1.  Registration for the conference should be completed by contacting Bill Spellman, the national director of COPLAC directly.

 2.  MCLA's  Fitness Center and the college Pool will be open for you to use after dinner on Friday night (after approx. 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm).  So bring appropriate gear and attire (example: swimsuit/towel) if you wish to make use of those facilities.

 3.  A shuttle van between the hotel and the MCLA campus will run Friday evening from 5:00 to 10:00 pm.  On Saturday, the van will be available from 7:30 to 9:00 am.  The pickup/dropoff points are the Holiday Inn entrance and Murdock Hall.

4.  After your arrival on Friday, you are invited to visit the college art galleries on Main and Holden Streets.  The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA) is one block north of the Holiday Inn.  It closes at 5:00 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, for those who inquired about open times.

5.  Dinner on Friday night will be hosted by a group of MCLA students.  Your host will meet you at the Opening Reception (6 pm) in the college art gallery where the Student Art Exhibition is on display.   The food service has planned a special dinner on an Italian theme, and student affairs has invited a popular local band, the Aladdins, for entertainment.

After dinner MCLA's student government and Student Activity Council have arranged to entertain the gathering with a game-show contest called Thinkfast.  This game uses hand-held "clickers" that are distributed to members of the audience, so you will need an identification card to exchange while you are using the "clicker."  Place:  Sullivan Lounge, upstairs from the Centennial Room in the campus center.

The campus center store that purveys specialty coffee drinks, snacks, soda and other late-night items takes only cash.

6.  The college heating system will be working this weekend, but there are occasional surprises so a spare sweater might prove useful.

7.  If you are using a Powerpoint or other computer visual display, please bring the files on a thumb drive or burned on a CD.  Each presentation room is equipped with a Windows computer with internet connection, a projector, a document camera, and a DVD/CD player with sound system.

8.  Poster presentations should plan on using a bulletin board frame that is approximately 8 feet long and 4 feet high (6 feet high overall).  Each frame can easily accommodate two standard posters of  3'x4'.  If your presentation requires more real estate there will likely be sufficient space since we are planning for 15 frames for posters.  The bulletin boards take stick pins.

9.  There is a continental breakfast of pastries, fruit, juice, coffee/tea on Saturday morning in Murdock Hall, the site for the conference presentations.   Snacks and drinks will be available in the same place throughout the day.

10.  This event is open to the public. Students, parents, guests, and community members are welcome to attend the sessions and view the poster display.

For questions about presentations or schedule contact Prof. David Langston (413-662-5371 / David.Langston@mcla.edu).
For questions regarding the hotel or food requirements, contact Ashley Berridge (413-662-5181 / Ashley.Berridge@mcla.edu).