for all you military history buffs:

I just got this announcement in a newsgroup I subscribe to:

The Tenth National War of 1812 Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, 7 October 2006, at the Star Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, MD. The cost is $37.50 (USD), checks payable to the War of 1812 Consortium, and mailed c/o Charles Ives, 802 Kingston Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212. Registration deadline is 2 October.The program includes presentations on:
The Impressment of American Sailors – John P. Deeben
British Occupation of Maine – George F. Young, Ph.D.
US Marines at the Battle of Saint Leonards Creek, Maryland – Colin E. Murphy
The Rise of an Eagle: The War of 1812 Career of Brigadier General Winfield Scott – Christopher George
Jeffersonian Gunboats – John Barnard
War of 1812 Heritage of New Orleans in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – William C. Cook and Jason Weise
Panel Discussion on the War of 1812 Bicentennial
More information is available by contacting:
The War of 1812 Symposiumc/o Star Spangled Banner Flag House
844 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-837-1793; FAX 410-837-1812