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The Fourth CAA / CWF International Carriage Symposium
February 19–22, 2014
Tentative Schedule
Wednesday (February 19, 2014)
Arrival • Free time to explore Colonial Williamsburg • Welcome Reception in the evening
Thursday (February 20, 2014)
Talk: “Warsaw: Important Center of Carriage Production from the 18th to the 20th Century” – ANDRZEJ NOVAK-ZEMPLINSKI (POLAND)
Talk: “Chronicling the Royal Mails: C. Cooper Henderson and His Coach Paintings” – JOHN FORD (ENGLAND)
Morning break
Talk: “Four Obstetricians: Birth on the High Plains” – KEN WHEELING (USA)
Lunch on your own
Talk: “The Well-Appointed Carriage: How Appointments Define a Vehicle” – SUSAN NIEDERBERGER (SWITZERLAND)
Talk: “Shedding Light on Carriage Lamps” – RICK BISCHOFF (USA)
Friday (February 21, 2014)
Talk: “Driving Through the Wild Pampas from the Colonial Days Until Today” – GUILLERMO GIBELLI (ARGENTINA)
Talk: “Acquiring a Reputation: Brewster & Co. at the 1878 Paris Exposition”
– DR. THOMAS KINNEY (USA)
Morning break
Talk: “The American Chuck Wagon: The Ultimate Cowboy Support
Vehicle” – DOUG HANSEN (USA)
Luncheon, hosted by the CWF President & Mrs. Colin G. Campbell
Free afternoon to explore Colonial Williamsburg
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Colonial Williamsburg Stables,
includes CWF carriages, horses, and harness
Saturday (February 22, 2014)
Talk: “Traveling and Picnic Accessories” – FRED HOLLAENDER (NETHERLANDS)
Talk: “Top Hats, Bowlers, and Caps: The History of Headwear for
Drivers and Guests” – BENJAMIN RUDIN MACLEOD (ENGLAND)
Morning break
Talk: “A Necessary Tool: The Development, Manufacture, and
Use of the Carriage Whip” – RICHARD NICOLL (USA)
Lunch on your own
Talk: “The Well-Turned-Out Groom: Proper Livery for Coachman
and Footman” – MELISSA WARNER (USA)
Talk: “The Royal Mail Routes and England’s Postal Road System”
– JOHN FORD (ENGLAND)
Banquet, with talk: “From Help to the Heels:
Confessions of a Driving Fan”
– SUSAN NIEDERBERGER (SWITZERLAND)
Buckets, Baskets, Buckles, & Britches:
Carriage & Wagon Accessories
Please join the Carriage Association of America (CAA) and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF) as we welcome twelve European, North American,
and South American scholars to our fourth International Carriage Symposium.
Added to the fourteen interesting talks will be a trade fair, a silent auction, and all the historic sites, tours, and museums that Colonial Williamsburg has to offer.
Where to Stay:
The CAA has rooms at the Williamsburg Lodge (site of all symposium activities) and at the Williamsburg Inn (across the street). Prices for the CAA group:
$119 (plus taxes) for superior Lodge rooms; $149 (plus taxes) for deluxe Lodge rooms; $189 (plus taxes) for Lodge suites; or $265 (plus taxes) for superior rooms
at the Williamsburg Inn. Check-in is at 4:00 p.m., and check-out is at 11:00 a.m.
To reserve a room, please visit the event’s private website (https://resweb.passkey.com/go/21284). If you’d rather make your reservation over the phone, dial
800-261-9530 (from within the U.S.), or 757-229-1000 ext. 3971 (from outside the U.S.), and use group code 21284. If you prefer, there are many other hotels
and motels in the Williamsburg area.
How To Get There:
The nearest airport to Williamsburg is the Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport (16.5 miles away).The next closest airport is the Richmond
International Airport (46 miles away). It is possible to take a cab from Newport News to Williamsburg, but from Richmond you will need to either rent a car
or take a commercial van shuttle.
2014 CAA / CWF International Carriage Symposium
Registration Form
I/we would like to sign up for the fourth CAA / CWF International Carriage Symposium, February 19–22, 2014.
Please send me information on reserving an informational or vendor’s booth in the Trade Fair.
The full symposium package ($345 per person for CAA members) includes one ticket to Wednesday’s welcome reception;
admittance to all lectures and the Trade Fair; continental breakfast and refreshments on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; one
ticket to Saturday’s banquet; and one pass (valid for the duration of the symposium) to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area.
Name(s):
Address:
City:
State:
Phone Number:
Zip:
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I AM A MEMBER
I AM NOT YET A CAA MEMBER
and would like the full symposium package:
(# of people) x (CAA member rate: $345 pp) =
but would like to join for a year @ $65 (indiv.) / $75 (family), plus $20 for Canada / $40 for overseas
INSTEAD OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, A FULL SYMPOSIUM PACKAGE, I WOULD LIKE TO BUY THESE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
Daily registration for one person for (please circle one) Thursday, Friday, or Saturday only ($125 per day, includes all the day’s
lectures, continental breakfast and refreshments, and one pass to the Historic Area) x
One ticket to the banquet on Saturday ($85) x
I/WE
(# of people) =
(# of people) =
WOULD LIKE TO HELP SUPPORT THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE SYMPOSIUM AT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT:
$50: Symposium Friend
$1,000: Gold-level Sponsor
• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
$100: Symposium Supporter
• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
Two tickets to the Welcome Reception
Two tickets to Banquet on Saturday evening
Commemorative gift
$5,000: Presenting Sponsor
$250: Bronze-level Sponsor
• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
• One ticket to the Welcome Reception
• Commemorative gift
$500: Silver-level Sponsor
• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
• Two tickets to the Welcome Reception
• Commemorative gift
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID:
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• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
• Two full Symposium Packages (includes
two tickets to the Welcome Reception)
• Commemorative gift
• Acknowledgment as the
Presenting Sponsor of the CAA / CWF’s
Fourth International Carriage Symposium
$10,000: Title Sponsor
• Acknowledgment in the Symposium Program
• Four full Symposium Packages (includes
four tickets to the Welcome Reception)
• Commemorative gift
• Acknowledgment as the
Title Sponsor of the CAA / CWF’s
Fourth International Carriage Symposium
I would like to donate the amount
checked, but would prefer to decline all
goods and benefits, thereby making my
entire gift tax-deductible.
(in U.S. dollars)
I have enclosed a check drawn on U.S. funds. Please charge my: Visa Mastercard AmEx Discover
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Please return this form, with payment, to the Carriage Association of America:
3915 Jay Trump Road, Lexington KY 40511, USA • fax: 859-231-0973

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