PERSONS attempting to find a motive in their Elmira 2009 abstract this weekend will be encouraged; persons attempting to find a thesis in it will be applauded; persons who turn in their abstract on Monday after midnight will be .... BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR Center for Mark Twain Studies Developed abstracts of 700 words are due Monday, February 2nd, for Elmira 2009: The Sixth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies. Final papers must be suitable for a twenty-minute presentation. Please send your attached abstract, via electronic submission, to [log in to unmask] Provide your name, mailing address, and email address. Papers will be reviewed anonymously by panel chairs. The Call for Papers is available on the web. Google Elmira 2009.