Pre-registration Announcement for the Media Ecology Association 2010 Annual Convention June 10-13, 2010 University of Maine Orono, Maine Theme: Media Ecology and Natural Environments Pre-registration for the 2010 MEA Convention is now officially open! We have a terrific line-up that you won’t want to miss. Our plenary speakers include Don Ihde, Mary Catheron Bateson, Chet Bowers, Urusla Hiese, and Andrea Polli. To take advantage of the early registration fee (for MEA members only), go to the MEA website (http://www.media-ecology.org/) and click on the convention link on the left side of the screen. You’ll find the link to the pre-registration form on the top right of the convention page. Please fill out the entire form, making sure to indicate if you would like to participate in the Saturday evening excursion to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park (the cost for the tour is $25, which we’ll collect prior to the excursion; dinner’s at your own cost). Please sign up early, so we can make sure we have enough buses to accommodate everyone. We’d appreciate if you would also select your meal preference for the Friday night banquet (cost is included in your convention fees). Unless you are a sustaining member, you should use the Electronic Payment link to pay your convention registration fee online. If you decide to stay on-campus (the Edith Patch Hall is a comfortable suite-style residence just a few minutes walk from the convention venues), please also make sure to click on the Campus Housing Registration Form link. You should complete and mail or fax the form directly to the University of Maine’s Conference Services no later than June 1 (Fax: 207-581-4097). Off-campus housing is available at the University Inn Academic Suites (http://www.universityinnorono.com/), about one mile away, where a block of rooms has been reserved until May 15, and the Best Western Black Bear Inn (http://www.blackbearinnorono.com/), about 2.5 miles away. Note: for those of you wanting to make arrangements for travel and accommodations, the convention is scheduled to begin at 9 am on Thursday, June 10 and to end at 2:30 on Sunday, June 13. A detailed program will be available on the convention webpage page by May 1. For any other questions or information, please contact convention co-coordinators Paul Grosswiler (paulg@maine.edu) or Ellen Rose (erose@unb.ca). http://www.media-ecology.org