15th Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference for Netherlandic Studies (ICNS)
“CROSSING BOUNDARIES AND TRANSFORMING IDENTITIES: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN NETHERLANDIC STUDIES”

• Keynote speaker, the Netherlands: Dr. Inger Leemans, Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen (history)
• Keynote speaker, Belgium: Dr. Dirk Geeraerts, University of Leuven (linguistics)
• Dutch Language Workshop for Instructors: Dr. Alice van Kalsbeek, Universiteit van Amsterdam

CONFERENCE DATE AND LOCATION:
June 17-19, 2010 at the University of California, Los Angeles (Royce Hall), Westwood, CA.

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP:

• Nederlandse Taalunie, Den Haag, The Netherlands
• The Netherland-America Foundation, Inc., New York
• Consulate General of Belgium, Los Angeles, the Honorable Geert Criel
• Additional sponsorship to be announced

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & OPTIONAL EVENT COSTS

(Those in Europe who prefer to pay in Euro’s may send their payments to the AANS account in the Netherlands (#4376210), using an exchange rate of €0,70 for $1).

Registration fees:

• Conf “early bird” registration fee (by March 15, 2010): $135.00 + annual membership ($50.00)
• Conf “later” registration (after March 15): $160.00 + annual membership ($50.00)

Recommended optional event costs:

• Closing conference buffet dinner (Sat. 6/19, at the UCLA Faculty Center, time TBA): +$25.00
• Transportation/admission to the Los Angeles County Museum’s Jazz Concert & the Carter Dutch painting collection (Fri. eve, 6/18): +$10.00
• Transportation/admission to the Getty Museum, Brentwood (Sat. 6/19, time TBA): +$10.00

• Student (full-time) registration costs:
• Student “early bird” registration (by March 15, 2010): $100.00 + annual membership ($25.00)
• Student “later” registration (after March 15): $125.00 + annual membership ($25.00)

HOTEL INFORMATION:
A block of rooms are offered at a reduced rate for conference participants at the Palomar Hotel, Westwood. To reserve a room, contact the hotel and ask for the “AANS-UCLA” conference rate ($159.00 single or double). To guarantee a room at the reduced rate, make your booking by or before May 30, 2010.

www.hotelpalomar-lawestwood.com
Hotel Palomar Los Angeles - Westwood
10740 Wilshire Boulevard (at Selby Avenue)
Los Angeles, CA. 90024
1-800-472-8556

AIRPORT (LAX) TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOTEL:
Besides rental cars or taxi cabs, participants may also take the new LAX Flyaway Bus, $5.00 each way, direct to Westwood Village. Visit the Flyaway website for the LAX flyaway schedule: (http://www.lawa.org). The Flyaway bus drops you off at the Westwood stop (located at Kinross Avenue and Weyburn Place); the hotel is approximately 6/10ths of a mile east on Wilshire Boulevard (at Selby); this is a 12-minute walk. (Or, after you’ve arrived at the Flyaway Westwood stop, walk a block or two south to Wilshire Blvd, and then hop one of numerous public commuter buses traveling east along Wilshire Blvd – from there, it is a short ride to the intersection of Wilshire and Selby Avenue, where the hotel is located).

GETTING FROM HOTEL PALOMAR TO UCLA’S ROYCE HALL:
The distance from the hotel to the conference location (Royce Hall, northwest campus) is 1.1 miles, or a 25-minute walk via a quiet residential neighborhood. A courtesy Palomar SUV is available for “drop-off” service onto campus at no charge. Taking a taxi cab or walking to Westwood Village (.4 miles) to pick up a UCLA campus shuttle (www.transportation.ucla.edu) to catch a ride onto campus are also options.

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES:
www.ucla.edu
www.westwoodblvd.com (nearby restaurants, shopping, events)
www.experiencela.com/GettingAround (L.A. public transportation; metro & bus info)
www.getty.edu
www.lacma.org
www.facultycenter.ucla.edu