NC-AAUP
~the North Carolina state conference of the American Association of University Professors~
Statewide Annual Meeting
Friday, Oct. 21, 2005
1:00-6:30 PM

Appalachian State University in Boone, NC

This year's meeting theme is The Academic Bill of Rights.  The Executive Committee of NC-AAUP has assembled an excellent set of speakers who will spark informative, lively discussions on one of the most significant threats to academic freedom today.  Please join us for this afternoon of stimulating events.  By afternoon's end, the NC-AAUP will hold its annual Business Meeting with all the members of AAUP in the state of North Carolina who are present.  This is an excellent chance for AAUP members in our state to network and participate in the work of the organization.


On this webpage you'll find the Meeting Agenda, registration info, hotel reservation info, Boone area restaurant info (note: advanced reservations suggested!), a map, and guide to parking at ASU.  You can print out the registration material on this website and mail it in to Jerry Pubantz, or if you received a Newsletter from NC-AAUP this fall you have a paper copy in the newsletter itself.  

MEETING AGENDA:
1:00 Check in, welcome
2:00-5:15 Panelists and Speakers addressing conference theme
5:30-6:30 NC-AAUP Annual Business Meeting
6:30 Dinner on your own
    (CLICK HERE for DETAILED MEETING AGENDA)

BOONE HOTEL INFO:
If you are staying at the Quality Inn, please make your reservations by SEPT 20.  After that date, the block of rooms reserved for AAUP will be made available to the general pubic.  THE QUALITY INN, 949 Blowing Rock Rd (Rte 321), Boone, NC.  For a reservation, call: (828) 262-0020.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Directions to The Quality Inn from your location can be found online at http://www.mapquest.com.  Driving directions to the ASU campus can be found online at: http://www.web.appstate.edu/maps/se_area_map.html

WHERE TO PARK ON OUR CAMPUS FOR THE MEETING:
If you are driving in directly to the campus for the meeting, you will want to drive straight to the ASU Rivers Street Parking Deck.  Parking there costs visitors $5/day (provided you do not take your car in and out).  Here is a pdf file of a map of the ASU campus, which shows the Parking Deck on Rivers Street; you will also see the Plemmons Student Union on this map, which is walking distance from the Parking Deck.  Note that Rivers Street, where the parking deck is, is the main street through the campus.  You can turn onto Rivers Street from Rte 321 (Blowing Rock Rd./also called Hardin Street here), after which the Parking Deck will be on your left in about a quarter mile.  ASU Campus Map: parking map

REGISTRATION INFO:
Pre-register through the mail with the form below by Oct. 10 for just $15 ($10 for graduate students), or register at the door for $20.  (Graduate students can register for $10 at any time.)

PRE-REGISTRATION FORM:
North Carolina AAUP Conference, Oct. 21, 2005 at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC

Name: ____________________________________________________________

College/Univ.: ______________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________
       
Send form and $15 payment (make checks payable to North Carolina AAUP) to:
Dr. Jerry Pubantz
Treasurer, NC-AAUP
Department of History and Political Science
Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27108

WHERE TO EAT (note: the meeting ends by dinner, at which point meeting participants get dinner on their own):
Click here for a list of great Boone area restaurants!

ENTERTAINMENT (note: purchasing tickets in advance is necessary!):
This weekend the conference goers have the chance to visit Tweetsie Railroad, a popular tourist attraction, for the special and spooky late-night Halloween Ghost Train Ride. Tickets are $23 per person (children 2 and under are free) and can be ordered in advance by calling (877) TWEETSIE.