The September deadline for Kalamazoo Medieval Congress session abstracts is fast approaching. At this time the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society (MRDS) still has openings in two of its sessions: I. Saints in Medieval and Renaissance Drama II. Drama and History in the 1570s: A Panel Discussion MRDS welcomes papers on any aspects of performance suited to these general topics. However, we hope that abstracts for the 1570s session will emphasize drama, culture, and history, rather than providing an analysis of a single play from this period. Since this session (the 1570s) is a panel discussion, participants should aim for presentation times of approximately 8 minutes. Please submit abstracts by September 15th (sooner is better) to me at the address below. E-mail submissions are preferred because we need to send the Conference Organizers for general sessions any abstracts not accepted by MRDS. If you send an abstract, remember to provide your name and affiliation, a title for your paper, your contact information (including phone and fax numbers and e-mail address), and your A/V or computer needs as required on the abstract cover sheet available at http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/37cfp/02avreq.html FYI, our third MRDS session, the one in honor of Martin Stevens, is already planned. Please don't send any more abstracts for that session. With apologies to those of you who received multiple postings of this announcement, Gloria J. Betcher ********************** ****************** Gloria J. Betcher, Ph.D. Secretary/Treasurer Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society Dept. of English Iowa State University 206 Ross Hall Ames, IA 50011 USA office (515) 294-3026 fax (515) 294-6814 http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher [log in to unmask]