Summer Speaker Series
Thursday Evenings, July 7th - Sept. 1st
The Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is sponsoring “New
Voices”, presenting in its air conditioned Education Center
at 831 Orleans Road, North Chatham MA 02650. (Large
brick building on Route 28 opposite Ryder's Cove)
Two presentations each evening, 6:00 or 8:00 PM.
Members Free, Adults $5, Under Age 11 $3.
Reservations by e-mailing [email protected]
with program, date, time and number attending.
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
2016 Summer Speaker Series
July 7 Alison O’Leary presents a World War II Survival Story
A slide show and book reading by
Alison O’Leary, coauthor with Michael
Tougias of the new book So Close To
Home: A True Story of An American
Family’s Fight for Survival During
WWII which describes the terror that
German U-boats brought to American
shores in 1942 and a family whose ship
was torpedoed.
July 14 Failure to Communicate? How better use of wireless could have
changed the outcomes of Air France 447 and Malaysian Air MH370
Since the early days of manned flight, the use of wireless technology
has enabled aviators to safely navigate and coordinate the use of
airspace. The flight-enabling capabilities and limits of wireless,
including satellite communication (SATCOM), are explored in the
context of explaining the unimaginable recent disappearances of
several modern airliners in the age of ubiquitous GPS and mobile
phone technology. Part-time Chatham resident Richard Hayden, past
president of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions, who has testified before
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) and appeared on numerous television
news programs following AF447 and MH370, will discuss use of
wireless in aviation and the institutional obstacles to timely
introduction of new technologies in aviation.
July 21 Movie and Discussion of the Dayton Codebreakers
On a boulder in Dayton, Ohio a plaque commemorates a crucial collaboration between
the United States Navy and the National Cash Register Company during World War II. In
1942, German U-boats were sending American ships to the bottom of the Atlantic. The
U.S. Navy took the problem to NCR in Dayton. There, a laboratory was set up to design
and build codebreaking machines. This project was top priotity and top secret. The Navy
came to NCR because of an engineer named Joe Desch, who had the insight and the
technical ability that they needed. But he was of German descent. Could he be trusted to
work on machines designed to break the German Enigma code? Dayton Codebreakers
reveals one of the great mysteries of World War II--about a secret enterprise that
ultimately saved thousands of lives.
Saturday, July 24: Capt. Bob Ryder’s book signing: Voyages From Chatham
July 28 We Can Do It: Rosie the Riveter
Steve Emery, Dorothy Bassett, Eve Dalmolen and Donna Lumpkin
“We are now at war. We are now in it – all the way. Every single man, woman, and child
is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.” So stated
President Roosevelt on December 9, 1941, during his weekly radio address to the nation.
With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America had formally entered the war as a partner of
the Allies in the fight for democracy – and life for American women as the largest and
most under-used source of labor would never be the same. Learn how American women
answered the call to do their part and helped America manufacture numbers beyond even
their own expectations.
Saturday, July 30: Dr. Roger Denk will sign his book: The Gathering.
August 4 Dr. Roger Denk: Introducing his new novel:
It's early in World War Two; the East Coast of the United States is
on high alert for German U-Boats and Nazi spies. Chatham has
been inundated by military personnel, most working at the former
RCA Ship-To-Shore radio station. Ethan Doane, not yet draft age,
is one of many teenage boys contemplating military service. He
runs into trouble off Monomoy, works with various government
agents, and ends up helping to foil a major German plot.
August 11 Dr. Mike Tompsett:
"Many Pixels Make Light Work / Mental Vision to
Today’s Digital Reality"
Dr. Tompsett will review the history of electronic imager/camera
technology in laymen’s terms over the last century from a personal
viewpoint, since he is part of the history. He received a 2010
National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President
Obama, and other awards for his work. He is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering and lives in Chatham.
August 18
Dr. Roger Denk, former DIA Officer
“TICOM, the last secret mission of World War Two.”
TICTit Titcom was one of at least four Allied missions to
uncover the secrets of the Third Reich at the close of World War
Two. Three of those missions were made public within a decade,
but TICOM, the hunt for NAZI crypto logic materials, was finally
declassified in May 2016. This is the last major secret of World
War Two.
August 25 Capt. Bob Ryder: Voyages From Chatham: More Pictures
and Stories
Based on the great response from readers of
"Voyages From Chatham," Bob Ryder has
prepared a talk, complete with a Power Point
pictorial, that features previously unpublished
photographs and true tales from 30-odd years of
commercial fishing.
September 1 Chris Seufert Cape Cod Drone
Filmmaker/photographer Chris Seufert will screen a
sample of footage and photographs taken by drone
locally and discuss the pros and cons of drones,
including privacy and safety issues. He will also
discuss more scientific and environmental uses of
drones with environmental surveys, wildlife
monitoring, and 3d environmental/archeological
mapping samples.
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