The Classical Association of the Canadian West and the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest will be holding a Joint Annual Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia at the Laurel Point Inn on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11, 2000. Laurel Bowman and Ingrid Holmberg of the University of Victoria are the conference organizers.

"Cultural Diversity in the Ancient World" is the broad theme of the conference, reflecting the conference's own international nature. Papers are particularly encouraged on topics related to this theme. Submissions are invited, however, on all subjects of special interest to classicists. The organizers also welcome organized panels.

Abstracts of 100-150 words must be received by October 15, 1999. CACW members are asked to submit a brief (1 page or less) CV with their abstracts for inclusion in a SSHRC grant proposal. Participants will be notified by December 1, 1999.

Abstracts can be submitted to CACW/CAPN Conference, c/o Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria, P. O. Box 3045, Victoria, B. C. CANADA V8W 3P4. fax(250)721-8516. Abstracts submitted by mail or FAX must be supplemented by a disk. Abstracts may also be submitted by e-mail: <lbowman@uvic.ca> (CACW); <ingrid@uvic.ca> (CAPN) or Internet: http://web.uvic.ca/grs/cacw-capn. Please put your OWN name on the subject line for e-mail submissions. Please indicate any special equipment you may need to present your paper. Papers should not be more than fifteen minutes in length. Abstracts of papers will be published on the conference website at http://web.uvic.ca/grs/cacw-capn and in the Fall 2000 CAPN Bulletin.

Detailed information regarding the conference schedule and accommodations will be published in the February issue of the CAPN Bulletin and on the websites.