Foreign languages and literatures hosts international convention at Hotel Roanoke

The 57th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference (MIFLC) will be held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center on Oct. 11-13, 2007.

Hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the annual convention is expected to draw 150-plus attendees from more than 70 colleges and universities in this country and from several educational institutions in Spain, Russia, Canada, Mexico and Colombia.

The three-day program will feature 37 regular sessions devoted to modern languages, linguistics, culture, literature, and education abroad. Other highlights include a session on learning language in the 21st century; a Friday-afternoon plenary session on “Memoir as Literature;” and a Saturday workshop on Chinese calligraphy.

The traditional Friday-evening Banquet will feature a keynote address by John E. Dooley, vice provost for outreach and international affairs.

For additional information, please visit: or contact Justo C. Ulloa, professor of foreign languages and literatures at Virginia Tech and president of MIFLC.