6th Biennial Conference

Society of Early Americanists 6th Biennial Conference Schedule, 4-7 March 2009

The formal aspects of the conference will run from 8 am Thursday, 5 March through 6 pm Saturday, 7 March. Plans are underway to conduct a pre-conference series of events on Wednesday, 4 March, focused on the historic town of St. George’s in the north end of the island. A World Heritage Site, St George’s is the site of the first settlement by the survivors of the wreck of the Sea Venture, includes the oldest Protestant church in the Western Hemisphere, as well as a number of house museums, fortifications, etc.
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Colleagues,

Here's the information you'll need to reserve rooms for the SEA's 6th
Biennial Conference in Bermuda, 4-7 March 2009:

Here is the hotel information to reserve rooms for the Conference:

  • The hotel’s toll-free number (from US) is: (866) 540-4447 (please check website for toll free numbers from other countries)--this is the best way to make a reservation
  • The code to use is "UFSEA" (this code is only used when booking a telephone reservation)

The room rate for conference attendees is $199 per night plus tax and gratuities. The same rate is available for arrival as early as Saturday, 28 February or departure as late as Wednesday, 11 March. We’re planning some as-yet-undetermined pre-conference events on Wednesday 4 March, so you might consider coming in early for those and to allow some time for touring the many historical sites throughout Bermuda before the conference begins in earnest. The first papers will be given starting at 8 am on Thursday, 5 March; the last ones will be concluded by 7 pm on Saturday, 7 March.

  • For conference information of all kinds, including online registration, please see:

http://www.societyofearlyamericanists.org/conference/2009/index.shtml

The $200 per-conference-registrant room credit ($200.00 credit per delegate, per stay based on a maximum of double occupancy per room) will be applied at checkout (it will appear as a credit on your bill); SEA will provide the hotel with the official registration list and the hotel will apply the credit to those listed on the registration list. Remember that membership in SEA and registration for the conference is open to everyone, regardless of academic affiliation or subject(s) of interest.

To get the room rate of $199 and to get the $200 per-conference-registrant credit
you need to book your room no later than Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

For U.S. members: here’s the latest U.S. Department of State information on passport requirements:

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Areas that fall under the WHTI:

* Canada
* Mexico
* Bermuda
* The Caribbean region (includes 17 regions)

AIR TRAVEL: ALL PERSONS traveling by air outside of the United States are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States.

LAND AND SEA TRAVEL: The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security’s website.

* CURRENTLY: U.S. citizens need to present either (a) a passport, passport card (scheduled to be in full production beginning in July 2008), or WHTI-compliant document; or (b) a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.

* LATER: On June 1, 2009, the U.S. government will implement the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport, passport card, or WHTI-compliant document. More information is available at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

Cheers,

Tom

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Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D.
President, The Society of Early Americanists
Professor & Dean
College of the Pacific
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-2023