The 2010 Quadrennial Conference, jointly sponsored by the American Humor Studies Association and the Mark Twain Circle of America, will be held in San Diego at the Bahia Resort Hotel, December 9-12, 2010. Please send Mark Twain paper proposals, on any topic, to me: [log in to unmask] American humor topics should be sent to Jan McIntire-Strasburg: [log in to unmask] This conference has been lively and interesting in the past, whether in Cancun or New Orleans. Join us as we return to the lovely Bahia Resort, with a room rate of $119/night, conference fee TBD. John Bird