Special Events - ELO25 @ 25: Love letters to the Past and the Future
Opening ReceptionFriday July 11, 2025 4:30 – 6:00pmCIBC Lobby in the Accolade East Buillding (ACE), York University Join us for our lively opening reception, featuring light eats and refreshments to kick off an incredible evening of performances. Each registered attendee will receive one complimentary drink ticket. A cash bar will be available afterward for those who wish to keep the celebration going. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available. ELO Town Hall + Awards CeremonySunday July 13, 2025 2:45 – 4:45pmFaire Fecan Theatre in the Accolade East Building (ACE), York University Vector Media Arts Festival PartySaturday, July 12, 8:00 – 11:00pmInterAccess, 32 Lisgar St, Toronto Our partner, the Vector Media Arts Festival, is co-hosting a party with us at the InterAccess space in downtown Toronto! Admission is free with paid ELO25 registration. We have a limited number of tickets currently reserved for the party. RSVP here on Simpli. Directions from York U to InterAccess: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EH1axWXFR1s9jfGPA (Note: If you’re taking transit, it will take about 1 hour 15 minutes to get there by subway and streetcar.) ABOUT VECTOR Vector Festival is an experimental media arts festival dedicated to showcasing digital games and creative media practices. Presenting works across a dynamic range of exhibitions, screenings, performances, lectures, and workshops, Vector acts as a critical bridge between emergent digital platforms and new media art practice. The festival is proud to be a participatory and community-oriented initiative organized by InterAccess in Toronto, Ontario. For more information on Vector Festival 2025, please visit this website . Closing Party + PerformancesSunday July 13, 2025 7:00 – 10:30pm (performances begin at 8pm)Illuminarium, 28 Distillery Lane, Toronto We are having a closing reception + party in Toronto’s historic Distillery District! Come be immersed in ELO’s history, photos from the conference and sign our interactive anniversary wall – party as elit! Come join us at The ILLUMINARIUM ! RSVP here on Simpli. Directions on Google Maps from York U to the Illuminarium: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XfBrbHNfvWUaYAE9A (Note: If you’re taking transit, it will take about 1 hour 15 minutes.) ebr “Food Truck” Hangout on DiscordThursday July 10-13, Discord The Electronic Book Review is pleased to host a fun, online gathering place (a channel on the ELO Discord) during the ELO 2025 Conference, where folks who are not able to travel to Toronto can mingle and socialize with each other and with conference attendees. In the spirit of the COVID-era ELO Conference Discord Coffeehouse (née Tavern) where we enjoyed old friends and met new ones between sessions by the imaginary snack and beverage tables, you are cordially invited to the “ebr Food Truck.” Bring your curiosity and your appetite!