Mythcon 37 – August 2006
Mythcon 37
The Map & The Territory:
Maps and Landscapes in Fantasy
Guests of Honor
- 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novel (Paladin of Souls)
- 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (The Curse of Chalion)
- 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novella (“The Mountains of Mourning”)
- Dr. Sturgis’s scholarly articles have appeared in numerous periodicals including Seventeenth Century, Winedark Sea, Reason, CSL: The Bulletin of the New York C.S. Lewis Society, and our very own Mythlore (forthcoming).
News
- Progress Report
- Accepted Papers: Download (PDF)
- Call For Papers: Download (PDF)
Location
Thurman J. White Forum Building
- Each meeting room at the Forum comes equipped with chalkboard, chalk, overhead projector, A/V screen, and a podium microphone.
Housing and Meals
The Sooner Hotel & Suites (standard hotel rooms and two-bedroom cottages)
http://www.housing.ou.edu/soonerhotel/
The Sooner Hotel and Suites offers a number of helpful services and amenities. Each room contains a mini-refrigerator, microwave, and cable TV with free HBO and a VCR. The Sooner Hotel and Suites also provides a complete line of services to cater to your every need. These services include:
- On-site ATM
- Facsimile and copy services
- Free parking permits
- Laundry/valet/dry cleaning
- Handicapped facilities
- Free game area with ping-pong, foos ball, and pool tables
- Passes for Huston Huffman Athletic center and Murray Case Sells Swim Complex
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the Commons Restaurant on-site
- Lots of open space for golfimbul…
Events
- Friday night book signing and reception at the University of Oklahoma main campus bookstore: link
- The Annual Banquet will be held Sunday night in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/
T-Shirts!
Order conference t-shirts here!
Campus Amenities
- http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_campus_map.htm (the Forum is #49 on this map)
- http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_gallery.htm
- http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_hcg1.htm
While you’re on campus, be sure to see:
- The newly expanded Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and our Impressionist collection http://www.ou.edu/fjjma/
- The Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West http://www.ou.edu/special/russellcenter/
- The Jacobson House http://www.jacobsonhouse.com/
- The Western History Collections, with a special exhibit on Native American writers http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=22
- The beautiful rocks, fossils, and minerals exhibits outside the Youngblood Energy Library http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=19
- And a special exhibit on maps in the History of Science Collection in Bizzell Library http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=20
Maps and brochures are available for self-guiding walking tours of the campus, with a focus on our wonderful sculptures, architecture, and gardens.
Local Points of Interest
There’s plenty to do in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas/Fort Worth, and along Route 66 for those who want to make a vacation of it. Try these sites:
- http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_norman.htm
- http://www.okccvb.org/
- http://www.travelok.com/index.asp
- http://www.cityoftulsa.org/CULTURE/
- http://www.thedallaspage.com/
- http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/
Transportation
Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City
- About 45 minutes from Norman
- Airport Express shuttle is $27 per person one way but cheaper if shared; call 405-681-3311 or look for blue and gold vans at airport
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport or Dallas Love Field
- A three-hour drive by rental car, straight north on I-35
Maps
For more information about the 37th Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society please contact:
Mythcon 37 Conference Chair
Janet Brennan Croft
jbcroft@ou.edu
405-325-1918
NOTE: If you are uncertain of your Society membership status, please contact our Membership Secretary, Marion Van Loo, at mvanloo@comcast.net