<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Columbia River Shipwreck Conference Saturday February 08, 2020</font></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">The Columbia River Maritime Museum and the Maritime Archaeological Society are pleased to present the 2020 Columbia River Shipwreck Conference. The event will be held at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="">1792 Marine Dr, Astoria, OR 97103.</span></font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">A variety of speakers will present topics on shipwreck research and discoveries from the Pacific Northwest and around the world. The Keynote speaker is internationally known maritime archaeologist Dr. James Delgado who will discuss the final frontier of maritime archaeology in the extreme deep. The afternoon session will include presentations on local shipwrecks, Spanish shipwrecks and their survivors, and the quest to discover whether Francis Drake landed on the Oregon coast.</font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">First presentation begins at 10:00 am. Tickets for the event are $45 and can be purchased online at <a href="http://maritimearchaeological.org/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://maritimearchaeological.org&source=gmail&ust=1578970167471000&usg=AFQjCNGcvxE6KtkGZwlpcVJHkn1mclzgMA" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">http://maritimearchaeological.<wbr class="">org</a>.</font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">The Maritime Archaeological Society is a non-profit organization of trained volunteers and professional maritime archaeologists who research, document, and share maritime history with the public. The group investigates shipwrecks and other local submerged archaeological sites around the Pacific Northwest.</font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">More details available on our socials:</font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">Website </span><a href="http://maritimearchaeological.org" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://maritimearchaeological.org&source=gmail&ust=1578970167471000&usg=AFQjCNGcvxE6KtkGZwlpcVJHkn1mclzgMA" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">http://maritimearchaeological.<wbr class="">org</a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">Facebook</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaritimeArchaeologicalSociety" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/MaritimeArchaeologicalSociety&source=gmail&ust=1578970167471000&usg=AFQjCNH57B253ASfyBOcrC9420QwqKO66A" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr class="">MaritimeArchaeologicalSociety</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class="">Instagram</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mas_maritime/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/mas_maritime/&source=gmail&ust=1578970167471000&usg=AFQjCNFu3Ii_374aeDT3zIxWgRYBf_uUEA" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">https://www.instagram.com/mas_<wbr class="">maritime/</a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mas_maritime" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/mas_maritime&source=gmail&ust=1578970167471000&usg=AFQjCNGUOadTgPkjwAzvl8apYedX3wDwsQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">https://twitter.com/<wbr class="">mas_maritime</a></font></p></body></html>