NEASECS/AtSECS 2001 We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the joint meeting of the Northeast American Society for 18thC Studies and the Atlantic Society for 18thC Studies, to take place on 1-4 November 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The theme of the conference is "Eighteenth-Century Speculations." A number of special events are being planned for the meeting, which will mark NEASECS's 25th anniversary. Among our distinguished speakers will be Ruth Perry (Literature, MIT) and Thomas Kavanagh (French, UC Berkeley). Information about the conference, instructions for submissions, and a list of accepted sessions are available at the following site: http://www.dal.ca/~neasecs/ The list of accepted sessions is also included in the latest NEASECS newsletter. Cheers, Trevor Ross & Jane Curran Co-Organizers, NEASECS/AtSECS 2001 ********************************************************* British Association for Romantic Studies To advertise Romantic literature conferences, publications, jobs, or other events that the BARS members would be interested in, please contact Sharon Ruston <[log in to unmask]> or Fiona Price <[log in to unmask]>. Also use these addresses to register any change in your e-mail address, or to be removed from the list. Messages are held in archives, along with other information about the Mailbase at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bars.html *********************************************************