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Collegium for African American Research Upcoming Conference
Preliminary Conference Information The venue for CAAR’s 2005 conference will be the campus building on the Loire River, southwest of Paris, about one hour from the Montparnasse railway station by high speed train. The conference will be hosted in the Tanneurs Campus, built on the left bank of the river between the Wilson and Napoléon bridges. This is in the downtown section with any number of hotels, eating places and restaurants within walking distance. The campus itself is about 15 minutes’ walk from the SNCF rail station. As a historic city, Tours is a major tourist resort. Participants are advised to book their hotel rooms at least a month or so ahead. Information on the town is available at : http://www.tours.fr. On the homepage, clicking on the "Ligéris" button will lead to the Tourist Office site that will guide you in several languages. The home page can also lead you to a town map by clicking on "Plan de la Ville". Typing your hotel address will point out the exact spot on the map. Other city maps are accessible at: http://www.sosdriver.fr/pratique/flash/plan_int_tours.htm which provides a broad idea of the city’s layout or http://www.plandetours.com, which provides a user friendly street index. There also exists an unofficial commerce- oriented site at http://www.ville-tours.com. A conference mail address will be accessible in due time at caar2005@univ-tours.fr. Until then, please contact Claude Julien at claude.julien37@wanadoo.fr. Click here for information regarding 26 workshops approved for Tours as of November 6, 2004. Here follows our preliminary schedule: Wednesday, 20 April, 2005 · 14:00-17:00 Registration · evening (depending on requests: a guided walk through the city (5 Euros)). Thursday, 21April, 2005 · 09:00-11:00 Executive Committee Meeting · 09:00-11:00 Registration · 11:00-12:00 Keynote address · 14:00-18:00 Workshops · Evening Reception at Town Hall (official opening of the conference) · Film (a week-long African American film festival in town is being planned.) Friday, 22 April, 2005 · 09:00-12:00 Workshops · 14:00-18:00 Workshops · Evening Film Saturday, 23 April, 2005 · 09:00-12:00 Keynote address · 10:00-12:00 CAAR assembly · 14:00-18:00 Workshops · Evening Banquet Sunday, 24 April, 2005 Visiting: Guided tours, such as coach trips to surrounding castles, etc, will be advertised from the "Ligèris" button. Conference Poster/Logo Past CAAR Conferences 2003 Winchester, England The African Atlantic: The Making of the Black Diaspora
2001 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy CrossRoutes: The Meanings of Race for the 21st Century
1999 Münster, Germany Black Liberation in the Americas
1997 Liverpool, England Mapping African America
1995 Tenerife, Spain Transatlantic Passages |