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The 17th Triennial Congress of the International Comparative Literature
Association Postponed
In view of the widespread fear of SARS, the 2003 Congress of the
International Comparative Literature Association, scheduled for August
10-17, 2003, has been postponed to August 8-15, 2004. Please note the
exact dates, since the 2004 Congress will begin in less than a year
after the scheduled opening of the 2003 Congress, which means that
airline tickets purchased in 2003 can still be used within the one-year
grace period.
The conference coordinators, MV Destination Management Limited, has
indicated that the following arrangements have been made for refunds:
Registration: Full refund to credit card or by Telegraphic Transfer or
the fee can be retained toward registration for the 2004 Congress.
Hotel: Credit card charges can be cancelled if payment was initially
made by credit card; full refund of deposit if a deposit was submitted.
Tour and Transfers: Full refund upon request; guaranteed 2003 rates in
2004 if refund is not requested.
It is recommended that requests be refunded by June 15th, with the
expectation that refunds will be processed by the end of July.
The Programme for the Congress will continue to be posted on the
Congress website, subject to revisions and additions. The proposal you
submitted for the 2003 Congress will, unless you instruct otherwise, be
included in the programme for the 2004 Congress. (Indeed, it is
encouraging that proposals for presentations were still being submitted
at the same time that participants were cancelling their participation
in light of the SARS phenomenon.) Please indicate directly (via e-mail:
[log in to unmask]) if you are also withdrawing from the 2004 Congress so
that your entry can be removed from the Programme.
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