Dear Colleague:

You are cordially invited to New Haven, Connecticut, to attend the 10th AATSP Biennial Northeast Regional Meeting hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University, on September 10-12, 2004. This is the second meeting of the new century, after the successful meeting in Providence in 2000. A number of institutions are co-sponsoring our get together.

The enthusiastic response to the Call for Papers resulted in a total of 88 sessions/panels and workshops covering a wide range of topics of interest for everyone. The presence of the fast growing Spanish - and Portuguese-speaking population is creating deep changes in American society. The cultural contribution of Spanish, Latin American, Brazilian and Portuguese culture, literature and the arts will be the focus of enlightened analysis and discussions.

You will have the opportunity to attend many thought provoking papers, sessions, panels, and share ideas and new perceptions. The dynamics of new cultural trends and pedagogical achievements will enrich and equip teachers with new information and updated learning technology strategies to take back to the classroom.

This is the time to update skills, practice the language, acquire new knowledge, renew networking contacts, learn salsa and samba steps, visit the casinos, tour the city and the Yale campus and earn CEU's or PDP's.

See you at the Biennial!