The Mount English Department inaugurated the Atlantic Undergraduate English Conference many years ago, and so we are especially pleased to have hosted AAUEC 2011, the 30th Annual Atlantic Undergraduate English Conference.
The 2012 AAUEC will be held at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Alumnae welcome! Banquet and party tickets: $20.00; conference registration: $30.00. Banquet RSVP by Wednesday, March 9 to msvu.ca or to msvu.ca .
Hotel
Conference Programme (draft) - view pdf
Programme highlights:
Friday, March 11. Opening reception and registration (Vinnie's Pub, first floor, Rosaria Student Centre). 6:00 p.m. registration and informal meet and greet. 7:00-10:00 p.m. Reception with a welcome from MSVU President, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin and MSVU's famous Bad Poetry Reading ("the best of the worst that has been thought and said.")
Saturday, March 12. 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Keynote: Dr. Steven Bruhm (University of Western Ontario) " Cell phones from Hell" (Don McNeil Room, Rosaria 401)
6:30 p.m. - midnight: 30th AAUEC Banquet and Dance. Theme: Old Hollywood Glitz and Glam. Multipurpose Room, Rosaria 302.
Sunday, March 13. Noon - 1:00 p.m. Keynote: Dr. Kathleen McConnell (Kathy Mac), St. Thomas. Don McNeil Room, Rosaria 401.
Complete draft of the conference programme (pdf)
Hotel
The Quality Inn (Kearney Lake Road) has booked a block of rooms for conference participants. For reservations, call 1-902-444-6700. Mention that you are with the Mount Saint Vincent conference when making your reservation.
The hotel provides a free continental breakfast.
Participating institutions at the 2011 conference:
Acadia University
Cape Breton University
Crandall University
Dalhousie University
Memorial University
Mount Allison University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Ste. Anne
St. Francis Xavier University
St. Mary's University
St. Thomas University
University of King's College
University of New Brunswick (St John)
University of Prince Edward Island