January, 2003

National Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference 2003 (NABE), New Orleans, LA. January 29-February 1, 2003.

February, 2003

National Latino Children's Institute 2003 Annual Conference, February 5-8, 2003. San Antonio, TX.

Conferencia Sobre Periodismo En Español 8 de Febrero, 2003.Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Miami.

2003 Southwest - Texas Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association (CPA/ACA) Annual Regional Meeting, 24th Annual Conference
February 12 - 15, 2003. Albuquerque, New Mexico

28th Annual Conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) , Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA. February 12-15, 2003

National Association of Hispanic & Latino Studies, February 17-22, 2003. Omni Houston Hotel Westside. Houston, Texas

March, 2003

"La Raza: Identity and Resistance Through the Arts." The 2003 Mexican American Studies Conference at Boise State University, March 11-12, 2003

7th National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference, March 21-23, 2003. Washington, DC

Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Students 12th Annual Conference, March 21-23, 2003. Hyatt Regency Hotel. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The 37th Annual International Convention and Exposition of Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) , March 25-29, 2003. Baltimore, Maryland, USA

International Poetry Symposium: "Voices Without Boundaries" University of North Carolina at Greensboro, March 27- 29, 2003
Contactar: Dr. Carmen T. Sotomayor. ( ctsotoma@uncg.edu )

Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2003. March 27 - 29, 2003. Dallas, Texas
Among several panels there is one titled: Latinas/os in the United States moderated by María Cristina Pons

April, 2003

Race In 21st Century America: A 3rd National Conference., East Lansing, Michigan, April 2-4, 2003.

2003 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, April 2-6, 2003.

California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE): Para-Educator Conference, April 2, 2003. Sacramento Community/Convention Center. 1400 J Street. Sacramento, CA 95814.

National Association for Ethnic Studies, Inc. (NAES). 31st Annual Conference: Borderlands and Beyond: Examining Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, Class, Gender, Sexuality, and Nation April 3-5, 2003. Arizona State University.

5TH Annual Xicanindie Film Festival Latino World Cinema April 3-6, 2003 at the Starz Film Center in Denver, Colorado.

Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS), invites proposals for papers at the 44th Annual Conference of the Western Social Sciences Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, 9-12 April 2003.

Fourth Annual Cefiro Conference: Mapping Identities Hispanic/Latino Writings in the US, 10 to 12 April 2003. Lubbock, Texas, United States.

The Annual Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) National Conference, April 16-19, 2003. New Orleans, Louisiana.

4th International Symposium on Bilingualism, April 30 - May 3, 2003. Arizona State University

May, 2003

ASPIRA's Fifth Annual Latino Education Conference Las Vegas, NV. May 4-6, 2003.

2003 Billboard Latin Music Awards May 5 - 8, 2003. Eden Roc Resort. Miami Beach

California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE): Para-Educator Conference, San Bernardino/Riverside County. May 7, 2003. Palm Springs Convention Center .277 N Avenida Caballeros. Palm Springs, CA 92262

International American Studies Association (IASA) First World Congress: How Far Is America from Here? May 22-24, 2003. Leiden, The Netherlands

June, 2003

The Second Annual Conference on "Diversity and Strengths of the Latino Family" Organized by The National Association of Puerto Rican/ Hispanic Social Workers, Inc. June 6-7, 2003. Holiday Inn Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York.

"Migrations, Borders and Diasporas in the Americas" will take place on June 26-28, 2003 at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event is being co-organized by Program on Latin America and the Caribbean at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC)'s Program on Latin America and the Caribbean and FLACSO-Dominican Republic with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. This conference is part of a project on Translocal Flows in the Americas. The project seeks to facilitate dialogue and coordinate research among junior scholars working on issues of migration and urban spaces in the humanities and the social sciences in North America and Latin America, and in the fields of Latin American Studies and Chicano/Puerto Rican/Latino Studies in the United States. For more information, please visit our website www.ssrc.org/translocal-flows or email project staff at translocal-flows@ssrc.org.

July, 2003

Conferences on Islam among Latino Americans, Dallas, Texas, July 4th Weekend

2003 National Council of La Raza Annual Conference, July 12 - 15, 2003. Austin, Texas

Association for Theatre in Higher Education July 31 - August 3, 2003. New York City.

The Latina/o Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education is calling for submissions of abstracts for proposed papers, panels, roundtable discussions, and lecture-demonstrations for presentation at the Association's national conference to be held from July 31 - August 3, 2003 in New York City. This year's national ATHE conference will mark the premiere of the Latina/o Focus Group - a significant direction of growth for ATHE - ratified in August 2002. We encourage scholars, graduate students, artists, and community groups endeavoring in issues pertinent to U.S. Latina/o and/or Latin American issues of performance, performance studies, and theater studies to help us make our first official presentation at ATHE an exceptional event. For more information contact: Irma Mayorga historia34@hotmail.com

August, 2003

The International Summer 2003 Popular Culture Conference, August 3 - 9, 2003. Sponsor by Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association. (PCA/ACA), Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Contact Mark Cross for complete conference details.

September, 2003

October, 2003

2003 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference. 30th Anniversary Celebration "30 Years at the Crossroads: Merging Disciplines and Advancing Diversity", Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 2-5, 2003.

Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference . October 17 - 19, 2003.
Minneapolis, MN. Deadlines for Submissions: April 30, 2003. Contact Gary Burns for complete conference details.

34th annual meeting of New England Council Of Latin American Studies (NECLAS) , Saturday, October 18, 2003. Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists (MAES), 29th International Symposium & Career Fair,
October 28 - November 2, 2003. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 N. First Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

The Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA) : The 26th annual conference.
October 31-November 1, 2003. Worcester, MA.

5th CRI Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies.
Florida International University. October 29- November 1, 2003

November, 2003

The Latino/a Conference: The 5th Strengthening and Valuing Latino/a Communities in Iowa Conference and the Latino/a Leadership Awards Brunch, Saturday November 1st, 2003.Iowa Memorial Union, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

8th Conference Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage. Information will be available in the near future

December, 2003