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March 09, 2006
What to do on Wednesday
Regular attendees at the conference will notice that we've done something a little different with Wednesday this year.
As usual, there is a set of paper sessions on Wednesday afternoon, beginning a little later than usual, from 5-6. This first collection of papers gets the conference off to a wonderful start, with titles including "The Unappreciated Monster, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Zombie" and "For All Your Happily Ever Afters: Fairy Tale Pastiche and Fantasy Plots." Check out the program on the web for a full listing.
What's different is that we have an opening ceremony, featuring a special panel on this year's theme, preceding the first paper session. From 3-3:30, refreshments will be available in the Ballroom Foyer, and at 3:30, after opening remarks from Vice President Farah Mendlesohn, Jeff VanderMeer will host "The Visual Arts in the Fantastic" with participants Judith Clute, Joe Haldeman, Guest Scholar M. Thomas Inge, and our Guest of Honor Charles Vess.
The Opening Reception will be held, as usual, at 8:30 in Regatta (the small building across the parking circle from the hotel entrance, for those of you new to the conference). And if you are new, or if you want to introduce yourself to some of our new attendees, the Student Caucus is hosting a Meet-up for Newcomers at 8:00 in Atlantic. If you're new and not sure of the hotel layout, there's a map in the back of the program book; if you arrived after the close of registration, check the board next to the registration desk on the second floor or check with the hotel staff for directions.
Registration will open at noon, and stay open until 8:00 on Wednesday. The bookroom will also open at noon and close at 6:00, if you want to get in a little book shopping (and pick up a T-shirt) before things get really busy.
Posted by ChrissieMains at March 9, 2006 10:44 PM