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Thank you for your interest in participating in our graduate student conference. If you were chosen for a panel, we ask you to confirm your attendance. We understand that some people may not be able to secure travel funding, in which case please let us know if your acceptance is provisional. Travel Support If you would like to apply for travel funding, please submit a letter of recommendation from an advisor or faculty member, a short CV, and a short statement from a chair or dean that attests to a lack of travel funds at your home institution or that the travel support will be matched by your home institution. These materials must be received by January 27, 2006; earlier submission is greatly appreciated. Info on the presentations The presentations should be in English and not exceed 20 minutes in length. Fifteen-minute presentations will allow for more discussion. Please submit the written paper to your panel organizer by February 3, 2006. Early submission is greatly appreciated! In addition to sending us your final paper, please send us either a copy of your CV or a brief bio which specifies how you would like to be introduced at the conference. To request audiovisual equipment for your presentation, please e-mail the organizer of your panel. Be sure to indicate what kind of equipment you will need (e.g., overhead projector, TV/VCR/DVD player, data projector, CD player). Please contact the panel organizer by February 1, 2006 so that the equipment can be reserved. Travel The conference will take place on campus in Herter Hall. Please visit http://www.umass.edu/umhome/visit_campus/transport.html to find your way here. Bradley International Airport in Hartford/Connecticut is the closest airport if you were to arrive by plane. We will probably be able to pick you up (Friday around 5 p.m.) and drop you off (Sunday around 3 p.m.) in Hartford. Please let your panel organizer know your schedule well in advance, so that we can make arrangements. If you want to take the Peter Pan Bus (from the Logan Airport in Boston or from anywhere else), do not get off in downtown Amherst but at the very last stop: Haigis Mall, University of Massachusetts. The bus stop is right in front of Herter Hall. Accommodations We have a list of inexpensive hotels that we will put on the website soon. The Campus Center Hotel is located on campus about a 5- minute walk away from Herter Hall. If you are interested in sharing a hotel room with another graduate student, we can help you to get in contact. As customary for grad student conferences, there is also the possibility of staying with a fellow graduate student (mostly on pull-out sofas in the living room). But as space is limited, you need to let your panel organizer know your preference as soon as possible. |
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