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NOVEMBER 21, 2017 PROGRAM ABSTRACTS CONFERENCE HOSTS: ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR NYS CANAL CORPORATION PROGRAM ABSTRACTS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The World canals Conference brings together hundreds of canal enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world to exchange best practices on canals and inland waterways. The conference has been held in North America, the British Isles, Europe, and Asia. OUR VITAL WATERWAYS: AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION The 2017 World Canals Conference, held on the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York, focused on canals and inland waterways as agents of transformation. Once the mothers of cities and ports, transformers of landscapes and builders of nations, canals are now the focus of revitalizing communities, the makers of power and the suppliers of essential water. The conference encouraged conversations about the operation and maintenance of new and historic canals, canals within larger landscapes, environmental issues, economic and community revitalization, navigation, tourism, recreation, historic preservation and interpretation. The conference provided opportunities for cross-fertilization—of disciplines, organizations and nations—that is one of the hallmarks of World Canals Conferences. PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS More than fifty presenters shared their experiences and insights with attendees from 19 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces, 14 countries, and three continents. Abstracts of their presentations follow, along with brief biographies and contact information for the speakers. We encourage readers to continue conversions started at WCC2017 to further the transformative power of canals and inland waterways. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Sharon Leighton, NYS Canal Corporation, WCC2017 Chair Duncan Hay, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Program Chair Tom Grasso, Canal Society of New York State Bill Miles, Bergmann Associates 11/21/2017 Program Abstracts WORLD CANALS CONFERENCE 2017, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, USA September 25-28, 2017 Abstracts of Presentations, Speaker Biographies & Contact Information Contents Opening Session & Welcome ........................................................................................................................ 1 Welcome to Syracuse & Central New York. Dr. Cornelius B. (Neil) Murphy, WCC2017 Honorary Chair, .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Welcome to WCC2017. Sharon Leighton, WCC2017 Chair ...................................................................... 1 Welcome on Behalf of Inland Waterways International. David Edwards-May, President IWI, Grenoble, FR ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Celebrating 200 Years of Transformation. Brian U. Stratton, Director, NYS Canal Corporation, Albany, NY and Gil C. Quiones, President & C.E.O., New York Power Authority, White Plains, NY, USA .............. 2 Saying “I Do”: Marrying Canal Heritage and Community Revitalization. Bob Radliff, Executive Director, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Waterford, NY, USA ............................................... 4 Getting Oriented to WCC2017: Where are we and what are we doing here? Duncan Hay, WCC2017 Program Chair, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor ....................................................................... 5 Opening Plenary – Our Inland Waterways: Agents of Transformation ........................................................ 5 The Transformative Power of Canals. Steve Dunlop, CEO, Scottish Canals, Glasgow, Scotland, UK ...... 5 Historic Cleanup of Onondaga Lake; Public’s Desire to Reclaim Community Jewel. John McAuliffe, Project Manager, Honeywell, Syracuse, NY, USA ..................................................................................... 6 Journey Along the Erie Canal – “You’re Gonna Do What?” John Robinson, CEO, Our Ability, Inc., Glenmont, NY, USA ................................................................................................................................... 7 Reimagining Canal Waterfronts .................................................................................................................... 8 The international waterway E-70: its role in understanding landscapes and stimulating urban transformations in Poland. Prof. Lucyna Nyka, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, POLAND ................................................................................................................................ 8 A New Route to Canal Restoration: Floating Communities and Flourishing Heritage. Patrick Moss, Moss Naylor Young Limited, Frome, UK ................................................................................................... 9 Western Reclamation Canals – Transformation from Agriculture to Urban. Jim Duncan, Principal Engineering Analyst, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ, USA ..................................................................... 10 Canalside, Buffalo: Leveraging Historic Canals for Economic Revitalization. Tim Hughes, C&S Companies, Buffalo, NY, USA .................................................................................................................. 12 Inspiring Connections Along the D&L Trail. Elissa Garofalo, Executive Director, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Easton, PA, USA .......................................................................................... 13 Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG): LEED for the Waterfront. Darryl A. Zuk, McLaren Engineering Group, West Nyack, NY ....................................................................................................... 14 The Economic Power of Water ................................................................................................................... 15 New York’s Erie Canal: A 19th Century Canal System Contributing to a 21st Century Economy. Mary Burgoon & Jean Loewenstein, CHA Consulting, Inc., Syracuse, NY, USA ................................................ 15 Canal Power: A Case Study in Connecting the Public to Small Hydropower Along Canals. Julie Smith- Galvin on behalf of Ted Rose, CEO, Gravity Renewables, Boulder, Colorado, USA ................................ 16 Leveraging Assets on Canada’s Canal System. Darlene Upton, Executive Director of Ontario and Waterways, Parks Canada, Ottawa, ON, CAN ......................................................................................... 18 Waterway Tourism ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Sustainable tourism as an answer to economic development of a neglected region and a way of preserving natural heritage of a unique waterway system. Julia Wleklińska, Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk, Poland ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Promoting Tourism through New York State’s Canal System. Ross Levi, Executive Director, NYS Division of Tourism – I Love NY ............................................................................................................... 20 Canal Heritage & Restoration ..................................................................................................................... 20 50 years of restoring waterways. Roger Squires, Ph.D., Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and Waterway Recovery Group, London, England, UK ................................................................................. 20 Design, construction, repair and operation of canal structures (Lockport, NY). Donald Nims, PE, Bergmann Associates, Rochester, NY and Dave Kinyon, Lockport Locks Heritage District Committee, Lockport, NY, USA ................................................................................................................................... 21 Canal College: Using the rich heritage of Scotland’s canals to inspire future generations. Ross Martin, Chair, Scottish Waterways Trust, Falkirk, Scotland, UK ............................................................. 22 Leveraging historic, cultural & natural assets to deliver a restored working waterway in Northern Ireland. Brenda Turnbull Chief Officer, Lagan Navigation Trust ............................................................. 23 Celebrating & Interpreting Canals Through Public Art & Events ................................................................ 24 Make No Small Plans: Transforming Scottish Canals through Art & Creative Engineering. Richard Millar, Director of Infrastructure, Scottish Canals, Glasgow, Scotland, UK ............................................ 24 Lowell’s Canals: A Vision for a City. Peter Aucella, Assistant Superintendent, Lowell National Historical Park and James Ostis, President, Lowell Heritage Partnership, Lowell, MA, USA .................................. 26 The role light art festivals can play in extending a season. Felix Guttmann, Chairman, Amsterdam Light Festival, Amsterdam, NL ................................................................................................................ 27 The Journey and Impact of Water Music NY. David Alan Miller, Music Director, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Albany, NY, USA ...................................................................................................................