About the Conference. "Situating The Comedy: Celebrating 50 years of American Television Situation Comedy, 1947-1997" is an interdisciplinary, international conference sponsored by the Bowling Green Center for Popular Culture Studies, Department of Popular Culture, and Popular Culture library. Conference Program Wednesday, September 24, 1997. 8:00 - 11 pm Screening M*A*S*H* Thurseday, September 25, 1997 8:00-11:00 pm Screening TV Sitcoms Friday, Sptember 26, 1997. 8:00am -8:00 pm registration 8:00-9:00 am Continental breakfast reservation required 9:00-10:30 concurrent sessions 10:45-12:15pm concurrent sessions 12:15-1:45 lunch on your own 2:00-3:30 concurrent sessions 3:30-4:00 break 4:00-5:30 concurrent sessions 6:00-7:00 Dinner reservation required 7:00-8:15 Plenary address Dr. Mary Beth Haralovitch 8:30-10:00pm Screenings Saterday, Sptember 27, 1997. 8:00am -5:00 pm registration 8:00-9:00 am Continental breakfast reservation required 9:00-10:15 concurrent sessions 10:30-11:45 concurrent sessions 11:45-1:15 lunch on your own 1:30-2:45 concurrent sessions 3:00-3:30 break 3:30-4:45 concurrent sessions 5:00-6:15 concurrent sessions 6:30-7:45 Dinner on your own 8:00-9:15 Keynote Address Mr. Gary Burghoff 9:30-11:00pm screenings Book Exhibit The Conference Book exhibit will be held on the third floor ofthe Universtiy Union(Sept 26-27, 1997) * Registration The conference will begin on Friday morning at 8 am with registration and will conclude on Saturday evening at 11pm. All persons attending and participating in the conference must register. To avoid dalays, you are urged to pre-register by September 19, 1997. Advantages to pre-registration include a fee reduction For more Information -Contacts Tel - 419-372-8181 Fax -419-372-8667 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/screensite