guided tours:
(Prehistoric Journey, Gems and Minerals, and North American Indian Culture) or IMAX (Lewis & Clark) (IMAX ticket price is not included.)
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Reception with open bar
Sky Terrace (west side of museum)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Buses depart DMNS every 15 minutes for the Comfort Inn
Evening free
5:30 p.m. International Representatives meeting
Gold Room in the Brown Palace
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. American West - Australian Outback: Discussion of History and Exploration with breakfast at Duffy's Coordinators: Robert Clancy & Dave Cole
Details and sign-up at IMCoS registration table.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Refreshments
Comfort Inn Promenade (2nd Floor)
9:00 - 12:00 a.m. Papers Presented
Session Leader: Myron West
Comfort Inn Conference Center
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Expedition of Zebulon Pike. Dr. Dennis Reinhartz
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Mountain Men and Mountain Mystery. Dr. John Allen
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Expeditions of John Charles Fremont. Ralph Ehrenberg
11:45 - 12:00 a.m. Summation and Q & A
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Included)
Denver Public Library, Vida Ellison Gallery, 7th Floor
1:15 - 5:00 p.m. Three one-hour tours in rotation (Included)
Colorado Historical Museum
Guided tour including giant map of Colorado
Denver Public Library
Mapping the West - Guided by Phil Panum, Curator
Denver Art Museum
American Indian Art - Guided by Nancy Blomberg, Curator
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Phillips Society Reception
6:30 p.m. Official remarks
Evening free
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Refreshments
Comfort Inn Promenade (2nd Floor)
9:00 - 12:00 a.m. Papers Presented
Session Leader - Don McGuirk
Comfort Inn Conference Center
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Mapping the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush. Wes Brown
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Early Days in Denver. Dr. Steve Leonard
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Mapping the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's Explorations and Cartography of the Greater Grand Canyon Region. Mr. Richard Quartaroli
11:45 - 12:00 a.m. Summation and Q & A
12:30 - 6:00 p.m. Georgetown / Narrow Gauge Railroad / Mine Tour & Lunch (INCLUDED in Symposium registration fee.)
Narrow gauge train ride over Georgetown loop to Silver Plume, mine tour, visit Victorian Georgetown. Board bus at Comfort Inn. Box lunch on buses.
7:00 p.m. IMCoS Symposium Gala Closing Banquet Coats and ties preferred, please. (Western music) (Included)
Brown Palace Hotel Ellyingtons room
2005 IMCoS Symposium Optional Field Trips
All tours depart from and return to Comfort Inn.
Four day trip - Tour the Heart of the Rockies
See the wonders of the Rockies including the rugged San Juan Range of the Rocky Mountains, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, a full day tour of Mesa Verde National Park ancient cliff dwellings, and ride the famous narrow gauge railroad from Durango to Silverton.
Depart Thursday 9/22. Return Sunday 9/25
NOTE: Participants may wish to reserve a hotel room for the night of September 25th at either the Comfort Inn or the La Quinta Inn and Suites DIA
3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner, 3 nights lodging, all fees included. $629 per person (double occupancy) $659 (single occupancy). (MORE DETAILS)