[Air-L] Preregistration MEA Convention June 23-26, 2011 University of Alberta, Canada

[Janet Sternberg]

Preregistration Announcement
Media Ecology Association
Twelfth Annual Convention
June 23-26, 2011
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
http://mea2011.org
http://www.media-ecology.org

Preregistration is now open for the Twelfth Annual Convention of the
Media Ecology Association, to be held June 23 to 26, 2011, at the
University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada.

The theme of this year's Convention is "Space, Place, and the McLuhan
Legacy." The theme reflects the University of Alberta's celebrations in
2011 of the birth of the influential scholar and public figure Marshall
McLuhan in Edmonton, Canada, on July 21, 1911.

Plenaries and Presentations

Plenary speakers and panelists include Douglas Barbour, Richard Cavell,
Gary Gumpert, Elena Lamberti, Robert Logan, Joshua Meyrowitz, Mark
Poster, B.W. Powe, and Mark Wrathall.

Special Convention events include:
* Opening reception and official opening of
Spaces&Places:VisioningMcLuhan at 100, an art exhibit at Latitude 53 Gallery
* Unveiling of Wave, an art and media installation
* Highlands Walking Tour (including a view from the street of the
McLuhan birthplace (registration required)
* Film happening, Being In the World, with a Q and A following with Mark
Wrathall
* An urban virtual treasure hunt, "QRcodes and Geocaching in downtown
Edmonton"
* Double-feature film screening of McLuhan's Wake (2002) and the NBC
documentary The Medium Is the Massage (1967)

The full schedule of sessions is here: http://mea2011.org

Convention Registration

The online registration system for the Convention is open. You will need
a credit card to register online. Note that you must be a member of MEA
in order to present a session at the Convention. The online registration
system is here:
https://www.epay.ualberta.ca/uaecprd/conference/welcome.do?confId=1327&shortName=MediaE 



Membership Dues and Convention Fees
Note: You must be a member of MEA in order to present a session at the
Convention.

2011 Membership Dues (CAD$)
* $80 regular membership
* $35 student membership
* $120 sustaining membership (regular membership plus convention
preregistration, contact treasurer at media-ecology.org)
* $160 institutional membership (includes one designated convention
preregistration, contact treasurer at media-ecology.org)
2011 Convention Fees (CAD$)
* $40 regular member preregistration (early bird)
* $50 regular member onsite registration (after May 15, 2011)
* $30 student member registration
* $100 non-member registration
* $35 non-member student registration
(No difference in early bird and regular/onsite registration for students)

Please note that the refund deadline is June 10, 2011. Any requests for
refunds after this date will incur a fee of CAD$10.

Accommodation for MEA 2011

Accommodation is the responsibility of participants. Hotel
accommodations and rooms at the university residence are available.

We have arranged for the following room rates for MEA registrants
staying at Campus Tower Suites Hotel between June 23 to 26, 2011. The
block of rooms at this price will be released on May 24, 2011, so you
must reserve by then to receive the rates indicated. The rates are in
Canadian dollars, per night, based on either singular or double occupancy.

Campus Tower Suites Hotel
http://www.campustower.com
11145 87 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 0Y1
Tel: 780-439-6060 / Fax: 780-433-4410 / Res: 877-221-3989
Superior Suite (1 Queen bed) CAD$133
Premium Studio Suite (1 Queen bed) CAD$137
Premium Suite (1 Queen bed) CAD$154

Residence accommodation is also available at the University of Alberta:
Lister Hall (University of Alberta residence)
1-050 Lister Centre
University of Alberta
780-492-4242
Lister Hall rates per night range between CAD$49.00 and CAD$169.00.

More Convention Information and Contacts
http://mea2011.org
http://www.media-ecology.org