About the Conference

VISAWUS, the Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States, will hold a joint conference with the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada, on October 15-17, 2009, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The theme this year is "Victorian Markets and Marketing."

Conference Program

The 2009 conference schedule is now online. Click here to read it in PDF format.

Hotel Information

This year's conference will be held at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, conveniently located in the West End of downtown Vancouver, a block from English Bay and minutes from Stanley Park. Attendees are guaranteed a special room rate of $149 per night (roughly $120 in U.S. dollars). In addition, conference rates on the hotel are available 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference; visitors are encouraged to take extra time to explore the beauty and vibrancy of Vancouver.

To book rooms, please use this link (which includes the conference rate).

Additional Links for Visitors to Vancouver

An interactive map for conference delegates to use in planning their excursions.

Also, some tourist links not on the hotel Web page:
http://www.vancouvertours.com/
http://www.vancouversightseeing.com/
http://www.alfredsguestservices.com/

REMINDER TO U.S. DELEGATES: United States passport rules are changing this year. Please remember that Americans now need to show a passport, a passport card, or other special document to return to the United States by land or sea from Canada, as well as by air. Please get or renew your passport well in advance of your planned arrival!

PAST VISAWUS CONFERENCES

1996 - California State University, Northridge - Victorian Success - James R. Kincaid
1997 - California State University, Northridge - Victorian Sights and Sounds - Philippa Levine
1998 - Clark College (Vancouver, Washington) - Victorian Sexualities - Donald Hall
1999 - Clark College (Vancouver, Washington) - Victorianisms - Alison Winter
2000 - UCLA - Artifacts of Victorian Culture - Sally Mitchell
2001 - UCLA - The Victorian World - Chris Kent
2002 - Boise State University - Victorian Institutions - Linda K. Hughes
2003 - University of Texas (Austin) - Victorian Legacies - Martin Wiener
2004 - University of Washington (Seattle) - Victorian Innovations - Susan P. Casteras
2005 - University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) - Victorian Rituals, Celebrations, and Anniversaries - James R. Kincaid
2006 - Pepperdine University (Malibu) - The Presence of the Past in the Victorian Age - Philippa Levine
2007 - University of Colorado (Boulder) - Victorians in Motion - Lawrence Goldman
2008 - University of Washington (Seattle) - The Public and Private Politics of Victorian England - Antony Harrison
2009 - Coast Renaissance Hotel (Vancouver, British Columbia) - Victorian Markets and Marketing - Erika Rappaport - Joint Conference with the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada
2010 - University of Hawaii (Honolulu)