Gene Wolfe Symposium update

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From: "Jonathan Laidlow" <LAIDLOJM at hhs.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: (whorl) Gene Wolfe Symposium update
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:04:46 GMT
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Below is the message I have just sent out to those who have=20
expressed an interest in attending the Gene Wolfe symposium later=20
this month at the University of Birmingham, UK.=20

If there are any other lurkers on the list who are interested in=20
attending, please get in touch.

Dear all,

I hope you are keeping well, and looking forward to visiting=20
Birmingham on Satuday 26th August for the Gene Wolfe=20
symposium. I just wanted to contact you all and let you know a few=20
more details.

The symposium will being around 11am, and we should be serving=20
some coffee from around 10.15 - 10.30 until then.

It will take place in the Arts Building, on the 1st floor in the Dept of=20
English at the University of Birmingham. Maps available on request.=20
Travel details also available.

Costs? I'm hoping that the Uni will come through with some money=20
to pay for food and some sandwiches at lunchtime, which will make=20
the symposium free. I will update you nearer the time.

The abstracts for the symposium are on the web in the Ultan's=20
Library discussion forum on delphi. If any of you can't access this=20
please contact me. The URL is
http://www.delphi.com/ultan

I'm experimenting with the forum at the moment (tho' nobody wants=20
to post!) as a possible venue for an electronic version of the=20
conference to take place next year. This will allow our brethren=20
outside these Isle to participate, should they want to.

You can log in as a 'Guest' and read the posts, thus avoiding=20
registration.

There are only 4 papers at present, which is a great shame, so I=20
would expect the symposium to conclude around 4pm. One of=20
these papers will be read aloud by myself, as Dr Nick Gevers is=20
unable to attend due to being on the other side of the world. We are=20
very grateful for his participation despite this. Nigel Price and I are=20
toying with a round table discussion of a certain aspect of Wolfe's=20
work, a certain short story which perhaps we could ask you all to=20
read beforehand. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

Finally, we would like to thank you for your interest in the=20
symposium and ask that if you know of anyone else who might be=20
interested in attending to contact them on our behalf.

Message ends.
Be seeing you.

Jonathan

Finally, if you know of anyone else who might be interested
 --
Jonathan Laidlow
Modern Languages Office - German & Italian
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TT, England
0121 414 5996
my email not working? tell me on ultan01 at yahoo.co.uk

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