Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image
2008 Conference
University of Wisconsin-Madison
June 11-14, 2008

schedule | presentation guidelines | A/V equipment policy | banquet
about Madison | travel | lodging | dining | call for papers

About Madison

Madison is a midsize city of 225,000 northwest of Chicago and west of Milwaukee. Very complete background and boasting can be found at Wikipedia here. You may also want to look at information about the city, the University, the Communication Arts department, or Memorial library.

Weather in June is usually warm but can be rainy; but thunderstorms and hot spells have been known to appear.

You may want to allow yourself time to explore our city or the Midwest. By car Chicago is 3-4 hours from Madison; Milwaukee about an hour and a half; Minneapolis is about 5 hours. Northern Wisconsin is full of lovely forests and lakes, as is the Upper Peninsula between Wisconsin and Michigan.

City Attractions
www.madison.com
Visit the “Community Pages” link on this site for information about the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison Children’s Museum, Wisconsin Historical Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Olbrecht Gardens, the Arboretum, and more.  Visit the “Entertainment” link on this site for information about numerous restaurants in the campus/capitol area.

Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research 
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr
One of the world's major archives of research materials relating to the entertainment industry.  Holdings include over 15,000 American and international films and television programs (20% of which are feature films), in addition to literally millions of film and television related documents and images. To browse for items via the online catalog, visit the web address above, then click on “Site Map” to locate the “ArCat” link.  The site also has a separate searchable feature film list.

Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org
Click on the “Library & Archives” link to find the link to the “ArCat” online catalog.  Said to hold more American newspapers on microfilm than any other US library after the Library of Congress.

Bookstores
Good used bookstores within walking distance from campus:
Avol’s Bookstore, 315 W Gorham 255-4730
Paul’s Book Store, 670 State St  257-2968

Used/remainder bookstores elsewhere in Madison:
Frugal Muse Books Music & Video, 7475 Mineral Point Road and two other locations
Half Price Books, 626 South Whitney Way 4250 E. Towne Blvd.    

Non-chain new books:
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 W Gilman   257-6050
Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore, 307 W Johnson 257-7888
University Book Store, 711 State St 257-3784

Regional attractions
The House on the Rock is a particular favorite of locals who enjoy popular Surrealism. Among other wonders, it holds the world’s largest indoor carousel (and has no horses, only other beasts).