December 1, 2009: Thanks so much to everyone who attended and participated in the CAAS conference, and for helping to make this such a successful and enjoyable event! Jason Haslam from Dalhousie University's Department of English has very kindly offered to share his blog with us as well as some photos from the conference. Thanks to Jason and his guest bloggers Maureen Mahoney and Christopher Lockett.

States of Emergency: Crisis, Panic and the Nation An Interdisciplinary Conference

Sponsored by the Canadian Association of American Studies and the Centre for American Studies, University of Western Ontario at the Hilton Hotel, London, Ontario November 13-15, 2009

Conference Program (Final, Posted Nov 5, 2009) 

Registration Information and Form

*The conference registration desk will be open on Thursday, November 12 from 6-8pm. and Friday, November 13 from 8:15am-4pm, Saturday, 8:15am-1:00pm and Sunday from 8:15-10:00am. The desk will be located in the reception foyer, mezzanine level of the Hilton Hotel.

Accommodation

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Hilton Hotel in London. To receive the conference rate, please reserve your room before November 9, 2009. To make your reservation click here. Hilton Hotel fact sheet.

Transportation

Robert Q Airbus provides ground transportation to their London terminal from Toronto's and Detroit's major airports. A cab from the Robert Q terminal to the Hotel is available at additional cost. The Conference has established a 15% discount rate for attendees. Please contact Christine Wall or Bryce Traister to obtain the code you need for the discounted rate on your booking. Reservations phone number: 1-800-265-4948

General information about the city of London: http://www.londontourism.ca/Visitors

For more information contact Conference Program Director Professor Bryce Traister: traister@uwo.ca 

Call for Papers (Deadline: March 31, 2009)