Keynote Speaker:
Antonette diPaolo Healey
Editor of the Dictionary of Old English and Angus Cameron Professor of Old English Studies, University of Toronto
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
April 12-14, 2012
Idaho State University is pleased to host the annual Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Conference.
The conference theme, "Categorizing the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds," is designed to help scholars to think through the definitions they use in their research, while offering a means to explore how period thinkers organized the natural and geographic world around them. Events are open to the public.
Friday, April 13th, 5:30pm, REND 203-Prof. DiPaolo Healey, University of Toronto: "Contested Categories, Anxiety, and Resistance in Early English and Beyond"
Saturday, April 14th, 11:00am, Salmon River-Prof. Whitaker, Idaho State University: "Insights of the Seventeenth Century Taxonomists"
For information, contact Thomas Klein,kleithom@isu.edu
Schedule of Events
Conference Hotel
Please call the Hampton Inn at 208-233-8200 and specify that you are attending the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Conference to receive the conference rate. Please note: reservations must be made by Wednesday, March 21. After this, rooms will be released to the general public.
Travel to Pocatello
For those who do not intend to drive to Pocatello, there are a number of options. There are direct flights to the Pocatello Regional Airport from Salt Lake International Airport in Utah. One can also fly into Salt Lake City and rent a vehicle there; the drive from the airport to Pocatello is roughly two and a half to three hours. Alternatively, one can take the Salt Lake Express, a shuttle that travels between Utah and Idaho that can pick up passengers directly from the Salt Lake City Airport. The shuttle drops passengers off at a gas station in Pocatello, so passengers must make further travel arrangements from that location (see below).
Salt Lake Airport Rental Car Agencies
Salt Lake Express shuttle
Travel Around Pocatello
Once in Pocatello, attendees can rent a vehicle (agencies are available through the airport as well as independently), or they can use one of the local taxi services to get around town. If attendees choose to use a taxi service, it is highly recommended by the Pocatello Airport that they schedule ahead of time. Pocatello also has a public transit service, Pocatello Regional Transit, that could also be utilized. Please note: we are hoping to make a shuttle service available between the conference hotel and the conference venue.
Rental Car Agencies and Taxi Services (Pocatello)
Pocatello Regional Transit
Area Attractions
Attendees may be interested in a number of area attractions. ISU's Stephens Performing Arts Center will be presenting Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods." Lava Hot Springs is a world-class natural hot springs area, located roughly 40 minutes away. Pebble Creek Ski Area is a great ski hill not far from Pocatello (but check snow conditions). In addition, Jackson Hole and the Yellowstone National Park are roughly three to four hours away.
Stephens Performing Arts Center
Lava Hot Springs
Pebble Creek Ski Area
Yellowstone National Park