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Registration and Hotels

Members and nonmembers may preregister for the convention by submitting the registration form with their registration fee. There will be a nonrefundable charge of $5 for badges replaced at the convention.

You must be registered for the convention to make hotel reservations.

Please make sure that your e-mail is set up to receive e-mail from the MLA domain (mla.org); this will allow you to receive the registration and hotel confirmation e-mails.
Register as a Member
Register as a Nonmember
If you prefer to register by mail, you may download printable registration and housing materials here .
Hotel Descriptions PDF (Hotel rates for a single room range from $106 to $145 and for a double room from $115 to $145, depending on the hotel.)

Convention Locations

Most English sessions, the exhibits, and child care are in the Philadelphia Marriott. Most foreign language and comparative literature sessions are in the Loews Philadelphia. The Job Information Center is in the Philadelphia Convention Center.

Registration Refunds

Requests for refunds must be made in writing, accompanied by unused convention badges with receipt attached, and postmarked no later than 26 December. If you paid by credit card, please supply the credit card number and expiration date in your letter to expedite your refund. Mail requests for refunds to MLA Convention Office, 26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789. A $10 service fee is deducted from all refunds.

About PDF Files  

Downloadable documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). These files can be viewed, saved, and printed in identical form on most computers. Adobe Reader is free software for using PDF files. If it is not installed on your computer, you can download it from Adobe Systems. For those who use screen readers, recent versions of Adobe Reader include text-to-speech and other accessibility functions, and Adobe provides online tools that convert PDF files into HTML or ASCII text.

 

 
© 2009 Modern Language Association. Last updated 10/02/2009.