Dr. Jason Davis has announced the details of our 10th Cotton Belt Symposium in Commerce, Texas. The event is set for October 2nd and 3rd, see you there. The 10th Annual Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium will be held on Friday Evening and Saturday, October 2-3, 2015, in the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce, TX 75429). This is a free*, public event to share, document, preserve, and celebrate rail history and the legacy and experiences of the employees and families connected to all Ark-La-Tex-oma railroads. The Friday evening program includes our traditional show & tell mixer and slide show featuring the first nine years of the symposium. (5:00pm-8:00pm) Saturday's activities include a variety of rail presentations including photos from the Cotton Belt Public Relations Department, Panel/Roundtable Discussion, and Luncheon* with live musical entertainment by Leo Sykes & Friends. (9:00am~mid-afternoon) This year's event is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Harley Davis (May 28, 1937 - Sept. 4, 2015), symposium co-founder and Cotton Belt Fireman (1959-64). Everyone is invited to bring and display railroad photos and other rail related artifacts on Friday and Saturday. Contact Jason Davis to request free table or exhibit space. (Note: This event is not a swap-meet.) The proceedings will be videotaped for historic preservation and entry into the Libraries Collections and Digital Archives. *Luncheon: RSVP is required for Luncheon Meal (only) by Tuesday, September 29, 2015 via our reservation site: < https://secure.touchnet.com/C20206_.../C20206_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=41 or RSVP to Jason.Davis@tamuc.edu with name and number of meals requested. The estimated cost of the luncheon meal is $13-15, payable by cash or check at registration table when you arrive at event on Saturday morning. (Sorry, we cannot accept credit card payments at the event.) Visit our website at < http://www.cottonbeltroute.com/>www.CottonBeltRoute.com for additional event information, schedule, directions, lodging options, luncheon reservations, sponsorship opportunities, etc. Many of us are members of the same groups, so you will likely receive this multiple times. My apologies for the necessary duplication to reach our full audience. If you know of someone, or some group, who is interested in the rail history of any line in the Ark-La-Tex-oma region and is not likely to receive this information, please pass it along. Thanks! See you in Commerce on October 2 & 3, 2015 (and mark your calendars for the 11th annual event on Sept. 30-Oct.1, 2016). -Jason Lee Davis Symposium co-founder & host ~~~ Jason Lee Davis, PhD KB5YBP Associate Professor of Technology Management | TMGT M.S. Program Advisor Department of Engineering & Technology | Texas A&M University-Commerce Jason.Davis@tamuc.edu | Jason@JDavis.us | http://www.JDavis.us/ ~~~ The Annual Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium @ TAMU-Commerce | Oct. 2-3, 2015. http://www.CottonBeltRoute.com/ Honoring the Legacy of the Ark-LaTex-oma area railroads. Cotton Belt Symposium on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/169986873071642/
