March 13th, 2003

The extended deadline for receipt of the UC Davis AAR/WR and SBL/PCR registration form is March 15th. If you still wish to register, please fax the registration form to Richard Keady, Executive Secretary, WECSOR, at 408-924-4372. Please sign the bottom of the form with a promise to pay the fees on site. This will make planning much easier. Also, if you need a special dinner at the Banquet, we can make those arrangements up to 5 working days before the Meeting, so please email those requirements to me, rkeady@email.sjsu.edu.

AAR/WR and SBL/PCR

Registration Information

 

The Western Commission on the Study of Religion,

The American Academy of Religion/Western Region, and

The Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region

invite you to the

2003Annual Regional Meetings

 

NEW TWO DAY FORMAT    

Sunday, March 23rd � Monday March 24th, 2003

University of California at Davis

Davis, California

Enclosed is the registration information and Registration Form for the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting of the Western Region. Please read the following carefully, and return your Registration Form by March 5th.WECSOR will mail the programs booklets--with maps--about two weeks before the meeting to all those who pre-register.In addition to the printed Program, the conference program will be online in downloadable Word and Acrobat format at:

http://www.sjsu.edu/wecsor.htm

 

I. REGISTRATION:

������� Please note that all people attending, especially the presenters and moderators, are required to pre-register for the meeting and must be current members of their respective national organizations. To join the AAR please go to:

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and to join the SBL, please go to:

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II. PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Barbara DeConcini, Executive Director of the AAR, will address the question: What do we want AAR to look like in 2009?She will bring us up to date on developments at the national level and will share her good humor and sharp insight into the academic study of religion.

For the SBL/PCR Plenary, Ann E. Killebrew, of Pennsylvania State University, will address members on the topic: Canaanites, Egyptians Philistines and Israelites: Archeology, Social Boundaries, and Ethnicity in the Biblical World.

III. IMPORTANT CHANGES:

 * Student discounted banquet:$10.00

* Leadership workshop:How can I get involved with AAR/SBL? Barbara DeConcini, Session A10

* Two day only format, beginning 8:30 a.m. Sunday ending with Wine Plus Monday Afternoon at 5:15 and then dinner on your own with your friends

IV. SPECIAL SESSIONS: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

        Women�s Caucus Workshop:Considering Possibilities

����������� Saturday March 22nd, 3-5 pm, Convener Kristy Coleman

So, you�ve got a graduate degree in Religion . . .

Come participate in the conversation as Religious Studies graduates share their experience and advice on different career paths.We will hear from people whose paths include:

-         Full-time college professor: focus on the first year of teaching;

-         Marketing your artistic talents

-         The non-profit sector

-         Post-doctoral grants

-         Adjunct teaching

-         The publishing sector

-         Ministry

Everyone is welcome to attend!

March 22nd 3 pm � 5 pmRoom:TBA

        Graduate Student Workshop:Saturday March 22nd, 1-3 pm, Jeffrey Williams, Claremont Graduate University, Presiding

THEME:Workshop on preparing CVs and Constructing Cover Letters

������������������������������� Participants:

Linda A. Moody, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Humanities
Antioch University Los Angeles

����������������������������������������������������������� Maura O�Neill, Chaffey College

        AAR/WR President�s Address: Marilyn Gottschall will address the topic,

About Diversity:  What's a Religious Studies professor to do?

        SBL/PCR President�s Address.

V. LOGISTICS: GETTING THERE AND A LITTLE SLEEP!

A. Travel by Air:

Sacramento International Airport is the closest to Davis.If you need a shuttle service to pick you up and bring you to your hotel, call the Davis Airporter (in advance) to make arrangements:1-800-565-5153.You may wish to make arrangements to have them pick you up and return you to the airport at that time as well.Their fee is $18 each way.

B. Travel By Car:

For general driving directions, please consult http://www.mapquest.com/or your trustee CSAA office.Once in Davis, please follow the directions below:

The Aggie Inn is located at 245 First Street, at the corner of First and B Streets.The Hallmark Inn is located at 110 F Street.

Campus parking is also located off of First Street.Simply continue past B Street and turn left on to A Street.Parking lot 10 will be directly on your left, and you are free to park in any of the available space.The main campus will be directly to your right.

Parking Downtown:Downtown lodging is very close to campus, so you may prefer to walk rather than drive.However, parking is available on campus in Parking Lot 10, on the corner of First and A Streets.

C. Lodging:

There are two excellent hotels in the area:

����������� The Hallmark Inn provides luxury rooms at convention rates of

$83.00/room single or double occupancy, 2 queen beds or one king;

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Please call the Hallmark at 530-753-3600 and request the WECSOR convention rate for your room. They will hold our allotment of rooms until March 1st.

The Aggie Inn is another hotel holding rooms for us, with rooms available single or double occupancy for

$79.00/room single queen or king bed;�����������������������������������

$84.00/room double occupancy, 2 queens;

$97.00/cottage suite

Please call the Aggie Inn at 530-756-0352 and ask for the WECSOR conference rate. They will hold our allotment of rooms until March 15th, no cancellations after March 22nd.

D. Registration/ Information Desk, Publishers Book Exhibit:

The Registration and Information desk will be located in the 2nd Floor Lobby area of the Memorial Union complex, central campus.We have invited the usual group of publishing houses to display their books in the Lobby area of the complex, near the Art Gallery, which will provide maximum exposure to all attendees.The Publishers� Book Exhibit will be open from 8 am � 5 pm Sunday and Monday and will also be located in the 2nd Floor Lobby area of the Memorial Union complex, central campus.

The section meetings will be held in:

Rooms on the 2nd Floor of the Memorial Union complex, and in room 126 Voorhies Hall, which is located a short distance away.

E.Maps:

You will receive a map with your program book upon receipt of your registration.Maps will also be available at the registration desk and via a link to the UC Davis website: �������

www.ucdavis.edu(general)

����������� www.ucdavis.edu/campus-map/full.html(campus map)

F. Contact Persons:

WECSOR:����� Richard E. Keady�������� (408) 924-4312���������� rkeady@email.sjsu.edu

AAR/WR:������ Pat Horn��������������������� (909) 607-8411���������� patrick.horn@cgu.edu

SBL/PCR:����� Tammi Schneider �������� (909) 607-3217���������� tammi.schneider@cgu.edu

 

 

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM

REGISTRATION FORM

2003 Annual Meeting:AAR/WR, SBL/PCR

Member of:����� AAR______��������������� SBL______����������������

Name: __________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

����������� _________________________________________________________________________

Phone: (home) _______________________�� (work)_____________________________________

Email: __________________________________________________________________________

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP (Saturday, March 22nd)

        Women�s Caucus Workshop: I will attend _____

        Graduate Student Workshop: I will attend _____

REGISTRATION FEE

Associate/ Full Professor $35.00*������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $_________

Assistant Professor/ Lecturer $25.00*����������������������������������������������������$_________

Students $20.00����������������������������������������������������������������������������������$_________

Independent Scholars and Benefactors $25-$100 and up������������������������� $_________

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PLANNING AND MEAL RESERVATIONS

Women's Caucus Luncheon,Sunday, March 23rd:

$10.00 (if purchasing lunch).All are welcome

even if you are not purchasing lunch. ���������������������������������������������$ _________

AAR/SBL Reception: To assist in planning, please indicate whether you plan to attend the Sunday evening reception (no charge)������������ ����� Yes: _______ No: ________

Joint AAR/SBL Banquet,Sunday, March 23rd:

Chicken __ or Vegetarian __

Regular member (@ $35 -- includes wine)�������������������������������������� $_________

Student member (@ $10 -- includes wine)�������������������������������������� $_________

Queer(LGBTQ) Reception: Sunday at ca. 9pm@$7.00����������������������$_________

Final Reception with hors d'oeuvres and wine Monday at 5 pm @ $5.00:�� $_________

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Check for Total Enclosed (Made out to WECSOR):�������������������� $_________

Registration must be received by March 5, 2003; after this date registration will be limited to on-site registration; meal events will be on a space-available basis. Checks should be made payable to WECSOR and mailed along with this form to:

����������� WESCOR at Comparative Religious Studies Program

����������� San Jose State University

����������� One Washington Square

����������� San Jose, CA 95192-0097

*On-site Registration will be $40.00 for full/ associate professors; $35.00 for assistant professors/lecturers; $25.00 for students.