From: Christopher Gascón <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 20:10 To: Lauer, A Robert Subject: CFP AHCT 2015 Call for Papers: The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT) Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium March 19 - 21, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, El Paso. Deadline for submissions: August 1, 2014 The 2015 AHCT Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium will take place March 19-21 in El Paso, Texas. These dates coincide with the Spanish Golden Age Theater Festival at the Chamizal National Memorial, March 18-22, 2015. Sessions will begin Thursday morning, March 19, and end Saturday afternoon, March 21. On Wednesday, March 18, AHCT officers will meet from 9:00 a.m.-12 noon and the Board of Directors will meet from 1:30-5:00 p.m. Call for Papers. The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater particularly encourages studies on all aspects of performance of Siglo de Oro dramatic texts, though proposals for papers or special sessions on other topics related to Spanish Golden Age theater are welcome. Papers should be 20 minutes in length, and may be delivered in Spanish or English. To submit an abstract for the AHCT Symposium, fill out the AHCT Symposium Abstract Submission Form on the www.comedias.org<http://www.comedias.org> website. Graduate students should, in addition to submitting an abstract, send completed ten-page papers in Word to [log in to unmask] This applies to all students, including those who have been invited to be members of panels, whether organized by faculty members or others. Graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation will be considered for the AHCT Everett W. Hesse Travel Grant. The submission form will allow applicants to indicate any special equipment needs and to volunteer to help at the symposium. Conference participants who will be using the projector for their presentations should plan to bring their own laptops. The deadline for receipt of all submissions (abstracts and graduate student papers) is August 1, 2014. Hotel Reservations. The Symposium will once again take place at the Hilton Garden Inn El Paso/University, 111 West University Avenue, El Paso, 79902, 1-915-315-2121. A special conference rate of $112 is available to AHCT symposium participants; the rate applies to single/double/triple/quad rooms, and includes a hot buffet breakfast for up to two people per room. All rates are subject to a 17.5% tax. Parking is complimentary. The group rate applies Tuesday, March 17 through Sunday, March 22, 2015. Reservations may be made online at www.elpaso.stayhgi.com<http://www.elpaso.stayhgi.com> or by calling the Hilton's toll-free number 1-877-STAY-HGI (1-877-782-9444). Use the group rate code: AHCT. AHCT Conference Registration. You must be a member of the AHCT to register for the conference. Current membership dues are $50 (or $90 for two years) for faculty and $40 (or $70 for two years) for retired members and students. The registration fee for the conference for all faculty attendees, as well as for graduate students who are reading papers or participating in a special session, is $125. A late fee of $50 is assessed if registration is paid after February 5, 2015; if registration is not paid in full by February 19, 2015, the participant will be dropped from the program. Registration includes conference attendance, the annual banquet of the AHCT, evening transportation to and from the Chamizal National Memorial for the Siglo de Oro Spanish Drama Festival, and refreshments in the hospitality room after the theater performances. (Note: a special registration rate of $40 applies to students who do not present papers or attend the banquet. An additional $25 payable at the time of registration purchases tickets for the banquet. The aforementioned late fee also applies to auditor registration.) Dues and registration fees can be paid on the comedias.org website by way of PayPal from the 2015 AHCT Symposium page (URL forthcoming). Conference Updates. Further details regarding the symposium will appear on the AHCT webpages as they become available. 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