15th Annual Conference of the International Comic Arts Forum
White River Junction, Vermont
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2011

General Information

  • ICAF 2011 will be held at the Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) located on 94 South Main Street in White River Junction, VT 05001.
  • View the 2011 Conference Program Schedule 
  • The conference is free and open to the public; no registration is required to attend.
  • Click here for travel information to White River Junction via plane, train, or bus, as well as driving directions to the Center for Cartoon Studies.

ICAF Hotel Information

  • Our partner hotel, Fairfield Inn & Suites White River Junction, is offering conference attendees a special room rate of $125 per night (+ 9% tax). Please make your reservations prior to August 14, 2011 by phone at (802) 291-9911 and mention that you are attending the "ICAF Academic Conference" in order to receive this rate. Reservations may also be made online (group code: ICAICAA). After this date, any available rooms will be sold at the hotel's regular rates. 

Fairfield Inn and Suites
102 Ballardvale Drive
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 291-9911
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ICAF to hold 15th Anniversary Academic Conference 
at the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2011


The International Comic Arts Forum is very pleased to announce that the Center for Cartoon Studies will host the forum's next academic conference in White River Junction, Vermont from September 29-October 1, 2011. A call for conference papers and panels will be forthcoming in January.

Since 1995, ICAF has been dedicated to promoting the scholarly study and appreciation of comic art, including comic strips, comic books, comics albums and graphic novels, magazine and newspaper cartooning, caricature, and comics in electronic media.

This new partnership with the Center for Cartoon Studies - one of the nation’s most highly-respected institutions dedicated to the training of cartoonists, writers, and designers - promises to further the mission of both units in providing a supportive, collegial environment to showcase innovative comics scholarship and comic art for critics, historians, teachers, and comics professionals from around the world. Previous forums have been held at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Georgetown University, the Small Press Expo in Maryland, and the Library of Congress.

Visit the Center for Cartoon Studies to learn about their programs, instructors, and publications.

Click to learn more about ICAF's mission, history, scholarships, and executive committee. For more information on the conference contact Cécile Danehy (cdanehy at wheatonma dot edu).

Download a copy of the ICAF/CCS press release here (word .doc).