2010 TCA Annual Conference
The Texas Classical Association is pleased to welcome its members to the campus of the University of Texas at Austin for the annual fall conference, November 5-6, 2010. The sessions will be held on the UT campus beginning Friday afternoon in Waggener Hall with a lecture by our keynote speaker, Mary Pendergraft, Professor of Classical Languages at Wake Forest University and Chief Reader for the AP Latin exam. Friday's lecture will focus on the connections among Austin, Greensboro, O. Henry, and the Classics. The evening's entertainment will include dinner at Santa Rita Tex-Mex Cantina and a reading at Dr. David Armstrong's house.
On Friday, you may also want to consider making time for a visit to the O. Henry Museum, located at 409 East 5th Street. The museum is open from noon to 5 p.m., and admission is free. In addition to metered downtown parking, parking is available in the garages at the Hilton Hotel and Austin Convention Center. More information about the museum can be found at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/ohenry/default.htm
Saturday's sessions will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. The conference program includes a wide variety of talks of interest to Classicists in the areas of research, pedagogy and technology. Mary Pendergraft will again be addressing the group on Saturday afternoon with information about the new AP Latin syllabus. This year's conference cost will cover breakfast and lunch on Saturday in addition to parking (pending availability) at the conference center.
We look forward to seeing everyone in Austin!
Executive Board Meeting Agenda (Friday) | Business Meeting Agenda (Saturday)
A block of rooms has been reserved at the conference center for those who would like to stay on campus. The rates are $159/night for single and double occupancy. Please contact the conference center to make your reservations by October 15th; use the TCA name to secure the conference rate. More information about the conference center hotel rooms may be found online at http://www.meetattexas.com/hotel-information.html.
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX 78705
Reservations: (877) 744-8822
Telephone: (512) 404-1900 Fax: (512) 404-1800
Less expensive accommodations may be found at the following hotels, as well as others in the Austin area. We have not arranged for a special rate at either hotel, but they are merely suggestions if you do not wish to stay at the conference center.
Extended Stay America- Austin Downtown
600 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78701
La Quinta Inn - Austin Capital
300 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Call for Papers
We welcome proposals for papers to be presented at the TCA annual conference. Topics from all areas of Classical scholarship and pedagogy are welcome. Topics of special interest are listed below:
- Oral Latin
- How Latin programs are adapting to the removal of the AP Latin Literature option