From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid  Sun Feb 28 15:09:19 2010
From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:09:19 -0500
Subject: Infinitus Programming Submissions Deadline is today!
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Posted with permission of the mod squad:


There's more info at http://www.infinitus2010.org/cfp.html but today
is the last day to submit programming proposals for Infinitus, the
HPEF conference set to take place at Universal Studios Orlando's Royal
Pacific Resort from July 15 - 18.

Infinitus 2010: A Harry Potter Symposium gives fans and academics a
place to investigate, deconstruct, discuss, and illustrate the
literary magic woven into the Harry Potter novels as it relates not
only to the series, but also, its influence on the ?real world?. As a
symposium for adult fans and scholars of the Harry Potter novels, we
aim to promote scholarly analysis of the books, to provide forums for
debate and analysis among fans of those works, and to provide
professional development opportunities for teachers, librarians and
academic scholars.

Proposals are sought for presentations, papers, moderated panels, and
workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels and/or the
fan community. We welcome formal papers as well as proposals for a
variety of presentation models, including prepared panel discussions
and workshops. For workshops in particular, we encourage topics that
focus on audience participation and interaction.


Infinitus 2010 welcomes submissions in the following fields:
? Literary and Media Studies
? Law, Politics, Ethics
? Social Sciences
? Education and Library Science
? Fandom Studies and Culture
? Fan Creativity
? GLBT and/or Gender Studies

We also welcome submissions outside these areas. We encourage fresh
perspectives and original presentations that develop these themes or
other topics relating to the novels, derivative works in any media,
and fandom culture. As you delve into any or all of the themes and
fields suggested here, we invite you to imagine the infinite
possibilities of each.

- Heidi

PS - Let me know if you have any questions about programming, or
Infinitus in general - we can discuss it on
hpfgu-otchatter at yahoogroups.com or hpfgu-convention at yahoogroups.com if
anyone wants to.
- heidi


PS - more info coming next month about the Event in the Park After
Hours, which will take place after the park closes on July 16