2012 Annual Conference: Program

Thursday, November 8, 2012

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome

Diane Penneys Edelman, President, Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation; Director of International Programs and Professor of Legal Writing, Villanova University School of Law

Tess Davis, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
The Destruction and Plunder of Cultural Heritage in the Pacific War: A Silent Legacy

Ricardo Elia, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Boston University

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Case Studies of Plunder

Lucille Roussin, Director, Holocaust Restitution Claims Practicum, Cardozo School of Law (Moderator)

Robert Murowchick, Director, International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History

Tomoni Haramoto, Research Fellow, Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage

Corine Wegener, President, U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield

Victoria Reed, Monica S. Sadler Curator for Provenance, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Marc Masurovsky, Historian

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Due Diligence, Repatriation, and Restitution

Marc Masurovsky, Historian (Moderator)

Jane Milosch, Director, Provenance Research Initiative, Smithsonian Institution

Dorota Chudzicka, Provenance Research Associate, World War II Provenance Project, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Soo Yeon Park, Former Intern, Provenance Research Initiative and General Counsel Office, Smithsonian Institution

Alex Kishaba, Chairman, Ryukyu America Historical Research Society

Susan Libby, Professor of Art History, Rollins College

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM
Break

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM
Old Records: New Possibilities

Tom Kline, Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP (Moderator)

Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs Specialist, National Archives and Records Administration

Greg Bradsher, Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration

Marc Masurovsky, Historian

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
Break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Looking Forward: A Moderated Discussion with the Panelists

Diane Penneys Edelman, President, Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation; Director of International Programs and Professor of Legal Writing, Villanova University School of Law (Moderator)

Friday, November 9, 2012

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome

Paul Edmondson, Vice President and General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Tess Davis, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
The Legal Framework for Preserving the Pacific's World War II-Era Past

Will Cook, Associate General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Case Studies of Preservation

Tess Davis, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (Moderator)

Nancy Farrell, Cultural Resources Management Services, California

Justin Taylan, Founder, Pacific Wrecks

Jay Thomas, Assistant Director for Museums and Collections, Naval History and Heritage Command

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
A map of restaurants within walking distance will be provided.

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Focus on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Caroline Blanco, Assistant General Counsel, National Science Foundation (Moderator)

Peter Oppenheimer, Section Chief, International Section, General Counsel Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Daniel J. Basta, Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Joel Gilman, Solicitor, State Heritage Office of Western Australia

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM
Break

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM
The Environmental Threat of Sunken Military Craft

Mark Spalding, President, Ocean Foundation

Laura Gongaware, Tulane Law School

Lisa Symons, Damage Assessment and Resource Protection Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Craig Bennett, Director, National Pollution Funds Center

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM
Break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Looking Forward: A Moderated Discussion with the Panelists