Frequently Asked Questions about
The Cooper Conference/Seminar
What is the Cooper Seminar?
How big is the Conference?
Numbers of those attending have varied over the two decades the Seminar has been running. Attendance fluctuates from day to day. In 2005, about fifty (students and presenters) took part. Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor’s lecture attracted more than three hundred people in 1997.
What is the Registration Cost?
The registration fee of $175 can be made out to The Cooper Account, OAS, SUNY Oneonta. You can send your registration (see the website link, below) to Dr. Roger Hecht, 322 Netzer, SUNY College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820. We accept personal checks, of course. Although we would prefer payment prior to your attendance at the conference, you can pay when you arrive if that suits your needs. If you will be paying upon arrival, please let us know if you will attend the Welcoming Banquet on Sunday, July 12.
Is there a reduced rate for graduate students?
The organizers want to help graduate students and others without institutional support to attend the conference. We are unable to guarantee a fixed, reduced rate because of our own fixed costs, but we will make every effort—looking at individual cases—to help those who need assistance. Contact Dr. Roger Hecht for further information.
REGISTRATION FORM
What Does Registration Cover?
We will provide a continental breakfast each morning and snacks each afternoon the conference is in session (Mon.-Fri.). There will be at least two lunches provided—a box lunch during a day trip to nearby Cooperstown & a keynote banquet. Your registration covers the trip and admittances to two museums. We also hope to have evening entertainment, including films, on campus during the conference.
Where can I stay?
Many stay in dormitory rooms in Morris Hall, a short walk from Milne Library, the center of the Conference/Seminar. Dormitory rates this year are $50 for a single, $65 for a double, tax included. Information can be obtained from Mary Moubray at (607) 436-2079. Rooms are not air-conditioned though fans are available. (Weather here is usually very pleasant in June but can be quite warm.) Rooms do not contain baths, which are located on the corridor. A list of nearby motels can be found in your Cooper package and on the website.
ACCOMMODATIONS - (on campus) (off campus)
Do I need a car?
Not necessarily. Distances on campus are short. Participants have always assisted each other in the past. College vans are available for trips.
The city of Oneonta can be reached from Albany or Binghamton by bus. If you are traveling from a great distance and arriving at either city, let us know and we will try to make some sort of arrangement for you.
DIRECTIONS
Food?
As we mention, above, a continental breakfast is served outside the Alden Room in Milne Library each morning and complimentary refreshments are available in the afternoon. There is an opening dinner on Sunday, July 12, 2009, and two lunches will be provided (one of which is the keynote luncheon banquet). Other dinners and lunches are available on campus or at a number of restaurants in or around Oneonta.
Where can I get information from a human being?
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