Society for Animation Studies Conference 8-12 October 1997 Utrecht, The Netherlands Conference 1997 in Utrecht, the Netherlands At the request of the Society for Animation Studies (SAS) the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film (NIAF) is organizing the Society's Ninth Conference in 1997. The NIAF is working together with the Utrecht University and The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The organizing committee is Ton Crone (NIAF), Dr.Ed Tan (Amsterdam) and Dr.William Uricchio (Utrecht). The Foundation Raoul Servais, studycenter for animation in Belgium, Pilot Moscow Animation Studio in Russia and the Surrey Institute for Art and Design in the United Kingdom are also supporting the organization of this conference. The conference will be held from 8 to 12 October 1997 at Utrecht University. In order to allow as many people as possible to attend the conference, the conference will be held in the English language and, if possible, also in French and German. The central subjects to be addressed are: "The influence of the European Animation Film" and "Animation Film and the New Media". However, as always, paper proposals on all topics are welcome. The conference will cover a variety of critical approaches, genres, and historical periods and will intersperse paper presentations with filmmaker panels, workshops, and retrospective screenings of rare and significant animation films. Anyone wishing to present a paper (30min.) must submit 250-500 word abstract, outlining the paper's purpose, method and conclusions. Papers published prior to the Conference cannot be accepted; however, Student Essay Contest submissions are eligible. Abstracts should be submitted by June 16, 1997. Abstracts have to be send to : The Netherlands Institute for Animation Film Ton Crone P. O. Box 9358 5000 HJ Tilburg The Netherlands e-mail: [log in to unmask] phone.: +31.13 535 4555 fax: +31.13 580 0057 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/screensite