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2012 Annual Meeting
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The 99th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Folklore Society will be held from 9am-4:30 pm on Saturday, March 31st on the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville. All are invited to attend this free event.
Schedule for the 2012 NCFS Annual Meeting (96kb PDF)
Since 1913 the NCFS Annual Meeting has been a place for enthusiasts, students, and people working in the field to meet and gather, and present their work. The theme for 2012 is "Resilience." We will explore the ways communities in eastern North Carolina creatively address changes in the environment and the economy, and the way cultural practices adapt and flex to maintain their meaning and relevance in a changing landscape.
Panel and presentation topics include resilience and identity, community responses to environmental and social change, and the role of folklife in community-based economic development. In the afternoon there will be a ceremony to honor the winners of the 2012 Brown-Hudson and Community Traditions Awards, with presentations and performances by the recipients and nominators.
To register for the 2012 NCFS Annual Meeting, fill out the form below. We look forward to seeing you! For Directions to ECU and a map of campus, click here.
Click here to download parking information.
Click Here For Accommodations in Greenville (53kb pdf)
Online registration for the Annual Meeting is now closed, but you may still register for free onsite. Please bring cash or check if you will be joining us for lunch.
If you represent an organization working with traditional arts in your community (arts council, community-based development group, local culture museum, etc.) and you are interested in attending the networking lunch and working session sponsored by the North Carolina Folklife Institute, please contact Joy Salyers by e-mail. Not only will you have the chance to network and compare success stories and challenges with other regional organizations, we will also bring you together with resource people in the state to discuss how to make an economic argument for traditional arts in your communities. Travel and meal stipends are available.
Recap of the 2011 Meeting in Chapel Hill, NC available here.
Photos from the 2010 meeting in Asheville, NC are available here.
Photos from the 2009 meeting in Elon, NC are available here.