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SOCIETY FOR LATE ANTIQUITY The "Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity" Conference, held at the University of Kansas March 23-26, attracted over 75 participants from eight countries. During the final discussion it was universally agreed that the tradition of such meetings needed to continue, and that it would be worthwhile to identify additional ways of exchanging information about the many facets of the study of Late Antiquity. Future conferences on other thematic themes relating to Late Antiquity already have been tentatively scheduled. The group also initiated a collaborative effort with the European "Transformation of the Roman World" program. Other suggestions included the creation of a Society for Late Antiquity and the distribution of a hard-copy newsletter fo- cusing on Late Antiquity that would complement the electronic discus- sions on the LT-ANTIQ discussion list. What we would like to do now is to ascertain the degree of interest that there is in initiating a loosely affiliated group, a "Society for Late Antiquity", of those interested in furthering the study of Late Antiquity as very broadly conceived. So we ask those who would be interested in participating in, or even organizing, future confer- ences on Late Antiquity, or who would like to receive a Late Antiquity newsletter, or who have other ideas about cooperative endeavors of this nature, please to contact either Ralph Mathisen, [log in to unmask] SCAROLINA.EDU (EMail), or Hagith Sivan, Dept. of History, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044 (snail mail). Please include both EMAIL and snail mail addresses. Thank you. For those of you who would like to join the Late Antiquity discussion list, the address is [log in to unmask] and the com- mand is SUBSCRIBE LT-ANTIQ first-name last-name. N.B. This posting is being made to several lists that deal with ancient and medieval history; our apologies for duplication to those of you sub- scribed to several lists. Cross postings to other relevant lists not on the master list are welcome.