[Comedias] AHCT Symposium 2013 CFP

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The dates of the AHCT Symposium coincide with the 2013 Golden Age Spanish
Theater Festival at the Chamizal National Memorial, March 6-10,2013.
Sessions will run from Thursday morning, March 7, to Saturday afternoon,
March 9. On Wednesday, March 6, AHCT officers will meetfrom 9 am-12 noon,
and the Board of Directors will meet from 1:30-5:00 p.m.
AHCT particularly encourages studies on all aspects of performance of Siglo
de Oro dramatic texts, though proposals for papers or special sessions on
other topics related to Spanish Golden Age theater are welcome. Papers
should be 20 minutes in length, and may be delivered in Spanish or English.
New online abstract submission: College and university faculty are asked to
submit abstracts of no more than 300 words in length by December 1, 2012,
through the "Abstract Submission" link on the AHCT 2013 conference page of
the website, at: http://www.comedias.org/AHCT/AHCT/2013_Conference.html.
Please supply all required information on the online form, including any
audiovisual needs, and, if your paper is part of a panel, the panel title
and proposed participants.
Graduate students interested in participating in the conference are asked to
submit completed ten-page papers in Word to
gradsubmissions at comedias.org<mailto:gradsubmissions at comedias.org>. This
applies to all students, including those who have been invited to be members
of panels, whether organized by faculty members or others. Graduate students
should also submit an abstract of their paper of no more than 300 words in
length through the "Abstract Submission" link on the AHCT 2013 conference
page. Graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation will be
considered for the AHCT Everett W. Hesse Travel Support Grant. The deadline
for the submission of completed graduate student papers and abstracts is
December 1, 2012.
Conference participants who will be using PowerPoint for their presentations
should plan on bringing their own laptops.
Events of Particular Interest at the 2013 Symposium. The Symposium plenary
speakers and the plays that will make up the Chamizal Siglo de Oro Drama
Festival are still in the process of being determined. As soon as they are
known, the AHCT will announce them on the website.
Hotel Reservations. The Symposium will take place at the Camino Real Hotel
in El Paso, Texas. Hotel reservations may bemade by phone at 1-800-769-4300
or 1-915-534-3099, Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm (MST). The deadline for
the conference room rate is February 1, 2013.  Participants must mention the
AHCT conference and request the group rate of $80 for a single or double
room, $99 for a triple room, or $115 for a quadrupleroom. All rates are
subject to a 15.5% tax. The group rate applies Tuesday, March 5 to Saturday,
March 9, 2013. Parking is $2 per car per day. Other hotels within walking
distance include: the Double Tree, 600 N. El Paso St., (915) 532-8733; the
Gardner Hotel, 311 E. Franklin Ave., (915) 532-3661; and the Holiday Inn,
409 E. Missouri Ave., (915) 544-3333.
AHCT Conference Registration. You must be a member of the AHCT to register
for the conference. Current membership dues are $40 (or $70 for two years)
for faculty and $30 (or $50 for two years) for retired members and students.
The registration fee for the conference for all faculty attendees, as well
as for graduate students who are reading papers or participating in a
special session, is $105. A late fee of $25 is assessed if registration is
paid after February 7, 2013. Registration includes conference attendance,
the annual banquet of the AHCT, transportation to and from the Chamizal
National Memorial every evening for the Siglo de Oro Spanish Drama Festival,
and refreshments in the Hospitality Room after the theater performances.
(Note: a special registration rate of $30 applies to students who do not
present papers or attend the banquet. An additional $20 payable at the time
of registration purchases tickets for the banquet.) Dues and registration
fees can be paid by way of PayPal from the 2013 AHCT Symposium page on the
comedias.org site: http://www.comedias.org/AHCT/AHCT/2013_Conference.html.
Use of the website for these transactions will ensure speed and accuracy and
help to preserve our natural resources.
Conference Up-Dates. For additional information about the conference, please
contact the AHCT Conference Director, Darci Strother,
strother at csusm.edu<mailto:strother at csusm.edu>. Further details regarding the
conference and the Chamizal Siglo de Oro Drama Festival will appear on the
Comedia bulletin board, in the January Newsletter, and on the AHCT webpages
as they become available.

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