ACIS Fourth Biennial Conference
Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 July, 2007
Hosted by Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
The ACIS Fourth Biennial Conference will be held at Griffith University’s magnificent South Bank campus in central Brisbane from 10 to 13 July, 2007. The campus is part of a sophisticated arts precinct on the Brisbane River, and is a short walk from Brisbane’s CBD.
Like previous ACIS Biennial conferences, this will be an interdisciplinary event, with keynote addresses on a range of Italian Studies topics.
Confirmed speakers include:
Professor Gene Brucker (University of California, Berkeley)
Professor Milly Buonanno (University of Rome "La Sapienza")
Professor Paul Corner (University of Siena)
Professor Anna De Fina (Georgetown University)
Professor Antonio Di Grado (University of Catania)
Professor Pierangela Diadori (University for Foreigners in Siena)
For further information, please click on the following links:
Call for papers
Keynote speakers
Keynote abstracts
Programme and venue
Conference organising committee
Travel bursaries
Registration and accommodation suggestions
For further information or expressions of interest, please contact the conference convenor, Claire Kennedy, via email: c.kennedy@griffith.edu.au or by phone: +61 7 3735 7141.
NB: To contact the organizing committee between Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 July, ring 0407 638716.
For day trips and other holiday ideas visit the official site of QLD Government Tourism:
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/
For information on Brisbane weather in general, and forecasts for 7 days ahead, see: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/
The Queensland Music Festival 2007 begins on 13 July; for information on events in the days immediately after the conference see http://www.queenslandmusicfestival.com.au/
For the concert programme at the Conservatorium, check the Events Calendar early in July, at http://www3.griffith.edu.au/03/eventcal/
ACIS WARMLY THANKS ITS PARTNERS IN THE CONFERENCE:
The Cassamarca Foundation: http://www.fondazionecassamarca.it/
Griffith University: Pro-Vice Chancellor, Arts, Education and Law; Centre for Applied Language, Literacy and Communication Studies (CALLCS) http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/callcs/; Centre for Public Culture and Ideas (CPCI) http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/cpci/
The Network for Early European Research: http://www.neer.arts.uwa.edu.au/
University of the Sunshine Coast, Faculty of Arts and Sciences: http://www.usc.edu.au/University/AcademicFaculties/ArtsSocialSciences/
Monash University: http://www.monash.edu.au/
The University of Sydney: http://www.usyd.edu.au/
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE)
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