From poppytheelf at erisedstraeh2002.yahoo.invalid Sun Apr 6 20:24:43 2008 From: poppytheelf at erisedstraeh2002.yahoo.invalid (Phyllis) Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:24:43 -0000 Subject: Seven Signed HP Books to be Auctioned/Raffled at Accio Conference this July! Message-ID: Accio UK is pleased to announce that J.K. Rowling has generously donated a full set of all seven adult edition Harry Potter books, with each book individually signed by the author, to Accio UK to raise funds for the National Literacy Trust. Six of the books will be separately auctioned at the Accio 2008 conference, and the winner of the seventh book will be chosen from tickets sold at a raffle to be held at the conference. Accio 2008 is a conference to be held at Magdalen College from 25-27 July 2008 that will bring together academics and adult fans to discuss the Harry Potter series in the Hogwarts- like setting of the University of Oxford. Accio 2008 seeks to enhance the appreciation of J.K. Rowling's novels as works of literature in her home country. A limited number of registrations are still available. For more information or to register for the conference, please visit: http://www.accio.org.uk/index.shtml . For more information on the National Literacy Trust, please visit: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/ . Phyllis Morris, Accio 2008 Co-Chair From s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid Sun Apr 13 12:58:00 2008 From: s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid (Sheryll Townsend) Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:58:00 -0000 Subject: Convention Alley 2008 Registration Update Message-ID: Convention Alley 2008 is pleased to announce that we've done away with a registration increase. Everyone attending the event will pay the same rate of $300.00 (Canadian) for their registration. How did we manage this, you ask? Will there be a decrease in quality of what's offered to you? Not at all! We've simply done some basic rearranging - changed some programming rooms, found unexpected resources to cut our costs. We're just passing it on to you. Registration for Convention Alley 2008 includes all formal programming, keynote events and most of your meals, so register now for a weekend of all things Harry Potter. Come out and discuss the topics that have kept us going over the years, meet up with some old friends or make some new ones. Look forward to seeing you there! Sheryll Townsend Chair, CA 2008 Planning Committee http://www.conventionalley2008.org/ From bekkio at mrsbekkio.yahoo.invalid Sat Apr 26 16:52:45 2008 From: bekkio at mrsbekkio.yahoo.invalid (Bekki Olivieri) Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:52:45 -0700 Subject: Portus Website Currently Down Message-ID: <561bdbfa0804260952x232a5795qd11039705e7ae330@...> Unfortunately the Portus 2008 website is currently down. We are aware of the problem and are busily working to solve it. In the meantime, you can still register for Portus through this link: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=998e88c1-ac3c-478f-b9cf-cac38f0d61ef If you have questions about Portus, you may direct them to info AT portus2008 DOT org. Regards, Bekki Olivieri Minister of Magic, Portus 2008