CONFERENCE INFORMATION
The following information may assist you in planning your participation:
Conference schedule: The general meetings will run from Thursday, May 29, beginning at 8:15 am, through Sunday morning, June 1st.. Sessions are one hour and forty-five minutes in length with 1/2 hour lunch break. Receptions are planned for Thursday, and Saturday evenings. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Law and Society Association is on Wednesday (May 28) with the new trustees meeting at noon and the general meeting from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. The business and board meetings for CLSA will be on Sunday after the conclusion of the conference.
The Preliminary Program is available in real time or by download of Word documents (program and participants). The on-line Preliminary Program permits easy searching by topic and presenter, viewing paper abstracts, and assembling a "mini-schedule" of events. The Word version is updated only periodically (date in document title). Participants will be allowed to update information until April 4, 2008.
Conference venue and accommodations: The Conference will be held in the Hilton Bonaventure, Marriott Chateau Champlain, and Delta Centre-Ville (all within a short walk of each other). Meeting registration will be in the Hilton with conference sessions to be held in all three hotels. Cut-off dates for group rates are April 27th at the Hilton and Marriott and April 29th at the Delta.
Sleeping rooms have been blocked in each hotels at the conference rate of $199 (Canadian) for the Hilton & Marriott, and $189 (Can) at the Delta. Reservations can be made at the Hilton using "lsa" as the group/convention code to get the conference rate. Reservations at the Marriott have the group code and rate embedded in this link. Reservations at the Delta can be made through this link.
Access and Disability Information (hotel and transportation): Any meeting attendee who has a special need or disability question that is not answered in disability information page are encouraged to get in touch with Mary McClintock at the LSA office.
Room Share ("sleep cheap" plan): For those who would like to reduce the cost of accommodations at the conference hotel but who do not have a roommate in mind, LSA will again set up a room sharing plan that will attempt to match individuals according to stated preferences. Application forms to be printed for fax or mail.
Child Care: If there is enough interest we will offer partially-subsidized infant/toddler group child care at the hotel. For more information and to indicate interest, contact Lissa Ganter, ganter@lawandsociety.org by April 11th.
Meeting Registration: All participants are required to register for the conference. Registration rates (in U.S. or Canadian dollars) are based on time of registration and Association memberships. From May 10th on, registration is accepted only at the conference.
Registration Rate before
April 12, 2008April 13 - May 9 after May 9,
on-site onlyMember LSA & CLSA $130 $150 $170 Member CLSA only $140 $160 $180 Member LSA only $150 $170 $190 Non-Member both $200 $220 $240 student $75 $80 $85
Withdrawal: Should circumstances require withdrawal prior to the meeting, the Law and Society Association Executive Office must be notified immediately. Registration fees will be refunded on a proportional schedule based on date of withdrawal. Refund Policy -- By written request only: until April 12th, 100%; April 13th until May 9th, 50%; May 10th until May 28th, 25%. No refunds after May 28th.
Conference Special Events: In addition to special program events, general receptions will be held on the evenings of Thursday, May 29 and Saturday, May 31. Other special events may be added closer to the meeting, including a fun run.
CRN on Labor Rights is sponsoring a Labor History Tour: FRIDAY, MAY 30, 8:15 a.m. – NOON. The tour is sold out.
International Breakfast: Friday, May 30th, 7:00-8:00 am, tickets $28 or $14 according to one’s country category (see list). The International Activities Committee sponsors the “International Breakfast” to increase interaction among US and non-US based scholars interested in sociolegal studies. Tickets can be purchased at the conference registration desk prior to May 30. For more information about the International Activities Committee and/or the International Breakfast, please contact Terry Halliday at halliday@abfn.org.
Letters of Invitation for Funding Purposes and Letters to support Visa Applications: Participants requiring a letter of invitation for the purpose of securing funding from their own institution or granting agency or to support visa applications should contact Judy Rose in the LSA Executive Office.
Identity and Citizenship Documents for Travel to/from Canada
Citizens of the US or Canada who are entering Canada, or returning home from Canada, by air need to have either a current US or Canadian passport.
Citizens of the US or Canada who are entering Canada or returning to the US by land or sea need to have a current US or Canadian passport or other proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, AND a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license. A driver’s license alone is not sufficient proof of citizenship; you MUST have a valid US passport or a birth certificate to evidence your citizenship.
For more information on entrance requirements, please visit these web sites:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html
Citizens of all other countries will need a valid passport from their country of citizenship, and in many cases a visa, for entrance into Canada. You should check visa requirements with a Canadian embassy or consulate in your home country, and consult the following Canadian government web page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp
If you do not have any of these necessary documents, it is very important that you apply for them as soon as possible, since wait times can be long. Please do not delay, or you may jeopardize your trip to Canada.
Disability Access: The meeting organizers are committed to ensuring that all events at the meeting are accessible to persons with disabilities. The proposal forms and registration forms include a place to indicate if accommodation for disability will be required. The organizers will endeavor to provide specific information well in advance of the meeting about the location’s accessibility and practical arrangements. Information will be available at this website beginning in late December. Persons with disabilities may contact Mary McClintock at the LSA Executive Office for further information or assistance.
Updates, and the Preliminary Program: Updates and meeting information will be posted on this website and sent in group
mailings to participants by email, using the email address you enter into the
submission software. Please be sure your email address is correct and will be
current through the time of the meeting.
Acknowledgments: You will receive an automated email when you log into the submission site the
first time, directly from the submission software, and a second email
acknowledging receipt of your proposal, each within a day or less. If you do not
receive these acknowledgment emails, get in touch with
Judy Rose in the LSA office. Copies of your emailed
proposal acknowledgments will be
available on the submission site in your Message Center.
This website will be updated throughout the fall and winter with additional information regarding accommodations, child care, transportation, and special events at the meeting. If you have questions in the meantime, contact the LSA Executive Office , tel. 1-413-545-4617; fax 1-413- 577-3194.