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2025 Annual Meeting

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association will be held virtually, May 29 - June 1, 2025.


Registration

All presenters, seminar organizers, and other attendees must register for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Presenters and seminar organizers must also be members of the ACLA.

We will continue to accept registrations leading up to and during the conference for any observers.

Click the button below to proceed to the registration area. You will need to log in with your acla.org account or create a new account if you do not already have one.

Register for the 2025 Annual Meeting 


General Information & Best Practices

Accessing Conference Events

To access all conference events, visit the virtual conference platform and log in using your acla.org account information. Click "Schedule" to view a calendar, search by keyword, or browse sessions by day/stream. Click the star on any session to save it to "My Schedule" for a quick view of events you're interested in. When viewing session information within fifteen minutes of its start time, click the "Join" button to be taken to the Zoom meeting for that session.

Accessing and Using the Virtual Conference Platform

Click here to access the virtual conference platform!

To learn more about using the virtual conference platform, visit our guide for presenters or our guide for organizers.

Join us for live training sessions on May 22 at 12:30 PM CDT or May 28 at 5:00 PM CDT, or email [email protected] for a link to the recorded session if you can't make either time.

Accessing and Using the PDF Program

Click here to access the PDF Program! To find a particular presenter, seminar organizer, or event in the program, press CTRL + F (on Windows) or Command + F (on Mac), then type in your search term and hit Enter. All seminars are arranged in alphabetical order by title in the program. For a more refined search, please use the schedule online in the virtual conference platform, which has the most current information for all sessions.

Participation Certificates

Looking for a certificate confirming your participation in the meeting? You'll receive instructions to download your certificate on the final day of the conference. If you need a certificate confirming that you attended but did not present a paper or organize a seminar, let us know at [email protected] any time after June 1.

Best Practices & FAQ

  • Seminar sessions last 105 minutes. You can expect about 20 minutes to present your paper.
  • Our virtual conference platform uses Zoom, so you'll have the ability to share your screen and any supplemental materials you create.
  • Don't forget to download Zoom on the device(s) you'll use to participate in the conference ahead of time.
  • Presenters: Your seminar organizer(s) will be in touch with any additional session-specific information you'll need.
  • Organizers: Reach out to your seminar participants as soon as possible if you have expectations beyond the regular seminar structure.
  • If you'd like to become more familiar with Zoom software before the conference, Zoom's Learning Center has several tutorials, including information on joining & navigating a Zoom meeting and configuring your audio & visual settings. You can also practice, test your internet connection, and check your device settings at zoom.us/test.

Need Assistance?

If you need assistance with the virtual conference platform during the Annual meeting, click the "Get Support" button in the header of any page on the virtual conference platform. As always, you are welcome to email us at [email protected]; for the quickest assistance, please use the form on the virtual conference platform during the event. If you need assistance before May 29, please email [email protected].


2025 Registration Rates

Undergraduate Student: $10

Graduate Student: $35

Independent Scholar: $35

Contingent Faculty: $35

Tenure-track/tenured faculty making under 60k: $55

Tenure-track/tenured faculty making 60-90k: $75

Tenure-track/tenured faculty making 90-125k: $85

Tenure-track/tenured faculty making 125-175k: $95

Tenure-track/tenured faculty making over 175k: $135


If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or visit the following links:

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association!