Conference

2012 Conference
Sarah Lawrence College and New York University
June 13-16

Sarah Lawrence College

Registration

Click here to pre-register.

The deadline for online pre-registration is May 15th, 2012. After May 15th, pre-registration closes, no refunds are possible, and the higher Onsite Registration and Banquet Rates apply.

If you are presenting a paper and are not currently a member of SCSMI, please join SCSMI via the Membership tab before registering for the conference.

The conference will begin with lunch at 12pm on Wednesday June 13th at Sarah Lawrence College and end with a full day of paper presentations followed by a keynote speaker and banquet at New York University on Saturday June 16th.

The pre-registration rate includes a buffet lunch on Wednesday June 13th, Thursday 14th, and Friday 15th; continental breakfast on Thursday 14th, Friday 15th, and Saturday 16th; a shuttle service between nearby hotels and Sarah Lawrence College; transport between Sarah Lawrence College and New York University on Saturday June 16th; and guest speakers. The pre-registration rate does NOT include the closing conference banquet at New York University on Saturday June 16th. To attend the banquet, you must purchase a separate ticket, which you can do on the pre-registration page.

Guidelines for Presentations

To give a paper at the 2012 SCSMI conference, the presenter must be a current member of the Society. If you have had a paper accepted for presentation at the conference and are not currently a member, you may join via the Membership tab.

Papers at the 2012 SCSMI conference will be twenty-five minutes in length, followed by a twenty-five minute question and answer period. The twenty-five-minute presentation time includes all audio-visual extracts.

If you have any questions or any special needs or requests, you may email  the SCSMI Conference Program Committee at mturvey@sarahlawrence.edu.

Conference Venues

The 2012 SCSMI conference will be held at two venues in New York:

Wednesday June 13-Friday June 15

Heimbold Visual Arts Center
Sarah Lawrence College
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, NY 10708

Sarah Lawrence is a private, coeducational liberal arts college (1,200 students) occupying 40 wooded acres in southern Westchester County, just one-half hour north of New York City by train or car. There are restaurants, bars and cafes within walking distance, and a variety of hotels within a 10 mile radius. Information about the venue can be found at: http://www.slc.edu/about/campus/academic-arts/Heimbold_Visual_Arts_Center.html and http://www.slc.edu/about/visit/index.html. More detailed information about accommodations will soon be made available.

Saturday June 16

Department of Cinema Studies
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
721 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003

On the morning of the final day of the conference, buses will transport conference participants from Sarah Lawrence College to the Cinema Studies department at New York University. One of the largest private universities in the United States (40,000 students), NYU is centered around Washington Square in the heart of Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan. A day of paper presentations will be followed by a guest speaker, a reception, and a closing banquet (for an additional fee). Buses will then transport participants back to Sarah Lawrence (about 30 minutes each way). Information about the venue can be found at: http://cinema.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html and http://www.nyu.edu/about/visitor-information.html