Jane Austen Society of North America
2008 Annual General Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
October 2-5

"Jane Austen's Legacy: Life, Love, & Laughter"

Welcome Schedule Plenary Speakers Potpourri
Breakout Sessions Poster Sessions Diversions Banquet & Ball
Registration Hotel Local Information and Attractions Tours and Off-Site Events

Schedule

Wednesday, October 1
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Registration
Thursday, October 2
8:00 am to 8:00 pm Registration
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Emporium & Hospitality Room
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm English Country Dancing Lesson 1
1:15 pm - 6:00 pm Frank Lloyd Wright Tour
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm English Country Dancing Lesson 2
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Potpourri 1: Jeff Nigro,  Visualizing Jane Austen and Jane Austen Visualizing
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm Welcome Reception (cash bar)
Friday, October 3
7:45 am - 10:00 am JASNA Board Meeting
8:00 am - 8:00 pm Registration
8:45 am - 10:15 am Bonnet Workshop
9:00 am - 10:30 am English Country Dancing Lesson 3
9:30 am - 11:30 am Chicago City Tour
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Emporium & Hospitality Room
10:30 am - 11:45 am Reticule Workshop
10:30 am - 1:30 pm Regional Coordinators' Training
11:00 am - 12:00 pm English Country Dancing Lesson 4
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Poster Session 1
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary: Inger Brodey, Paula Cohen, Gillian Dow, Peter Graham, Elisabeth Lenkos,  How far across countries, cultures and disciplines does Jane Austen's legacy reach?
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Breakout session A
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Breakout session B
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Potpourri 2: Juliet McMaster, Joanne Forman, Austen's Beautifull Cassandra: The Pictures, the Music, the Dance 
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Potpourri 3: Stephanie Barron, Carrie Bebris, Jennifer S. Hunter, Steve Martin, An Evening of Mysteries and Characters
Saturday, October 4
7:30 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 10:00 am Plenary: Claudia Johnson, Can We Ever Have Enough of Jane Austen?
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Emporium & Hospitality Room
10:15 am - 11:00 am Breakout session C
11:15 am - 1:15 pm Poster Session 2
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Breakout session D
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary: Joan Ray, Jane Austen for Smarties 
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Breakout session E
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Annual General Meeting of JASNA Members
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Canadian Business Meeting
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm Reception and author book signing (cash bar)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Banquet
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm Costume Parade down Michigan Avenue
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Potpourri 4: Mary Bly (Elois James), Sarah Franz, Pamela Regis, Eric Selinger, Romance Fiction in the Wake of Austen
8:30 pm - midnight Regency Ball
8:30 pm - midnight Card and Game Room
Sunday, October 5
8:00 am - 9:50 am Regional Coordinators' Business Meeting
8:30 am - 10:00 am Registration
10:00 am - 11:00 am Brunch and announcement
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Potpourri 5: Lindsay Baker, Amanda Jacobs, Arelen Crewdson, and musical accompaniment, A Conversation about Creativity, Collaboration, and Creaking Doors
1:15 pm - 4:00 pm "City in a Garden" Tour featuring Garfield Park Conservatory
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm "Third Coast Odyssey," Lake Michigan Sunset Dinner and Dancing Cruise

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