Book It: RIT Hosts Future of Reading June 9-12

Renowned speakers include author Margaret Atwood and ‘Wired’ magazine’s Chris Anderson

What happened to reading while we weren’t looking? Gone are the good old days of Dick and Jane readers with dog-eared pages; now we have those “aha” moments with a Next Page click on the Amazon Kindle.

The art of reading in flux is the focus of The Future of Reading Symposium, a three-day event to be held from June 9-12 across the university campus at Rochester Institute of Technology. The conference is co-sponsored by RIT’s School of Print Media and RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, and will feature presentations by experts on three central themes: Reading and Writing, Media and Technology, and Science and Art of Literacy.

Information is available at (http://futureofreading.cias.rit.edu/2010/) and the full conference registration cost is $295 and includes several meals and special events. A reduced full-time student rate of $150 is also available with proof of student status.

RIT Press Release to learn more http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=47378

RIT Future of Reading Symposium

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http://futureofreading.cias.rit.edu/2010/

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Future of Reading podcast: http://www.thetigerbeat.com/rss/podcasts/studio86_03-16-10.m4a