Featuring Tony Romeo — founder of Deep Sea Vision — whose recent
discovery on Pacific Ocean floor is capturing the world's
attention; programs hosted during Amelia Earhart Festival in
Amelia's Atchison, Kan.,
hometown
ATCHISON, Kan., June 19,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Amelia Earhart Hangar
Museum, home to Muriel, the world's last remaining Lockheed Electra
10-E that is identical to the plane Amelia flew on her final
flight, is proud to announce two special public programs —
ADVENTURE AMELIA: A Conversation with Explorers in the Search for
Amelia Earhart on Fri., July 19, and DEEP DIVE WITH DEEP SEA VISION
on Sat., July 20 — that will bring
leading experts in the search for Amelia's plane to her
Atchison, Kan., hometown during
the annual Amelia Earhart Festival.
Both programs will feature Tony
Romeo, founder of Deep Sea Vision, who has captured the
world's attention with his company's recent discovery on the
Pacific Ocean floor that has reignited the hope of finding Amelia's
plane. Sponsored in part by SkyWest, Garmin, Southwest Airlines and
The Adair Foundation, the programs are free to the public; advance
registration for ADVENTURE AMELIA and DEEP DIVE WITH DEEP SEA
VISION is required (seating is limited).
"We look forward to joining Atchison's celebration of Amelia's courageous
life and seeing the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum's stunning
Lockheed Electra 10-E that is exactly like the plane Deep Sea
Vision believes we have found," saidTony Romeo, founder and CEO of
Deep Sea Vision. "We're determined to bring closure to what
happened to this groundbreaking pilot and women's rights advocate
who continues to be among the world's most admired women. Amelia's
perseverance, intelligence and ambition inspire us forward as we
heed her timeless wisdom: 'Never interrupt someone doing what you
said couldn't be done.'"
ADVENTURE AMELA: A Conversation with Explorers in the Search for
Amelia Earhart
WHEN: Friday, July 19,
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CST
WHERE: Fox Theatre Atchison, 612 Commercial Street, Atchison, Kan.
WHAT: On July 2, 1937, the world
heard from Amelia Earhart for the
last time. She, and her navigator, Fred
Noonan, disappeared during her attempt to circumnavigate the
world. In the final stages of completing the record-breaking
flight, Amelia and her Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft vanished over
the Pacific Ocean — becoming one of the world's greatest mysteries
of our time.
Since then, many explorers have unsuccessfully attempted to
locate Amelia and her Lockheed Electra 10-E. Recently, a new
discovery by Deep Sea Vision, a South
Carolina-based marine robotics company specializing in deep
ocean exploration, has captured the world's attention and reignited
debate in the search for the renowned aviator — and has some
believing Amelia's plane may have, at last, been found.
A moderated panel conversation featuring Deep Sea Vision's
founder Tony Romeo — together with
leading explorers and experts in the search for Amelia — will
consider where they believe the famed aviator's plane may be,
reasons for its disappearance, and evidence supporting their
claims.
Moderator:
- Dorothy Cochrane — Curator,
Aeronautics Department, National Air and Space Museum
Panelists:
- Tony Romeo — Founder and CEO,
Deep Sea Vision
- Lloyd Romeo — Project Manager,
Deep Sea Vision
- Gary LaPook — Celestial
navigation expert with The Stratus Project, a UK-based search for
Amelia's plane
- Liz Smith — Date Line Theory
expert, ocean exploration and science documentary producer
For more about ADVENTURE AMELIA and to register to attend this
free program, visit
https://ameliaearharthangarmuseum.org/event/adventure-amelia/
DEEP DIVE WITH DEEP SEA VISION
WHEN: Saturday, July 20,
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. CST
WHERE: O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium at Benedictine College, 1020 N. 2nd Street,
Atchison, Kan.
WHAT: Deep Sea Vision scanned more than 5,200 square miles of
the Pacific Ocean floor near Howland Island where Amelia was
expected to land during her attempt to circumnavigate the world in
1937. During Deep Sea Vision's 90-day expedition, the 16-person
crew used the most advanced unmanned, underwater drone that
captured a sonar image of an aircraft-shaped object that Deep Sea
Vision believes matches the dimensions of Amelia's Lockheed Electra
10-E plane.
WHO: Tony Romeo, pilot, former
Air Force intelligence officer and CEO of Deep Sea Vision —
together with his brother, Lloyd
Romeo, Deep Sea Vision's project manager who is also a pilot
— will share highlights from their search for Amelia's Lockheed
Electra 10-E and the company's plans to launch its confirmation
expedition with a high-powered camera to search for more evidence,
such as the aircraft's "NR16020" registration number. The
conversation will be moderated by Amelia
Rose Earhart, a pilot, author and artist who honored her
namesake by completing a global circumnavigation flight in
2014.
For more about DEEP DIVE WITH DEEP SEA VISION and to register to
attend this free program, visit
https://ameliaearharthangarmuseum.org/event/deep-dive-dsv/
AN EVENING INSPIRED BY AMELIA
WHEN: Thursday, July 18;
6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST
WHERE: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, 16701 286th Road,
Atchison, Kan. (Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport)
WHAT: The Museum will host a benefit concert, "AN EVENING
INSPIRED BY AMELIA," premiering a new composition written by
Kansas City composer Dana Mengel. The five-movement piece beautifully
conveys the dramatic arc of Amelia's triumphant life and will be
performed by the Amazing Strings Ensemble. Tickets are $25 and include a reception where guests will
have the opportunity to meet Deep Sea Vision explorers Tony Romeo and Lloyd
Romeo. The event is sponsored by Blish-Mize Company and all
proceeds support educational programming at the Amelia Earhart
Hangar Museum.
For more about AN EVENING INSPIRED BY AMELIA and to purchase
tickets, visit
https://ameliaearharthangarmuseum.org/event/an-evening-inspired-by-amelia/
AMELIA EARHART FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday, July 19 and
Saturday, July 20
WHAT: The Amelia Earhart Festival is hosted every third weekend
in July to celebrate Amelia's birthday (July
24, 1897) in her Atchison,
Kan., hometown. The Festival will feature a line-up of
events including a "Concert in the Sky"fireworks show on
Sat., July 21, that was recently
ranked #3 on USA Today's "10 Best
Places to See Fireworks." For more about the Festival, visit
www.VisitAtchison.com/listing/amelia-earhart-festival or follow
www.Facebook.com/AmeliaEarhartFestival.
Each year, the Festival honors a woman who exemplifies Amelia's
life with the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award. The 2024
recipient, Kamia Bradley, a First Officer for SkyWest Airlines,
will share her story of overcoming homelessness to achieve her
dream of flight during the Festival's "Empowered Women" Symposium
at 10:30 a.m. CST on Sat., July 20,
in the O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium at Benedictine College, 1020 N. 2nd Street.
Past Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award recipients
include Kathy Sullivan, first
American woman to walk in space and veteran of three shuttle
missions, Mae Jemison, former NASA
astronaut and first Black woman to travel into space; Eileen Collins, former NASA astronaut and first
woman to pilot the Space Shuttle; Col. Nicole Malachowski, first woman Thunderbird
pilot and U.S. Air Force veteran; among others.
"We're honored to bring an esteemed panel of explorers and
experts together in Amelia's beloved Kansas hometown to lead a renewed national
conversation about what happened to the world's most celebrated
pilot who made history as the first woman to fly solo across the
Atlantic Ocean," said Karen Seaberg,
founder of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum. "The search for Amelia
and her Lockheed Electra 10-E continues to be one of the greatest
mysteries of our time."
For media interested in scheduling onsite interviews, please
contact Vanessa Bonavia at
Vanessa@VCommunications.LLC or call 913.980.3167; Images for media
use are available in the Museum's online press kit
For individuals and companies interested in sponsoring these
programs, contact Maggie Collins at
maggie@howestreetgroup.com or call 913.660.5012
ABOUT THE AMELIA EARHART HANGAR MUSEUM
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opened on April 14, 2023, to honor the pioneering aviation
legacy of Amelia Earhart in her
Atchison, Kan., hometown, and
inspire future generations in the pursuit of flight. The
centerpiece of the state-of-the art Museum is Muriel — the world's
last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft that is identical to
the plane Amelia piloted on her fateful, final flight. Surrounding
Muriel are 14 interactive STEM and history storytelling exhibit
areas that take visitors through Amelia's extraordinary life — from
growing up in Atchison to the
height of her worldwide fame as the first woman to fly solo across
the Atlantic Ocean. Named among "The Most Anticipated Museum
Openings of 2023 by Smithsonian Magazine," the Museum was recently
voted #4 on USA Today's Top 10
Best New Museums. For more, visit www.AmeliaEarhartHangarMuseum.org
and follow "AEHangarMuseum" on Facebook, Instagram and X
(Twitter).
Media Contact
Vanessa Bonavia, V
Communications, LLC, 1 913-980-3167, Vanessa@VCommunications.LLC,
https://ameliaearharthangarmuseum.org
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