As a point of information, a NeMLA session proposal is confirmed when you see a confirmation page, with your session information and an assigned Session ID number. Our system does not send confirmation emails.
Last week, our server was blocking some proposals from being properly submitted. If you did not get a confirmation page, and you want to check if your proposal was received, you may check this link:
http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/scripts/proposals_submitted.php
If you have yet to submit, please follow directions, including using proper MLA format (no ALL CAPS) for your title, name, and Description.
We do expect high traffic over the next 48 hours with session submissions. Your patience is appreciated.
NeMLA Staff
NeMLA still has tickets available for Les Melodines: Mariane Lambert for $8, April 8 at noon, Les Places des Artes. Les Place des Artes is a simple 15-20 minute walk from the Hilton.
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=196565
The concert is a part of a lunchtime series mainly aimed at music lovers working in the downtown core who can have lunch and a concert during their lunch hour. Doors open at 11:50, and the audience may bring their lunch along with them and eat in the theatre. The concert starts at 12:10 and lasts about 45 minutes. In plenty of time for the beginning of the NeMLA Convention at 2:15pm
Marianne Lambert is a young and popular quebeciose Soprano Colorature, and she recently won first prize in France’s “Concours International de Marmande” (Aug. 08). Last season, she performed the role of Marie-Anne in “Ô mon bel inconnu” (Opéra de Rennes, Dec. 08, Jan. 09), Despina in “Cosi fan tutte” (Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, March 08), the third Apparition in “Macbeth” (fev. 09), the Quebec tour of the concerts: “Trois sopranos… et leurs divos” (Conseil des arts de Montréal, saison 07-08) and was Guest Soloist of Orchestre Métropolitain (Summer 09) and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Knowlton Festival August 09). Upcoming engagements for 2010 are in Quebec, France, and Victoria. She is currently a member of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, where she has appeared in numerous seasons and productions.
Her April 8 programme will include works by Offenbach, Debussy, Delage, Donizetti, Haendel, and Brown. For further information visit: http://laplacedesarts.com/pda-evenement/3581/les-melodines-2009-2010.en.html#at
Northeast Modern Language Association
2011 Annual Convention
New Brunswick, NJ April 7-10
Convenient by train to Newark Airport and New York City, Rutgers University is welcoming NeMLA to this beautiful university town. NeMLA's annual convention features more than 350 sessions, representing all subject areas of the modern languages and literatures, covering a broad spectrum of scholarship and advancing innovative approaches to teaching.
NeMLA and Rutgers University are working together to bring top scholars as speakers and to create special events for the 2011 Convention, drawing on the rich resources of the area. The Convention will be kicked off with a reading by New Jersey poets at the Zimmerli Art Museum on Thursday evening.
NeMLA is a member-driven convention, accepting session proposals (panel, roundtable, creative session, seminar) in the following areas:
American / Anglophone / British / Canadian / Comparative Languages Composition / Cultural Studies and Film / French and Francophone German / LGBTQ / Italian / Pedagogy / Portuguese Professional / Spanish / Russian / Eastern European Theory and Literary Criticism / Transnational Studies Women's Studies / World Literatures (non-Western European language)
Please help NeMLA extend the conversation in these areas. To propose and chair a session, submit a panel proposal online at by April 22 at: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/proposal_form.html
2010 membership is required to propose a session; proposers will be notified of Board approval of sessions in early May.
The full Call for Papers will be available online in June. The abstract deadline for most sessions will be September 30, 2010. The convention will be held at the Hyatt New Brunswick.
There is still time to reserve your spot for one of the NeMLA sponsored events in Montreal: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=196565
In order to provide updated information about current and future conventions, we've created an atom feed dedicated to convention news. The feed provides links to the new Convention Announcements page and will be featured on the main page for each NeMLA convention.
The feed does more than provide content for the NeMLA web site; interested members can subscribe to it using their preferred email client or feed reader. For questions about using the feed, or to suggest future announcements, email NeMLA's webmasters at nemlaweb@gmail.com.
We hope you enjoy this new feature!
As the April Convention in Montreal fast approaches, the following travel tips may be useful for your last minute preparations:
Airport Transportation -- The Trudeau International Airport is approximately 20 kms from downtown where McGill University and the Hilton Bonaventure are located. To reach the city center you may chose from following options:
Train Travel -- The Central Station of Montreal is located at 2020 Rue University, within blocks of the Bonaventure Hilton.
Credit Cards -- If you are coming to Montreal from international destinations including the United States you should notify your credit card companies and bank of your travel plans prior to departure.
Don't forget your bathing suit! The Hilton houses a heated rooftop pool that will be open to conference guests in April!
As the NeMLA Board completes the final details for the 41st Annual Convention, it is time to start thinking about NeMLA's 42nd Annual Convention. Sponsored by Rutgers University, it will be held in New Brunswick, New Jersey on April 7-10, 2011.
One of the things that makes NeMLA unique is that each year all sessions are newly proposed by NeMLA members. With no standing sessions, the NeMLA Convention can reflect the active research, concerns and interests of the language profession. As a 2010 member, you are eligible to propose a panel, seminar, roundtable, or creative session for the 2011 New Brunswick Convention. Proposals are due April 22, 2010; the online form will be available shortly. For examples of past sessions, you might review the Call for Papers for the 2010 convention.
Chairing a session can be a rewarding experience; it is an opportunity to create a specific conversation of interest to you and/or of service to the profession. Though the proposal process has become more competitive in recent years, it remains an open process, welcoming new chairs (see our Chair Guide). Chairs may still present papers, on their own or another session.
Thank you for being a part of the Northeast Modern Language Association's largest convention. I look forward to seeing you in Montreal.
Best regards,
Elizabeth Abele, Ph.D.
Executive Director, NeMLA
SUNY Nassau Community College
P.S. Again, the deadline for session proposals is April 22.