Attendees and presenters at the 2007 Symposium gave us valuable feedback and we have put that into action for 2008. You asked for fewer panels and more discussion time—DONE. You asked that the sessions be sequential and not simultaneous—DONE! We think that the format below will provide this year's attendees with a stimulating and satisfying conference experience.
| Day |
Time |
Activity |
| Thursday |
12:00-01:00 |
Registration and Lunch |
| 01:00-03:00 |
"Locating Interdisciplinarity: Technology and the Humanities" |
| 03:00-04:00 |
Media & the Visual Arts |
| 04:30-06:30 |
"Real Places–Virtual Spaces: Creating Cultural Communities" |
| 07:00-09:00 |
KEYNOTE: New Media & the Global Diaspora |
| Friday |
08:00-09:00 |
Breakfast |
| 09:00-11:00 |
"Exploring Gender at the Crossroads of Media and Culture" |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Media, Poetry & Song |
| 12:00-02:00 |
Luncheon - Phi Beta Delta Poster session
Mandolin Workshop |
| 02:00-04:00 |
"Seeing Diaspora: Media, Community and Visual Rhetoric" |
| 04:00-05:30 |
Media & the Oral Tradition In Music |
| 07:30-10:00 |
Living Traditions Concert |
| Saturday |
08:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
| 09:00-10:30 |
Media, Myth & Reality in Film |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Media, Rhythm & the Body |
| 12:30-01:30 |
International Lunch – "Taste the Difference!" |
| 02:00-06:00 |
Tour of Newport |
|
|
Topic |
|
|
"Locating Interdisciplinarity" |
|
|
Media & the Visual Arts |
|
|
"Real Places–Virtual Spaces: Creating Cultural Communities" |
|
|
KEYNOTE: New Media & the Global Diaspora |
|
|
"Exploring Gender at the Crossroads of Media and Culture" |
|
|
Media, Poetry & Song |
|
|
Mandolin Workshop |
|
|
"Seeing Diaspora: Media, Community and Visual Rhetoric" |
|
|
Media & the Oral Tradition In Music |
|
|
Media, Myth & Reality in Film |
| 11 |
Media, Rhythm & the Body |
| 12 |
Historic Newport |
