National Conference, Boston, April 2012

National Conference:The 42nd Annual PCA/ACA National Conference will be held at the Copley Marriott Hotel in Boston from April 11 to 14, 2012.

Ray Browne Lecture: We are delighted to announce that the featured speaker at the 2012 conference will be George Takei. While he is most known for his portrayal of Sulu in the original Star Trek series, he is also a well known advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. George was also interned as a youth as a Japanese-American during World War II. He will be talking about all these subjects. I think that you will find him both approachable and engaging and willing to talk with our membership. To find out more about him, go to http://www.georgetakei.com. 

Proposing a paper, panel, or round table:.  To submit a paper, panel, round table or other event, please go to http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/proposing_presentation.php  This link will give you all the details.

Conference Registration:  To register for the conference and to subscribe to either the Journal of Popular Culture or Journal of American Culture.  A subscription is required for all those attending the conference except guests (who will not participate in any panel) and undergraduate students).  To register, please go to:  http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1003500

Hotel Registration: To register for a hotel room, please go to: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=3423340

PCA/ACA Endowment Grants: PCA/ACA offers 54 travel grants to the conference as well as research and collections grants.  The deadline for submitting grants is January 7, 2012.  For an overview of each grant go to:  http://www.pcaaca.org/grant/overview.php.  From that page you can click through to a detailed description and an application form for each grant category. 

Calendar:

1. September 15                           Registration opens
2. December 22                            Paper proposals due
3. January 7                                  Proposals for endowment grants due
4. January 31                                Early Bird registration ends
5. February 15                               Last day for a refund
6. March 31                                   Regular registration ends
7. April 1                                       Late registration begins