[Sfts-students] EagleCon at Cal State L.A.

[Linda Hall]

Andre,

Thank you for the information!  I’ll be sending out a reminder to STS folks
about the survey this weekend and will include the update about this event.

Linda

On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 2:42 PM andré carrington <andre.carrington at ucr.edu>
wrote:

> UCR Students interested in science fiction studies, popular culture
> commentary, and careers in
> television, film, and other creative industries are invited to Eagle-Con
> 2023: Science Fiction
> Across Media Conference! Hosted by CSU Los Angeles, the conference will
> take place from
> October 18 to October 20.
>
> [image: primary_logo_white_horizontal copy.png]
> This conference is an opportunity to network with professionals in
> television, film, and gaming
> industries as well as catch some of the most current conversations in
> science fiction and
> technology studies. It will feature designers and illustrators from
> productions such as Black
> Adam, Wonder Woman, and Lovecraft Country, as well as scholarly panels on
> a wide range of SF topics.
> Those attending Wednesday events at the CSULA campus will have an
> opportunity to meet and
> chat with graphic designers, production designers, animators, and more
> creatives working on
> some of your favorite shows, learn about these creative career paths, and
> attend panels on
> everything from futurisms to comics.
> For those attending Eagle-Con on Friday, there will be an exhibition of
> artwork from shows such
> as Star Trek: Picard, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Babylon 5, Lucifer, and Jurassic
> Park, followed by a
> lunch (free to CSULA and UCR student attendees), and more presentations of
> exciting research
> in the field of SF and AI.
> UCR is providing free transportation for UCR students to attend Eagle-Con!
> Buses will leave
> from UCR at 8:30 am on Wednesday, October 18 (to the CSULA campus) and at
> 9:30 am on
> Friday, October 20 (to the Courtyard Monterey Park hotel). They will
> return to UCR by 5 pm
> both days.
> Full information about the conference program can be found here:
> https://www.calstatela.edu/al/liberal-studies/eagle-con-2023
>
> If you are interested in attending, please register for the events here:
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLn_Jju_DK-7yVeCD4tsbndRASCaXz0SGAjBNzNqYeuxNc4Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
>
> Spaces are first-come, first serve and highly limited, so register soon to
> secure your spot. As a
> UCR student, you can still attend Eagle-Con free whether or not you use
> the UCR-provided
> transportation. More details about transportation will be provided
> following registration to those
> who secure a spot.
>
>
> --
> andré m. carrington
>
> Associate Professor of English
> University of California, Riverside
> Director, Designated Emphasis in Speculative Fictions & Cultures of
> Science <https://sfts.ucr.edu/directors-report>
> --
> Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction
> <https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/speculative-blackness>
>
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