The Gulf Coast Chapter of the World Dredging Association has scheduled its first organizational meeting to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, La., on Friday, February 7, 1969.
A general business meeting will be held on Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Roosevelt with cocktails and dinner Friday night.
Banquet speaker will be Mel Fisher of Vero Beach, Fla., president of Treasure Salvors, Inc. Treasure Salvors is the world renowned organization of treasure explorers which has made the largest finds of Spanish gold during this century, off the Florida coast and in the Caribbean.
Stories of their explorations have appeared in National Geographic, Life, Time and many other national and international publications.
The World Dredging Association is dedicated to the advancement of dredging technology and membership is open to all dredging professionals and representatives of allied industries. Members of WODA and all others interested in its aims are invited and urged to attend this meeting so that an interesting and active chapter can be formed. The Gulf Coast Chapter is intended to cover the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
However, persons outside this geographical area are invited to participate in the Gulf Coast Chapter.
Registration will be held beginning Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt.
Additional information about this meeting can be obtained from Jack Dunn, Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn.; C. B. Hakenjos, Williams-McWilliams Company, New Orleans, La.; or Bob Sorensen, Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.