NAMMA Conference
August 18-21, 2008, Boston, Mass.

“Chaplain Inside-Chaplain Outside:
Filling Your Vessel with Grace”

Registration Form:

in Adobe Acrobat PDF format | In Microsoft Word format

Tentative Schedule:

This schedule is not in its final form.

AUGUST 18 (MONDAY)
1500 NAMMA Board Meeting
1800 Dinner
1930 NAMMA Board Meeting

AUGUST 19 (TUESDAY)
900 NAMMA Board Meeting
1200 Lunch
1300 NAMMAC Registration Desk Opens
1300 DENOMINATIONAL MEETINGS
1900 First Plenary (Nominations for Board)
1930 Welcome and Plenary Speaker(s)
Michael Leone, Massport Director
Capt. Gail Kulisch, USCG, Captain of the Port
2030 Welcome reception –
NEW -- SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR FOR CONFERENCE –
A Spiritual Director (certified) will be present with us for the conference to listen, observe, and begin each session with reflection. They will end with a worship thought that we can take home with us that pulls together all they have heard.

AUGUST 20 (WEDNESDAY)
700 Denominational Worship
800 Breakfast (included)
930 “Chaplain Inside” – Session 1
Keynote address on Theological and Chaplaincy Issues
1030 Workshops on Chaplain Issues
1230 Lunch (included) –
1300 Luncheon speaker = Rear Adm. Brian Salerno, USCG
1400 “Chaplain Outside” – Session 1
Access to/for Seafarers
Panel Discussion on Access to/for Seafarers:
A 20-minute presentation on their perspective, thoughts, and concerns on seafarer access to shore leave from representatives of:
USGC
Terminal Operators
CBP/Customs
SIU Unions
Ship Agents
1630 Break to Prepare for Dinner Cruise.
1800 Dinner Cruise on Boston Harbor (included)–
Speaker about History of the Port of Boston
Sea Chanty Music

AUGUST 21 (THURSDAY)
730 Denominational Worship
800 Breakfast (included)
930 “Chaplain Outside – Session 2
State of Industry
Address
1000 Panel = Critical Global issues, challenges, and solutions facing the industry and potential relations with chaplains in light of those trends. Other issues related to seafarers, crewing issues.
Ship Owner
Ship Management
Ship Flags
Ship Agents
1200 Lunch – Luncheon Speaker
1400 Roundtables on Chaplaincy issues.
“Chaplain Inside” – Session 2
1800 Banquet = Jazz Worship Experience

NOTE: Hotel price/discount will continue for those wishing to stay over and tour Boston after the conference! That’s the best deal in town outside of Mariner’s House.

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