10th
Annual ACMRS Conference:
Translatio, or the Transmission of Culture
12 - 14 February 2004
Program
Conference Registration Form Word,
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Grand Canyon Tour Reservation Form Word,
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A/V Request Form Word,
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The setting of the 10th annual conference will be the Fiesta Inn Resort, 2100 S. Priest Dr. in Tempe. The conference room rate is $125 (before tax) for a single or double and $10 more per person for triple or quadruple (before tax). Early booking is recommended; to get the special rate, let them know that you will be attending the ACMRS conference.
The hotel is situated close to ASU as well as numerous attractions in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, and approximately 15 minutes from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport. The high temperature in the "Valley of the Sun" during February averages 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius).
The conference registration fee is just $75 ($40 for Students) and includes welcoming and concluding receptions, two days of concurrent sessions (Friday and Saturday), and the keynote address by Mary Carruthers, Dean for the Humanities and Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Literature at New York University.
Selected papers related to the conference theme will be considered for publication in the "Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" series, published by Brepols Publishers (Belgium). Papers dealing with any facet of the Mediterranean region will be considered for publication in the journal Mediterranean Studies, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, the University of Kansas, and ACMRS.
The conference will also host The Medieval Book: A Workshop in Codicological Practice. This pre-conference half-day workshop will happen during the afternoon of Thursday, February 12. Led by Richard Clement of the University of Kansas Spencer Library, the workshop will focus on the making of the medieval codex. Participants will discuss the production of parchment, paper, pens, and ink, and then will make several quires in preparation for writing. Note: This workshop does not cover scripts and is not calligraphic.