Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association

The online proposal submission form for PAMLA 2010 is now officially closed.  If you submitted a proposal, you should expect to hear from the session's Presiding Officer very soon.  If you haven't heard about your proposal's status, you may inquire directly with the Presiding Officer by using the "contact" link on the Sessions Topic page.

Visit the official PAMLA 2010 Conference Site to find all the details about the upcoming conference, including accommodations, registration, and schedule.

PAMLA members are invited to read the statement from the Vice-President and the Executive Committee regarding Armstrong Atlantic State University's decision to eliminate its German minor, under the section "Programs in Peril."

You may now make your hotel reservations for the 2010 PAMLA Conference in Hawaii.  The official conference hotel is the Doubletree Alana Hotel Waikiki.  The conference rate of $95 per night is available from November 7-17, 2010, so you can come early or stay longer.  This rate will be available until October 11th or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first.  Please mention the Group Code PAM when booking.

Book online or call 808-951-3162. 

Doubletree Alana Hotel Waikiki
1956 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI  96815

PAMLA members are invited to read the statement from the President and the Executive Committee regarding the University of Nevada's tentative decision to eliminate its French, German, and Italian programs, under the section "Programs in Peril."

The 2010 PAMLA Newsletter is now posted online.  The direct link is:
http://www.pamla.org/sites/default/files/february2010.pdf

Or a shorter link is:
http://www.pamla.org/newsletters

For environmental and economic reasons, the PAMLA Board agreed to discontinue mailing a paper copy of the newsletter to our members, posting the Newsletter only online instead.  You can easily open the newsletter, download it, and print out a copy if you still wish to have a paper copy, but we will no longer be mailing our members a paper copy of the newsletter.  This change will save many trees and will also save PAMLA a significant amount of money each year, helping us to keep any dues increases to a minimum.

Do please take a look at the newsletter (we also have our 2008 and 2009 newsletters available online for your reading enjoyment).  It includes important news about PAMLA and our upcoming conference in Hawaii, exciting academic announcements from our members, a list of PAMLA Officers, a report of the 2009 PAMLA Executive Board Meeting, and a "brief," abbreviated CFP list of all 100 approved sessions for the 2010 PAMLA Conference in Hawaii, plus the guidelines and procedures for PAMLA members and those wishing to propose a paper for the conference, and a list of guidelines and duties for session Presiding Officers.  You may take a look at the newsletter at: http://www.pamla.org/newsletters

PAMLA now has an official page on Facebook.  Become a fan and get connected with other PAMLA members and supporters of literary, linguistic, and cultural studies.

PAMLA membership entitles you to receive the annual calls for papers and conference information, our annual e-newsletter, an annual copy of Pacific Coast Philology, the right to post academic announcements of interest on the PAMLA website (by emailing them to the Executive Director), and highly useful professional information.

In order to attend PAMLA’s annual conference, you must pay both the annual PAMLA membership fee and the separate conference fee. To make things simpler for you, PAMLA now has added a combined Membership/Conference fee option.

The PAMLA membership year runs from January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010.

In order to register for PAMLA and pay your annual membership fee (and, should you wish, the 2010 PAMLA conference fee), please go to the PAMLA Membership Page.