Photo credit: Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Everything’s bigger in Texas—the 2016 convention in Austin certainly is. The Program Committee received more special-session proposals this spring than it has in over a dozen years. We have more than 840 sessions and events on the Program (with over 3,600 participants), and more than 300 address the presidential theme, Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future.
The scheduled convention activities will keep you busy, but be sure to take time to experience all the city of Austin has to offer. Great restaurants and food trucks abound—and barbecue’s just the beginning. Music can be found on almost every street, with over 250 live music venues offering everything from rock to country, indie to Tejano. Austin natives and fans, we’re counting on you to post your favorites, edible and musical, on MLA Commons.
Join the 2016 MLA Convention group and create a group or blog for your session. Take advantage of the opportunity to begin a conversation online.
Convention sessions are put together by members, from special sessions proposed by individuals to forum and committee sessions developed by groups of members to sessions sponsored by allied organizations that are arranged by members as well. You and your colleagues have created a great convention—register today and come take part in it!
Photo credit: Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Karin
Karin Bagnall
Head of MLA Convention Programs
