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Annual Meeting and Passover Schedule Conflict

Sept. 5, 2025 Dear ASECS Members, We are writing to apologize for a scheduling error that has recently come to light, which will make it difficult for observant Jews to fully participate in our 2026 spring Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, even though it is our policy to avoid scheduling conferences and major meetings on holidays that our members observe. Several years ago, we inadvertently scheduled the 2026 ASECS Annual Meeting for April 9-11, to coincide with the last two days of Passover (Pesach). We explored rescheduling the conference, but the financial penalties and logistical complications… Read More »Annual Meeting and Passover Schedule Conflict

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CfP for Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society

The Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society celebrates four decades as an affiliate society of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies by holding its annual conference with ASECS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-11, 2026. ECSSS will sponsor its own panels at the ASECS meeting. Papers are invited on any aspect of eighteenth-century Scottish history, thought, and culture, but we would particularly encourage proposals for papers and panels relating to the 250th anniversaries of relevant events that occurred in 1776, such as the role of Scots in the American Revolution (especially in regard to Philadelphia), the publication of… Read More »CfP for Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society

Updates: conference and membership

The following email was sent to ASECS members on June 18, 2025. June 18, 2025 Dear ASECS Members and Friends, Happy Summer! I’m excited to share conference and membership updates with you. 1. CfP, Round 2, ASECS 56th Annual Meeting: Submit your session proposal for the 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held April 9-11, 2026, in Philadelphia! Deadline is July 28, 2025; Round 3 (abstract submissions for presenters) opens August 4, 2025. You can find more information on how to submit to the abstract platform X-CD, including screenshots, on the 2026 Submission Page. It’s a very intuitive… Read More »Updates: conference and membership

Deadlines: Nominations and CfP

The following email went out Sept. 16, 2024 to this year’s and last year’s members. Dear ASECS members and friends, Thank you! Benita BlessingExecutive Directordirector@asecs.org

Need to know before you go!

Thank you for registering for the ASECS 2023 Annual Meeting, March 9 – 11, 2023, in St. Louis, MO at the Hyatt Regency St Louis At the Arch. Please review the following information to make your conference experience as seamless as possible. Health and Safety ASECS understands vaccine and mask mandates have been lifted in many areas. However, as a reminder during registration, you agreed to follow the ASECS Health and Safety Protocols at this year’s conference. You may find up-to-date COVID-19 information for the region here: COVID-19 Data Dashboard Missouri Venue Information Hyatt Regency… Read More »Need to know before you go!

ASECS members have written a letter to Bucknell University regarding the shuttering of the Press.

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