Welcome!

This COVID-19 pandemic continues to be an ongoing process of steps forward and steps back. Ergo, the 2021 SEMLA Annual Meeting will follow in the footsteps of last year's meeting as another online gathering. Again graciously hosted by Vanderbilt University, we look forward to applying our technological tools once more in the interest of maintaining the human connections that underpin the effectiveness of our professional community.

Like last year, there will be no cost to this year's conference, although we do ask that people register nonetheless for our planning purposes. There will also be no SEMLA pre-conference held this year, as there are currently online conferences being offered by the MLA Education Committee. However, our regular conference program outlining this year's range of presenters is accessible in the menu above.

Our community is very much alive despite this crisis, and we still have a lot to say and contribute. We hope all SEMLA members and anyone else with an interest in our community will join us online on Thursday, October 14, and Friday, October 15!