The conference will take place Thursday, July 17th - Sunday, July 20th. All panels, roundtables, and catered meals will take place in the Cinematic Arts Complex at University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California. There may be some tours (which participants will be given the opportunity to sign up for) that go off-site around USC or in the Los Angeles area. These will generally begin at the Cinematic Arts Complex.

Submitters will be emailed decisions before the end of March. The conference schedule will be posted in April.

There is no membership fee, but there is a conference registration fee which will cover the cost of hosting the conference. The conference registration portal will be up in March prior to acceptance decisions. The fee will be $125, with a discounted rate of $75 for graduate students and precarious scholars. All participants must register for the conference.

All panels, roundtables, tours, and events for the entire four days. It also includes all catered meals: reception on Thursday evening, coffee and lunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

No, the conference will be held in-person at the University of Southern California. Some exceptions may be made for emergencies.

No, the conference schedule will be set by the organizing committee. There are too many factors that go into making the schedule to accommodate individual requests. Panels may be scheduled anytime between noon on Thursday and 5pm on Sunday.

All panels are scheduled for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Paper panels consist of four 20-minute presentations followed by a Q&A session, or three 20-minute presentations followed by a respondent and a Q&A session. Roundtables will feature 5-6 participants speaking for about five minutes each, followed by a moderated Q&A session.

No, but please coordinate in advance with your panel chair regarding visual aids.