Please address all correspondence concerning sessions to the appropriate person below.
| 2011 |
| Aug. |
Session organizers may submit calls for papers for January 2013 convention |
| early Sept. |
Convention and housing registration opens for MLA members |
| late Sept. |
Fall 2011 MLA Newsletter (convention issue) mailed to members and posted online |
| early Oct. |
Convention and housing registration opens for nonmembers |
| early Dec. |
Preregistration deadline for the January 2012 convention |
| early Dec. |
Hotel reservation deadline for the January 2012 convention |
| 2012 |
| 5–8 Jan. |
2012 MLA convention held in Seattle |
| 6 Jan. |
Postmark deadline for registration refund requests for the January 2012 convention |
| 21 Feb. |
Deadline for submission of January 2013 convention calls for papers. Divisions must submit at least one call for papers per convention.
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| 1 Apr. |
Program copy deadline for divisions, discussion groups, MLA committees, and allied organizations and for special-session proposals and forum proposals for January 2013 convention
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| Deadline for receipt of requests for waiver of membership requirements for participants in the January 2013 convention
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| Deadline for Web submission of requests for audiovisual equipment for the January 2013 convention |
| 7 Apr. |
Deadline by which session participants at the January 2013 convention must be listed on the MLA membership rolls |
| 15 Apr. |
Deadline for receipt of requests for funds for speakers at the January 2013 convention |
| early June |
Notification of the Program Committee's decisions mailed to members who submitted proposals for special sessions and competitive sessions for the January 2013 convention |
| mid June |
Notification of decisions on funding requests mailed to organizers who applied for funds for speakers |
early to mid July |
Proofs of program copy and information on date, time, and place of the January 2013 convention sessions sent to organizers |
| late July |
Deadline for receipt of corrections to proofs of program copy for the November 2012 (Program) issue of PMLA for the January 2013 convention |
| 1 Aug. |
Session organizers may submit calls for papers for the January 2014 convention. Divisions must submit at least one call for papers per convention. |
| late Aug. |
Information on date, time, and place of the January 2013 convention sessions to be sent by organizers to panelists |
| late Sept. |
Fall 2012 MLA Newsletter (convention issue) mailed to members and posted online |
| early Oct. |
Early registration deadline for the January 2013 convention |
| early Dec. |
Preregistration deadline for the January 2013 convention |
| early Dec. |
Hotel registration deadline for the January 2013 convention |
| 2013 |
| 3–6 Jan. |
2013 MLA convention held in Boston |
| 3 Jan. |
Postmark deadline for registration refund requests for the January 2013 convention |
| mid Feb. |
Deadline for submission of January 2014 convention calls for papers. Divisions must submit at least one call for papers per convention.
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| 1 Apr. |
Program copy deadline for divisions, discussion groups, MLA committees, and allied organizations and for special-session proposals and forum proposals for January 2014 convention
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| Deadline for receipt of requests for waiver of membership requirements for participants in the January 2014 convention
|
| Deadline for Web submission of requests for audiovisual equipment for the January 2014 convention |
| 7 Apr. |
Deadline by which session participants at the January 2014 convention must be listed on the MLA membership rolls |