Annual Meeting News

As you review the program online, bookmark individual sessions and events in the 2024 Annual Meeting platform to build your schedule for the on-site and virtual portions of the meeting. Use the "bookmarked" filter to view your personalized schedule.

Whether or not you’re able to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Albuquerque, New Mexico, there’s plenty to enjoy from the comfort of a cozy chair! Choose the “virtual” filter on the Annual Meeting platform to view

The Presidential Invited Lecture for the 2024 Annual Meeting features University of New Mexico (UNM) Professor of American Studies Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) and NEA Heritage Fellow and UNM Professor Emerita Eva Enciñias in a conversation focused on their respective and collaborative cultural and educational work in New Mexico. The conversation will be facilitated by AFS President Amy Skillman.

The 2024 Annual Meeting Local Organizing Committee is pleased to share the offerings of outings throughout New Mexico before, during and after our meeting.

Deadlines are approaching for sponsorship, exhibitors, and advertisers for the 2024 Annual Meeting program book. Make sure you reserve your room in the hotel block by October 7 to receive the conference rate.

The Local Organizing Committee for the 2024 AFS Annual Meeting is proud to announce that Lindsay D. Williams of Desert Illuminations is the winner of the annual meeting commemorative notebook cover art contest. 

The Local Organizing Committee of the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society seeks submissions from New Mexico artists for a cover art contest for the commemorative notebook.