XXX Annual ILASSA Student Conference
February 4–6, 2010
The University of Texas at Austin
Location TBA
The Student Conference on Latin America, organized by the Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA) at The University of Texas at Austin, is an interdisciplinary forum for students involved in Latin American research topics. The conference provides students with the opportunity to present research activities, develop presentational skills, exchange ideas and information, and meet other scholars from around the world. The conference, now in its 30th year, is the oldest and largest student conference in the field of Latin American Studies.
Abstract Requirements
ILASSA invites students to submit for acceptance a single-page abstract of a paper (300 words or less) within the field of Latin American Studies. The abstract will enable us to select papers for presentation and to organize panels for the conference.
Abstract Submission
Abstracts should be submitted online in order to facilitate the submission process for everyone - especially for participants outside the United States. Hard copies of abstracts will not be accepted. Please look for further instructions, guidelines, and forms for submission of abstracts which will be posted later this week on the ILASSA website.
If you have not received e-mail confirmation of abstract submission within a week, please contact the conference coordinators at the e-mail listed at the bottom of this page.
The final deadline for submission of abstracts is November 6, 2009. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by November 18, 2009. Students invited to participate will have until Janurary 4, 2010 to submit final papers along with their registration fee. During the conference, each student will have approximately 15 minutes to present his or her work in a panel arranged around a common theme.
Fees
There is no fee for submitting an abstract for consideration. If your paper is accepted, however, you must confirm your participation by January 4 through payment of the $25 registration fee. Special arrangements for payments can be made for international participants by contacting the conference coordinators via e-mail prior to the payment deadline.
Accommodations
Upon request, participants will be provided housing with a University of Texas student as well as transportation from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Please note that transportation from the airport is available only on Thursday, February 4. Additionally, participants should be aware when booking flights that registration and opening speaker events begin at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 4. Participants may stay in a hotel at their own expense. Participants must notify coordinators of their housing requests by January 18.
While attending the conference, participants will have access to the Benson Latin American Collection, considered by scholars worldwide to be one of the finest research libraries for Latin American Studies.
Contact Information
You can contact the 2010 ILASSA Conference Coordinators, Colleen McGue, Samantha Serrano, Emily Spangenberg, and Nicholas Woodward, at ilassa30@gmail.com. All conference correspondence will be conducted via e-mail.
Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D0800
SRH 1.310
Austin, TX 78712-0331
Important dates for the 2010 ILASSA Conference
Friday, November 6, 2009 – Deadline for submission of abstracts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 – Applicants notified of acceptance or non-acceptance
Monday, January 4, 2010 – Papers due and registration and equipment fee paid
Monday, January 18, 2010 – Flight information and housing requests due
February 4-6, 2010 – XXX Annual ILASSA Student Conference
