Conference Program 2008

Program Overview

The following is an overview of the conference program for GURT 2008. To find out more information about individual presentation schedules, please download the complete program. A .pdf version can be obtained by clicking here and a .doc version is also available here. Please keep in mind that this is a preliminary schedule and additional changes may be added without any notices (updated on Feb 24, 2008).

Friday, March 14, 2008

Time Activity Location
8:00-5:00 Registration ICC Galleria
8:00-8:50 Light Breakfast & Coffee/Tea ICC Galleria
8:50-10:05 Concurrent Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor & White-Gravenor
10:15-11:30 Concurrent Paper Sessions Walsh & White-Gravenor
11:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-3:15 Concurrent Panels & Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor
3:30-5:00 Panel and Concurrent Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor
5:00-6:00 Opening Plenary Talk: ICC Auditorium
Where Should I Begin?
William Labov, University of Pennsylvania
6:00-7:30 Wine & Cheese Reception ICC Galleria

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Time Activity Location
8:00-4:00 Registration ICC Galleria
8:00-9:00 Light Breakfast & Coffee/Tea ICC Galleria
9:00-11:00 Concurrent Panels and Paper Sessions TBA
11:15-1:15 Concurrent Panels and Paper Sessions TBA
1:15-2:15 Lunch ICC Galleria
2:15-4:15 Concurrent Panels & Paper Sessions TBA
4:15-5:00 Coffee/Tea Break | Set-up for Posters ICC Galleria
5:00-6:00 Plenary Talk: ICC Auditorium
The Remediation of Storytelling: Narrative Performance on Early Commercial Sound Recording
Richard Bauman, Indiana University, Bloomington
6:00-8:00 Poster Session and Happy Hour ICC Galleria

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Time Activity Location
8:00-12:00 Registration ICC Galleria
8:0-9:00 Light Breakfast & Coffee/Tea ICC Galleria
9:00-11:00 Concurrent Panels and Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor
11:15-1:15 Concurrent Panel and Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor
1:15-2:15 Lunch ICC Galleria
2:15-3:45 Panel and Concurrent Paper Sessions ICC 1st Floor
3:45-4:00 Short Coffee/Tea Break ICC Galleria
4:00-5:00 Plenary Talk: ICC Auditorium
Culture and Mind: Their Fruitful Incommensurability
Jermone Bruner, New York University of Law
5:00-6:00 Roundtable Roundup ICC Auditorium