Pre-Conference Reception and Tours
First-Night Conference Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday, June 7
Georgia State Railroad Museum
601 W. Harris Street, Savannah
(walking distance from the Coastal Georgia Center)
Join us for light hors d'ouvres and a cash bar.
Enjoy a summer evening gathering in the roundhouse portion of the Georgia State Railroad Museum, a designated historic site.
We encourage you to wear comfortable shoes due to the gravel walk-way.
http://chsgeorgia.org/home/page/RoundhouseRailroad.htm
Walking Tours by Sellers & Higgins
Sellers and Higgens Walking Tours staff will be on-hand at check-in and the pre-conference reception so you can reserve your tour at the IWAC Conference group rate.
We encourage you to wear comfortable shoes due to the distance involved in each walking tour.
* In the event of inclement weather, tours may be cancelled or delayed.
Antebellum Savannah - Skipping the pre-conference workshops? This 2-hour tour explores the city's best examples of architecture, squares and gardens from the viewpoint of their creators: Founders, colonists, slaves, debtors, cotton brokers, preachers, designers, landscapers and more. The tour begins and ends in front of the Savannah Visitors Center, corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Road.
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, June 7
Backstory Savannah - Stretch your legs after the day's sessions while you learn all the spicy tales of lechery, treachery and debauchery...Savannah style! This 1.5 hour tour begins and ends in front of the Savannah Visitors Center, corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Road.
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Friday, June 8
Women of Savannah - This 1.5-hour tour covers the Legendary Women of Savannah from Mary Musgrove, the native American Indian without whom Georgia would not exist, to writers, business tycoons, celebrity chefs and more! The tour begins and ends in front of the Savannah Visitors Center, corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Road.
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Saturday, June 9
http://www.sellersandhiggins.com