Below is information on the upcoming Louisiana Conference on Literature, Language and Culture, including event locations, parking, and registration. If you'd like to see a preview of our program and just can't wait until registration starts on Thursday, you can check out the panel schedule here:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me off-list.
J. Page
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 29
Preregistration
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Griffin Hall
Preregistration takes place on the second floor of Griffin Hall in front of the English Department Office. You can sign in, pick up your program and bag, and ask volunteers about upcoming events.
Registration
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ernest J. Gaines Center, 3rd floor of Dupre Library
The best parking places for this event are the pay lot located on Girard Park Circle Drive and the parking garage, located on Taft Street. If you have a UL parking permit and don't mind a short walk, Lot 13 on E. Lewis St. will be available.
Opening Remarks
7:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Gaines Center
Conference events officially begin with welcoming remarks from Dr. James McDonald.
Keynote Speech
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Gaines Center
Del Jacobs, documentarian and film professor at State College of Florida--Manatee Sarasota, is the keynote speaker for the 2012 Louisiana Conference. After the keynote speech, there will be a question and answer session followed by coffee and dessert.
Friday, March 30
Registration
7:30-11:30 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn
The following morning events will take place at the LITE Center. You may park at the LITE Center or across CajunDome Blvd. at the Hilton Garden Inn.
8:00-9:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
9:15-10:45 a.m.: Plenary Panel: Media, Technology and Pedagogy
11:00-11:45 a.m.: Film screening: Louisiana Story: The Reverse Angle
Awards Luncheon
12:00-1:45 p.m.
Cafe Vermilionville (map here: http://www.cafev.com/contact.
The Darrell Bourque Award and Barbara J. Cicardo Graduate Student Travel Scholarship will be announced at this luncheon. This event will also include a Cajun musical performance: "Allons, Leger." Attendees may choose to pay for this optional event through Friday morning ($15 covers your three-course meal).
Registration
1:30-6:00 p.m.
Oliver Hall
Oliver Hall is the new Computer Science building on UL campus, located between Griffin Hall and the pay parking lot. For events in Oliver Hall, please park in the pay parking lot at the corner of Girard Park Circle and St. Mary Blvd. or in Lot 13, across from Park Hall on E. Lewis St.
Assorted Panels
2:00-6:15 p.m.
Oliver Hall
See panel schedule in first paragraph for more detailed information on presentations. For events in Oliver Hall, please park in the pay parking lot at the corner of Girard Park Circle and St. Mary Blvd. or in Lot 13, across from Park Hall on E. Lewis St.
Saturday, March 31
The following Saturday events will take place in Oliver Hall. For events in Oliver Hall, please park in the pay parking lot at the corner of Girard Park Circle and St. Mary Blvd. or in Lot 13, across from Park Hall on E. Lewis St.
8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.: Registration
8:00-9:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
9:00-11:45 a.m.: Assorted Panels. See panel schedule in first paragraph for more detailed information on presentations.11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch on your Own
1:00-3:45 p.m.: Assorted Panels.
Closing Events
4:15-6:00 p.m.
Alumni Center
Conference closing events will feature a special reading by Mike Arnzen, four-time winner of the Bram Stoke Award for horror writing and professor at Seton Hill U. For events in the Alumni Center, you may park at the Alumni Center on St. Mary Blvd., at the parking garage on Taft St., or in the pay parking lot at the corner of Girard Park Circle and St. Mary Blvd.
Crawfish Boil
6:00-?
Amanda LaRoche's home at 222 Brookside Dr. in the Saints Streets (Please park on Brookside Drive. Map here:http://g.co/maps/qku6f)
Attendees may choose to pay for this optional event through Friday afternoon. The $15 charge covers your dinner of boiled crawfish, vegetables, and drinks.
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