Call for Papers: Middle Atlantic & New England Council for Canadian Studies (MANECCS) and Southern Association for Canadian Studies (SACS) Joint Conference

[Marsha Ann Tate]

We would like to invite members of the CANDRAMA list who are graduate
students or junior faculty members to present their Canadian theatre-related
academic papers at the 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 2-5, 2008, in
Washington, DC. 

To help offset conference participants' travel costs, MANECCS has
established the Young Scholars Grant Program. 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. 

Completed proposals can be submitted electronically to: mat1 at psu.edu 
Electronic submissions must be received by midnight (EST), May 1, 2008.

For more information about the Young Scholars Grant Program, please contact:

Dr. Marsha Ann Tate
222 Buckhout Laboratory 
The Pennsylvania State University 
University Park, PA 16802
Email: mat1 at psu.edu ; Phone: (814) 865-7736

 

The 2008 Middle Atlantic & New England Council for Canadian Studies
(MANECCS) and Southern Association for Canadian Studies (SACS) Joint
Conference 

Details and registration forms for the MANECCS/SACS Joint Conference will be
available on www.maneccs.org <http://www.maneccs.org/>  and
www.southerncanstudies.org <http://www.southerncanstudies.org/> .
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.

The Holiday Inn at the Key Bridge Rosslyn will serve as the conference site.
It is located at 1900 North Fort Myer Drive in Arlington, Virginia (3 miles
from Reagan National Airport). The hotel is less than a block from the
Rosslyn Metro and only a 10-15 minute walk across the Key Bridge to the
shops and restaurants of Georgetown and from there the major Washington,
D.C. attractions. Additionally, there is express shuttle service between the
Rosslyn Station and Georgetown. 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: M N E.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this exciting joint conference.

Marsha Ann Tate, Ph.D.

 

 

 

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