This year’s conference will held in Stevenson Hall at Illinois State University. If you’ve been to the Marriott location the past two years, we’re simply moving the conference two blocks west to the academic building where Wallace taught during his years at ISU.

Click for Detailed Map with Hotels and Parking

Panels and Registration:

Stevenson Hall

300 S. School Street

Normal IL 61761

Registration, Book Fair, Panels, and Workshops

Hotels:

Marriott

201 Broadway Ave

Normal IL 61761

$129 / Night

The Chateau

(2 miles east)

1621 Jumer Dr

Bloomington, IL 61704

$59 / Night

Campus Parking:

Visitor Parking:

Intersection of Normal Ave and West Locust St

Normal IL 61761

$1 / hour

South University Garage

450 S. University Street

Normal IL 61761

$1 / hour

(1st level only)

Stevenson Campus Map.PNG

Schedule

Thursday, July 28

Registration Opens
Panels: 1pm-5pm
Year of Glad: A Conversation with Erasing Infinite Poet Jenni B. Baker and Composer Patrick Greene – 7pm
Refreshments at 7pm, Performance at 7pm. Bowling, Billiards, and Baker:

Friday, July 29

Panels: 9am-12noon
Lunch: 12noon
Keynote Marshall Boswell: 1pm-2pm
Panels: 2pm-5pm
5pm-8pm: “Consider the Pizza”

4:30pm – Welcome – STV 133
5pm – Tours: Classrooms Wallace Taught In, Discussions Led by Faculty and Students who Knew Him.

STV 210
STV 214
STV 216

6pm – Monical’s and Reception with Cash Bar in STV 401

Saturday, July 30

Panels: 9am-12noon
Workshops: 9am-12noon
(Lunch TBA)
(Afternoon Activity TBA)

Panels

Updates coming soon!

Keynote

Please visit Marshall Boswell’s website for a complete bio.

Accommodations

Travel

The conference will be held in Stevenson Hall at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

Nearest Airport: Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) in Bloomington, IL.

Train: Amtrak stops in Normal, and their station is only four blocks from campus.

Hotels

The conference has group rates at the Marriott and Chateau hotels:

Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Group Rate: $129/night

Only two blocks from Stevenson Hall, the Marriott is easy walking distance from the conference.

Bloomington Chateau Hotel and Conference Center

Group Rate: $59/night

About two miles east of campus, the Chateau is an easy eight minute drive from Stevenson Hall. They also offer free shuttle service to-and-from campus.

Restaurants

More coming soon!

Committee Planning

Logistics

Logistic volunteers handle scheduling, catering, and other aspects of planning the conference days.

Scholarship

Scholarship volunteers review submissions, assign panels, and prepare the conference program.

Outreach

Outreach volunteers maintain the website, promote the conference on social media, and organize related events to help spread awareness of the conference.