AFS has just learned that teachers in the Portland city school district plan to strike starting Wednesday Nov. 1. We want participants in the meeting to be aware of the impending strike and to learn ways to support the teachers where possible.
Annual Meeting News
Bookmark this page to stay informed on all the latest Annual Meeting news. For the answers to all of your meeting questions, be sure to visit Annual Meetings.
As of October 27, the AFS office is effectively closed. Staff members are working hard to make the 2023 AFS Annual Meeting a success, so they may not be available to respond quickly to your email. If your question does not relate to the Annual Meeting, please expect a response after Nov. 17.
Get out to see AFS authors Ghassan Zeineddine and Emily Hilliard, who will be giving readings of their books during the Annual Meeting in Portland.
This year, the American Folklore Society is offering three commemorative notebooks to highlight the work of Oregon and Washington artists as part of the Annual Meeting in Portland. These Annual Meeting notebooks are designed to facilitate notetaking, doodling, planning, and networking throughout the meeting and beyond.
In honor of the AFS Annual Meeting, “Counter Memes and Anti-Legends in Online Welfare Discourse” by Tom Mould will be freely available on the Scholarly Publishing Collective from November 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024.
Use TriMet's Planner tool to find your best ride to and from the airport according to when you'll arrive and depart, or plan an excursion during your time in town.
Annual Meeting Highlights group thematic concepts, practices, movements, and opportunities offered throughout the meeting in order to guide attendees through the many session and event offerings in ways that align with their interests.
We encourage students to take advantage of these sessions and events. Please visit the AFS Annual Meeting Hub for the most up-to-date scheduling information.
The updated program for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society (both online and in Portland) is now available on the AFS Annual Meeting Hub.
Registration is now open for the virtual Decolonization 101 Workshop, which takes place from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm on October 11. Developed for the museum and cultural institution audience, Live Oak Consulting's Decolonization 101 Training will offer vital information to create a basis for cross-cultural understanding.