The annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium is sponsored by Cape & Islands Maritime Research Association, an organization dedicated to exploring and commemorating maritime heritage and contemporary maritime culture through public information, research programs and educational activities.

The 10th Annual Cape Cod Maritime History Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis . The day-long event features interesting lectures and discussions by leaders in the field of maritime history. The agenda for this year's event is below:

8-8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:45-9 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Theresa M. Barbo, President, Cape and Islands Maritime Heritage, Inc.

9-10 a.m.
“The Aptucxet Trading Post and the Birth of the Free Enterprise System”
Eleanor Hammond, Curator/Site Interpreter, Aptucxet Trading Post Museum

10-11 a.m.
“The History of the Cape Cod Canal ”
Samantha Mirabella , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11 a.m. - noon
Luncheon

Noon-1 p.m.: “Yachting Around Cape Cod ”
Mark Wilkins and Bill Cook, Cape Cod Maritime Museum

1-2 p.m.
“Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do”
Michael Tougias, Author and Historian

2-3 p.m. : “Reaching Across the Pond: Communicating with Europe Before Marconi”
Jack Barritt, French Cable Station Museum

The cost to attend is $50 per person. For more information and tickets, please call 781-724-7131 or visit www.capecodmaritimeresearch.org .