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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We
would like to invite members of the CANDRAMA list who are graduate students or
junior faculty members to <strong><b><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>present their </span></font></b></strong></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Canadian
theatre-related academic papers at </span></font><strong><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>the </span></font></b></strong><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2008 Middle
Atlantic & New England Council for Canadian Studies (MANECCS) and Southern
Association for Canadian Studies (SACS) Joint Conference. The Conference will be
held October 2</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>–</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5, 2008, in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To
help </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>offset conference participants’ travel costs, MANECCS
has established the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Young Scholars Grant Program</span></b>.
The Program will award at least six grants of a maximum US$500 per grant to
successful proposal applicants. Please see the attached flyer for eligibility
and proposal preparation guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Completed proposals can be submitted
electronically to</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:mat1@psu.edu">mat1@psu.edu</a> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Electronic submissions must be received by
midnight (EST), May 1, 2008</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>For more information about the Young Scholars Grant Program, please
contact:  <br>
Dr. Marsha Ann Tate<br>
222 Buckhout Laboratory <br>
The <st1:State w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State> State University <br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University Park</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">PA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">16802</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mat1@psu.edu">mat1@psu.edu</a> ; Phone: (814) 865-7736<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>

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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>The 2008 Middle Atlantic & New England Council for
Canadian Studies (MANECCS) and Southern Association for Canadian Studies (SACS)
Joint Conference</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Details
and registration forms for the MANECCS/SACS Joint Conference will be available
on <a href="http://www.maneccs.org/" title="http://www.maneccs.org/">www.maneccs.org</a>
and <a href="http://www.southerncanstudies.org/"
title="http://www.southerncanstudies.org/">www.southerncanstudies.org</a>.
Registration for the four-day conference is $125 (if received before September
2, 2008) and $165 (if received after September 2, 2008). There is a special
student registration fee of $50 per day or $95 for the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
Holiday Inn at the Key Bridge Rosslyn will serve as the conference site. It is
located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1900 North Fort Myer
  Drive</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State> (3 miles from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Reagan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>). The hotel is
less than a block from the Rosslyn Metro and only a 10-15 minute walk across
the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Key</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType>
to the shops and restaurants of <st1:City w:st="on">Georgetown</st1:City> and
from there the major <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
 <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place> attractions. Additionally,
there is express shuttle service between the Rosslyn Station and <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgetown</st1:place></st1:City>. The hotel has
an indoor pool, fitness center and two onsite restaurants, including one
located on the top floor with a breathtaking view of Washington, D.C. Wireless
high speed internet access is available throughout the hotel. Complimentary
indoor parking with a six foot clearance is provided. The conference room rate
is $159 plus tax per day. The deadline for hotel reservations is September 2,
2008. Reservations can be made by phone at 703-807-2000. Use the reservation
Code: <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>M N E</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We
hope that you will be able to join us for this exciting joint conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Marsha
Ann Tate, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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