SHIFTING FRONTIERS V:
"Violence, Victims and
Vindication in Late Antiquity"
March 20-23, 2003
PRE-REGISTRATION AND
ARRANGEMENTS
The fifth biennial Shifting Frontiers in Late
Antiquity conference will be held on the campus of the University of
California, Santa Barbara from 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20 to approximately 3
p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2003. A conference program is currently being prepared
and will be available via email by mid-October, 2002. A total of 37 papers have
been accepted for presentation, on topics ranging from literature to
archaeology. In addition, there will be three keynote speakers: Jill Harries
(St. Andrews University), "Violence, Victims and the Roman Legal
Tradition"; Walter Pohl (University of Vienna), "Perceptions of
Barbarian Violence"; Brent Shaw (University of Pennsylvania), "Who
Were the Circumcellions?"
What follows is information regarding pre-registration, travel, and accomodations.
REGISTRATION. Registration for the conference is now
being accepted. Registration includes admission to the first night reception on
March 20; continental breakfasts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Saturday
luncheon, a banquet featuring wines from local vineyards, and a farewell brunch
on Sunday, March 23. We also hope to provide a performance by UCSB's renowned
Middle East Ensemble.
Because of limited capacity we are offering a
special pre-registration price of $90 ($45 students) until January 10, 2003.
Registration after that date will be $110 ($55 students). [Poster's comment: 3
breakfasts, a lunch, a brunch, and a banquet is a *real bargain*. How many
other conferences charge a $75-100 registration fee, and all one gets is a
nametag??!]
To register, please send your name, address,
academic affiliation, and a check or international money order payable to UC
Regents to; Prof. H. A. Drake Department of History University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9410 International money orders should be in US
dollars.
SUBSIDIES. A limited amount of funding may be
available for grants in the range of $100-$200 to subsidize expenses. Priority
will be given to graduate students and international travellers. Please send
requests to Prof. H. A. Drake at the above address.
TRAVEL. Santa Barbara is located approximately 90
miles north of Los Angeles and 300 miles south of San Francisco. Santa Barbara
Municipal Airport is served by United Express, American Eagle and America West
airlines. Locals refer to it as "charming" (read "small and
expensive"); connections must be made through either San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Denver, or Phoenix. Sometimes airlines offer these connecting flights
at no extra charge, so it would be worth checking, but ordinarily the
additional cost is prohibitive. Flights to Los Angeles are usually
significantly cheaper.
Santa Barbara Airbus runs a daily schedule of buses
to Los Angeles International Airport for a price of $35 one-way, $68
round-trip. If you are travelling with another person, you can arrange a two-person
roundtrip rate of $116. If you are staying at the Holiday Inn (below), take the
Airbus to its last stop (in Goleta) and phone the Holiday Inn for a free
pickup. For a schedule and booking go to www.sbairbus.com
or phone 1-800- 423-1618.
ACCOMMODATIONS. Arrangements have been made with the
Holiday Inn of Goleta for a special conference room rate of $89 per night (plus
loathsome taxes). Up to four people may stay in a room at this price. To
reserve a room at this rate, phone the Holiday Inn of Goleta at (805) 964-6241
and ask for the UCSB History Department/Shifting Frontiers rate. Holiday Inn
has only been able to commit a limited number of rooms at this price, so early
reservations are adviseable. For participants with cars, there are many
alternative sites, both in Goleta and Santa Barbara proper. Most offer a
special rate for the University of California, so be sure to ask for it.
The Holiday Inn also provides a free shuttle bus
that will pick up passengers at either the Santa Barbara Airport or the Santa
Barbara Airbus Goleta office. The shuttle is only available between the hours
of 6:30 am and 10:30 pm. If you plan to make use of it, please plan to arrive
at either the Santa Barbara Airport or the Santa Barbara Airbus Goleta office
during those hours. The phone for the shuttle is the same as for the hotel:
(805) 964-6241
Twice-daily shuttle service between the Holiday Inn
and the UCSB campus will be provided free of charge to conference registrants.
Registrants who have their own cars can park on
campus for a fee or for free on the street in Isla Vista, which is a short walk
from the campus. NB: if you have a University of California parking pass it is
valid on all UC campuses and will allow you to park at UCSB for free.
For further information, please contact Prof. H. A.
Drake (drake@history.ucsb.edu).