Convention NewsRegistration for the 2012 convention is now open; participants must register by 1 December. Read more...
Posted: 02 November 2011
Host Institution: St. John Fisher College
Site: Hyatt Regency Rochester
The 43rd annual convention will be held March 15-18th in Rochester, New York at the Hyatt Regency Hotel downtown, located minutes away from convenient air, bus, and train transportation options for attendees. St. John Fisher College will serve as the host college, and the diverse array of area institutions are coordinating with conference organizers to sponsor various activities, such as celebrated keynote speakers, local events, and fiction readings.
Convention information is now available, including the following:
Friday Morning (Sessions 4 - 6)
Friday Afternoon (Sessions 7 - 9)
Saturday Morning (Sessions 10 - 12)
Saturday Afternoon (Sessions 13 - 16)
Compact yet diverse, Rochester boasts important historical connections; it is the site of the home, publication operations, and orations of Frederick Douglass, where he edited the North Star, as well as his eponymous periodical, and delivered the speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”. Visitors can explore the houses of abolitionist, suffragette, and reformer Susan B. Anthony and the inventor of devices popularizing photography, George Eastman, as well as shopping and eateries; attendees will also be within reach of the beautiful Finger Lakes region, known for its local wineries.
NeMLA is working to coordinate the following events and activities in Rochester:
For more information about things to see and do in Rochester, visit http://www.VisitRochester.com
Building upon the excellence of past NeMLA conventions, the association continues to grow as a vibrant community of scholars, thanks to the wide array of intellectual and cultural opportunities at every venue. You can find details about previous conventions an get a sense of the rich conversation you can expect in 2012 by visiting the convention archive.
Previously, NeMLA used a dedicated mobile site (m.nemla.org) to provide a customized experience for visitors with mobile devices. NeMLA’s entire site now automatically reformats itself to provide an appropriate visual experience based on the dimensions of your device. Visitors to the old mobile site will be automatically redirected to the desired resource on the unified site. If you have comments or questions about this new feature, you can direct them to NeMLA’s webmasters by emailing nemlaweb@gmail.com.