RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 16, 2019
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RESOLUTION Honoring and Welcoming the Society for Industrial Archeology to Chicago for their 48th Annual Conference, June 6-9, 2019
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WHEREAS, the Society for Industrial Archeology was formed in 1971 to promote the study, appreciation, and preservation of the physical survivals of our industrial and technological past; and
WHEREAS, the word “archeology” underscores society’s principal concern with the physical evidence of industry and technology - the study, interpretation, and preservation of historically significant sites, structures, buildings, artifacts, industrial processes, bridges, railroads, canals, landscapes, and communities; and
WHEREAS, the Society for Industrial Archeology is a nonprofit, international, interdisciplinary organization that brings together people of varied backgrounds who share a common interest in the archeology of industry, engineering, and technology in general; and
WHEREAS, since its formation the Society for Industrial Archeology has held annual conferences in various cities throughout North America. These conferences include tours and examinations of each area’s infrastructure and industrial heritage; and
WHEREAS, the Society for Industrial Archeology last held its annual conference in Chicago in 1991; and
WHEREAS, this year, 2019, the Society for Industrial Archeology is returning to Chicago from June 6th through June 9th for its annual conference; and
WHEREAS, the conference will include numerous tours of Chicago’s active industrial sites, as well as area waterways, architecture, and industrial neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the conference will include a tour of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Calumet Water Reclamation Plant and Tunnel and Reservoir Plan infrastructure; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, hereby, honor and welcome the Society for Industrial Archeology to Chicago Illinois for its 48th annual conference; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Society for Industrial Archeology at its 48th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Dated: May 16, 2019