The 1715 Fleet Society Board of Directors has announced that it has chosen the Mueller Campus of Indian River State College (IRSC) as the site for the Society’s 2026 Conference. Located just west of Route 1 in the West Vero Corridor, the Muellar Campus is a 141-acre facility with ample parking and many local amenities that can accommodate conference attendees. The conference will be held in the Richardson Center, which can hold up to 200 patrons. There is ample room for displays and exhibits.
The conference will be preceded by a reception at the Vero Beach Heritage Center on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Unlike prior events, this conference will last three days, with the first two days (Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th) devoted to all things Fleet-related. The third day (January 14th) will focus on topics of interest regarding other shipwrecks, hoards, and finds. A dinner meeting is planned for Tuesday night. A catered continental breakfast will be provided each day.
Tickets will go on sale August 1. Ticket prices will be based on projected costs. A discount will apply to all members who attend.
The agenda will be posted once all speakers confirm their attendance.
About Mueller Campus:
Located in Indian River County, the Mueller Campus offers daytime, evening, and weekend classes leading toward Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Customized industry training, workforce development, computer technology, and professional certification programs are also available. At the Schumann Center, students can obtain educational/career counseling, apply for financial aid, register/pay for classes, and purchase textbooks all in one place. In addition, the Schumann Center features biology laboratories, a high-speed computer lab for graphic design, and a teacher training center.
The most recent addition at the Mueller Campus is the Brackett Library, a joint-use facility with Indian River County, which serves both IRSC students and the local community and houses the Marion C. Link Electronic Resource Center. The Richardson Center, home of the Culinary Institute at Indian River State College, is an educational, entrepreneurial, and conference facility providing a unique high-tech environment for community and economic development activities, business conferences, and a multitude of classes, workshops, and seminars. In addition, the Mueller Campus offers art classes at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, provides outreach programs at the Gifford Youth Activities Center, and offers a full array of courses at the Historic Sebastian School.
