Dear Twain Community, This is a friendly reminder to inform you that the deadline to register for Elmira 2017: The Eighth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies is Wednesday, July 19. This is the world's largest scholarly conference focusing on Mark Twain. The theme of the conference is "The Assault of Laughter." Elmira 2017 takes place from Thursday, August 3 to Saturday, August 6. Rooms on the Elmira College campus are still available. Highlights of Elmira 2017 include: - Over 55 individual papers - 7 special panels on a wide variety of topics - A screening of "Band of Robbers" by the Aaron and Adam Nee, followed by a Q & A - A keynote address from Ben Tarnoff, author of *The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature* - Whiskey tastings from Finger Lakes Distillery - A closing picnic at historic and picturesque Quarry Farm The registration fee includes all meals, snacks, and admission to all special events. For more information, please visit http://marktwainstudies .com/quadrennial-conference We hope to see you at Elmira 2017 in August! Take care, Joe Dr. Joseph Lemak Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies Elmira College The Rose Office, Cowles Hall (607) 735-1941 Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies <http://www.marktwainstudies.org>