25th AnnualFSU Seal Conference on Film and Literature
"On the Edge of Time"
January 27-29, 2000

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Conference is indebted to the following persons and organizations for their support:
    Lawrence Abele, Provost
    Donald Foss, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
    Mark Pietralunga, Chair, Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics
    Ann Rowe, Chair, English Department
    Raymond Fielding, Dean of the Film School
Location
    Florida State University, Turnbull Conference Center, 555 West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, Florida (Map)
Audio Visual
    A television and standard U.S. format VCR will be available in each room.  Overhead projectors and 35 mm slide projectors will be available upon request only.  Requests for audio visual needs should be submitted with your registration on or before December 1, 1999.
Registration and Entertainment
    A registration form must be submitted for each participant (including presenters and moderators).The registration fee for participants is $95 and $75 for non-presenting participants through 12/1/99.  After that date, the fee for participants will be $110 and $85 for non-presenting participants.  To be included in the conference program, your registration form and payment must be received by 12/1/99.  Refunds will not be issued after publication in the conference program.  The fee includes one copy of the conference program ($2 for additional copies), admission to all sessions, beverage breaks, keynote presentation, one cash-bar reception and the post-conference celebration.  There will be no lunch options offered on site this year.
Hotels
    Blocks of rooms have been reserved at three area hotels.  Please make reservations prior to Jan. 5, 2000.  To qualify for special rates and shuttle transportation from the hotel to the Center, you must specify that you are with the FSU Film and Literature Conference.   Shuttle service will be provided once in the morning and once at the end of each day.  Please note:  the hotels are unable to provide shuttle service throughout the day or on demand.  The established schedule will be posted in the hotel lobby for your convenience.
Cabot Lodge (3.9 miles to Conference) 
2735 North Monroe Street
(800) 223-1964
$79 single/double plus 10% tax
Includes: deluxe continental breakfast
Collegiate Village Inn (2.4 miles to Conference)
2121 W. Tennessee Street
(850) 576-6121
$40 single/double plus 10% tax
Includes: continental breakfast
 

Clarion Hotel (.7 miles to Conference)
316 W. Tennessee Street
(850) 222-9555
$78 single/double plus 10% tax

Air Transportation

    Delta Air Lines, Inc. makes it easy for attendees to book airline reservations to attend the conference. Delta is offering special discounted meeting fares. To expedite travel arrangements, please call (800)241-6760 between 8 a.m.-11p.m. Eastern time. Identify yourself as a 25th Annual Conference on Film and Literature attendee and refer to Delta’s special meeting file # 131682A .


Parking

    A limited number of parking spaces are located in lots in the front and back of the Turnbull Center. A metered visitor’s lot ($.35/hour) is located adjacent to the Center at the corner of Pensacola and Copeland Streets. Additional parking is usually available at the Civic Center directly across from the Turnbull Center at $3 a day.
    If you have a disability requiring accommodation, please call (850) 644-2118 at least two weeks prior to the start of the conference.


Conference Addresses
 

Sheryl Kormondy
Conference Coordinator 
(850)644-2118
skormondy@cpd.fsu.edu
Bonnie Braendlin
Conference Co-Director 
(850)644-2044
bbraendlin@english.fsu.edu
Hans Braendlin
Conference Co-Cirector
 
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