In anticipation of ICA's upcoming conference, we have spent this spring making plans for ICA's student members. Here's what Montreal will have in store for you:
1. New Member and Graduate Student Orientation to the Conference
On Friday, May 23 at 9 a.m., join us in Le Centre Sheraton's Ballroom East for an orientation session. Along with ICA President Sonia Livingstone, ICA President-Elect Patrice Buzzanell, and ICA Executive Director Michael Haley, we will share our thoughts on how to make the most of your conference attendance, including tips on getting involved and networking, and we will gladly answer any questions you may have. Anyone interested in learning more about ICA as an organization is welcome to attend this informative meeting.
2. Graduate Student Lounge
Would you like to network with other students during the ICA conference? Will you need a place to meet with a friend or mentor, or are you hoping to find a comfortable spot to relax? If so, just visit our Graduate Student Lounge, located in Salon 2 on Level 2 of Le Centre Sheraton. The lounge will provide you with a central gathering spot to meet, interact, and relax during the conference. Members of ICA's Student Affairs Committee (including ourselves) will be present in the Lounge for a majority of each day, ready to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to introduce yourself and strike up a conversation!
3. Graduate Student Reception
On Saturday, May 24, please join us at Club La Boom Montreal, a local hot spot, for a free night of dancing and refreshments. Located at 1254 Rue Stanley, Club La Boom is a three-minute walk away from Le Centre Sheraton. We have reserved the club exclusively for ICA members from 8-10 p.m., after which it will also be open to the general public. For more details, please see our ad on page 115 of the conference program. Be sure to bring your ICA badge and join us for a great time!
If you have any questions or comments leading up to the conference, or are looking for ways to get involved in ICA student activities, please don't hesitate to contact us! Our email addresses are rhains@salemstate.edu and mmarlow@uidaho.edu.
Note: ICA's 2008 conference will mark the end of Rebecca Hains's two-year term as a Student Representative to the ICA Board of Directors. (She will continue her service to ICA in a new role, as the editor of Feminist Con/text, the Feminist Scholarship Division's online newsletter.) After the conference, Mika Marlow will be joined by new student board member Michele Khoo, a Ph.D. Candidate at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. If you have any suggestions for future student columns in this newsletter, or would like to serve as guest author, please email Mika and Michele at mmarlow@uidaho.edu and Michele_khoo@pmail.ntu.edu.sg.
