RAWI 2007 Conference: Writing While Arab: Politics, Hyphens, and Homelands
May 17- 20, 2007, Dearborn, MI

• Conference Schedule
• Accommodations
• Travel
• Registration
• Venue
• Donate to RAWI
• The RAWI Wall of Fame

Conference Schedule: [click here (pdf)].


Accommodations: RAWI has negotiated a rate of $104 with the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn. For more information about the hotel please visit its website.


For reservations call the hotel directly at 313-336-3340 or the main Doubletree line at 1-800-222-8733. Mention "RAWI Conference" to get the special rate. Please note that this property is where RAWI will provide shuttle service to and from the Arab American National Museum.


Travel: The Detroit Wayne Country Metropolitan Airport [DTW] provides numerous flights to and from American and international cities. For information about ground transportation from the airport to Dearborn, please visit: http://www.metroairport.com/transportation/. Taxi service from DTW to Dearborn runs anywhere from $30 to $40. working within these cultural motifs? What are their limitations?


Registration: Please note that all conference attendees-presenters, moderators, and spectators-must register for the conference. Attendees must be RAWI members in good standing. Annual membership is $35. Conference registration is $85, a rate that is inclusive of most meals and all sessions. RAWI also offers a special student rate of $25 annual membership and $50 conference registration with valid identification.


To update your RAWI membership and pre-register for the conference, please fill out and send our registration form: http://www.rawi.org/pdf/registration.pdf. Registration for non-students who have not paid dues in the period since January, 2007, will be $120; for students it will be $75. Checks payable to RAWI. PO Box 11708, Blacksburg, VA 24062.


Venue: Writing While Arab: Politics, Hyphens, and Homelands will take place at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI. Please visit the Museum's website for more information about this venue: http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/


Donate to RAWI: RAWI relies on the generosity of its members to remain solvent and to carry forth its work on behalf of the Arab American literary and scholarly community. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to defray the costs of our national conference.


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Benefactor: $500+
Friend: $250+
Contributor: $100+

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