greetings all :) Both Sharon and I need people for our panels. Please consider one of us and send me an idea or abstract or paper by May 31 so we can get the information to SAMLA. I will accept any idea, as long as it has twain in it. thank you! Jules ________________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: reminder on CFP :) Hello :) This is a gental reminder about a CFP for the SAMLA conference in Nov. 2010 I still have 2 slots open, please apply ;) Greetings everyone, and Happy year of Mark Twain I had to write to tell all of you how honored and pleased I am that in 2009= I helped with the SAMLA committee. At the end of the conference I was tol= d that one of the committee members was leaving and that they would have a = spot opening up, and would I be interested in filling that slot. I will be= filling that slot. I also spoke to them about having a special session to commemorate Mark Twa= in=92s anniversary of his birth. Thus giving us 2 sessions at SAMLA in 201= 0. One with Sharon McCoy with the 100 anniversary of his death, and mine, = the 175 anniversary of his birth. =20 Here is the CFP=92s for my session. 2010 is an important year. It is the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain/Samuel= Clemen=92s birthday, on Nov 30th. In this special session we will celebra= te the many =93beginnings=94 in Mark Twain life. These beginnings could in= clude; the start of his life, his inventions, his works that are the 1st of= that type of publishing (for example, Connecticut Yankee is the 1st scienc= e fiction book in America.). And any other beginnings you might think of. Please either e-mail me or postal mail me your paper, by May 31, 2010. To [log in to unmask] or Jules Hojnowski, 1690 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14= 850 Feel free to e-mail me with questions. Thank you! And hope to see you at SA= MLA 2010. Happy Mark Twain Year ! thank you! Jules=