March 12-16
The National Black Graduate Student Association
20th Annual Conference
"Brilliance in Black"
Four Points Sheraton at O’Hare Hotel
Chicago
Web: www.nbgsa.org

March 13- 15
Eleventh Annual Regional HBCU
Summit on Retention
"Improving Retention at HBCUs:
Retention is a Shared Enterprise"
Clarion Resort Hotel
Ocean City, Md.
Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-Nedd
Phone: (301) 860-3687
e-mail: anedd@bowiestate.edu

March 14-15
Faculty Resource Network at New York University
"The Molecules of Life: A National
Dissemination Conference"
Grand Hyatt
Atlanta
Phone: (212) 998-2090
Email: frn@nyu.edu
Web: www.nyu.edu/frn

March 19-23
National Society of Black Engineers
34th Annual National Convention
"Igniting the Torch: Engineering in Action"
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Fla.
Web: www.nsbe.org

March 24-28
AERA
Annual Meeting
"Research on Schools, Neighborhoods,
and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility"
Hilton New York; Sheraton New York;
Marriott Marquis; Crowne Plaza Times
Square New York
Web: www.aera.net

March 27-30
MELUS — Society for the Study of
Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
22nd Annual MELUS Conference
"Towards a Confluence of Multi-Ethnic Arts and the University"
The Blackwell Hotel and Conference Center
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Web: http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus/

March 29-April 2
American College Personnel Association
83rd Annual Convention
"Professionalism with Purpose:
Advancing Inclusion and Expertise"
Hyatt Regency and Marriott Marquis
Atlanta
Web: http://convention.myacpa.org

April 3-6
Association for Asian Studies
Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency
Atlanta
Web: www.aasianst.org

April 9-12
College Language Association
68th Annual Convention
Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, S.C.
Web: www.clascholars.org/

April 10-13
Sisters of the Academy Writing Retreat
"Building a Scholarly Writing Community for Black Women"
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Conn.
Web: www.sistersoftheacademy.org

April 13-15
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
13th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education
Madison Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Web: www.hacu.net

April 13-16
The Community College Foundation
TechEd 2008
Ontario Convention Center
Ontario, Calif.
Web: www.techedevents.org/2008

April 15-18
American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)
31st Annual National Conference
"Advancing the Understanding of Energy ... from local to global"
Hilton Americas Hotel
Houston
Contact: Lakeesha Wilson
Email: lwilson@aabe.org
Phone: (202) 371-9530