The Nipissing University Classics Club is an undergraduate organization within the Nipissing University Student Union which encourages the preservation and promotion of the study of Ancient Greece and Italy.

The club will be hosting a scholarly conference entitled "Classics: An Education for the New Millennium" at Nipissing University and the Best Western North Bay from June 2-4, 2005.

The conference is intended to fill a gap between the levels represented by the Ontario Student Classics Conference and the Classical Association of Canada's annual meeting. It has several distinct goals which are as follows:

1. It will serve as a career fair for those considering graduate school and/or future employment as high school teachers or professors of Classics. Specialists from BEd programs will be available to answer questions regarding the possibility of using Classics as a teachable subject. Professors, M.A. and Ph.D. students and those who have pursued non-traditional career paths after an education in Classics are invited to discuss their experiences with undergraduates. Just as the club members are full partners with the organizer in the planning of the conference, so too will our undergraduate guests be full participants in all events.

2. It will serve as a justification for the continuation and expansion of Classics at the high school and university levels. Speakers are invited to explain how Classics courses enhance any chosen field of study, why we need the lessons of the past to prepare young minds for the future, how we use technology to study the old in exciting new ways and how we collaborate on cutting-edge research with our peers in Classics eand with other scholars across disciplines.

Papers are accepted in both official languages and should last for 20 minutes. Please send abstracts (10 lines) and any audio-visual requirements to the organizer, Dr. Lisa St. Louis, by November 30. The proceedings will be published and distributed by Pandora Press. Those who wish to have their work considered for publication must submit their presentations in essay format no later than one month after the end of the conference.

Blocks of rooms have been arranged at the Best Western Hotel and in the university residence. Residence rooms are free for graduate student presenters. Plans for hospitality include a gala reception, several group meals and a boat cruise on Lake Nipissing. Further information concerning conference fees and registration will follow shortly at www.classicsconference.ca and is available immediately from the organizer at info@classicsconference.ca.

The club gratefully acknowledges the very generous financial support of Robert E. Hawkins,Vice-President, Academic and Research, Nipissing University.

... seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin

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CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE

12–14 May, 2005: Banff Centre, Banff Alberta
CALL FOR PAPERS

GENERAL INFORMATION. The CAC’s 2005 Conference will take place on 12–14 May at the renowned Banff Centre, a residential conference centre in the Rocky Mountains about 90 minutes’ drive from Calgary. Accommodation has been reserved at the Centre for the nights of Wednesday through Saturday (11–14 May). Registration materials and related information will be published in January. All conference information is posted on the conference website:
http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/grst/CACW/Conference%202005/home.htm

PROGRAMME. Scholarly contributions in all areas of Classical Studies are welcomed. Presentations should normally not exceed 15–20 minutes, to be followed by discussion. Special features of this year’s programme will include:
— An evening lecture by our guest of honour, Professor Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University); — A session on Greek tragedy in honour of Professor Desmond Conacher;
— The CAC Women’s Network panel on WOMEN AND NATURE. The CAC Women’s Network solicits papers treating Greek and Roman cultures across a broad range of theoretical perspectives. Specific topics for this year’s panel could include: natural imagery in the works of female writers; the interplay of ‘nature’ and ‘femininity’ in ancient authors; women’s natural/biological processes; or natural elements in the iconography of female space.
— A special STUDENTS’ FORUM will be held AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY on WEDNESDAY 11 MAY. The Forum will provide an opportunity for students to meet with each other and with our guest of honour at the start of the conference, and to discuss their work in an informal and constructive setting. Graduate students and those completing undergraduate studies are invited to give presentations of 10–15 minutes concerning their recent or current research. More senior scholars are encouraged to attend and contribute to the discussions. Transport from the University to Banff will be provided at the end of the afternoon.

PROPOSALS should be sent by mail or e-mail, to arrive by 14 JANUARY at the latest, on the form distributed with this notice or downloadable from the conference website. Please send proposals and enquiries to Professor Martin Cropp (CAC 2005), Greek and Roman Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada (e-mail mcropp@ucalgary.ca).

... seen in the Canadian Classical Bulletin

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