The Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Association (MIFLA) welcomes interested colleges and universities to consider hosting its future annual conferences, known as MIFLC (Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference). Sponsoring a MIFLC meeting provides the opportunity to showcase your institution, serve the profession, and engage your faculty and students in the latest research from our disciplines.

Considerations for hosting MIFLC:

  1. An interested institution should request the official “Working Papers” from the MIFLA Secretary-Treasurer ([email protected]) to review the responsibilities associated with organizing and executing a MIFLC meeting.
  2. The faculty member who directs/oversees the conference at his/her institution will serve as President of MIFLA and Chair of the MIFLA Executive Committee during the year in question.
  3. The host institution must send to the MIFLA Secretary-Treasurer ([email protected]) two letters of commitment—one from the department chair and one from the school’s dean or equivalent administrator—following the templates included below.*
  4. The host institution should estimate a minimum contribution of $5,000 for the conference. NOTE: Historically this amount has varied. All depends upon the logistics and planning of the host as well as available sources of funding.
  5. The host institution agrees to hold the conference during the three days stipulated in Article IX. A. of the Constitution.
  6. The conference budget of the host institution may be supplemented by the departmental or school-wide budget to cover additional expenses beyond the recommended $5,000 contribution.

Other considerations:

  1. Does your institution have adequate hotel facilities to accommodate the MIFLC participants?
  2. Does your institution have adequate space to accommodate the conference sessions? (Past conference programs are available upon request. Institutions that do not have adequate conference space have used hotel meeting rooms for the conference.)
  3. Is your institution in relative proximity to an airport?

*Templates for MIFLC Letters of Commitment:

Sample letter from institution’s department chair to MIFLA Secretary- Treasurer:

Katrina Marie Heil
Secretary-Treasurer, MIFLA
Department of Literature and Language
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614-0683

Dear Professor Heil:

I have spoken with Professor XYZ about hosting the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference on the campus of XYZ (institution’s name) in October of 20XX and the Department of XYZ fully supports his/her efforts. Professor XYZ will work with a yet-to-be-determined organizer and will preside over the conference. Dean XYZ has promised a financial contribution of $XYZ to ensure the event’s success.

Sincerely,
Chair

Sample letter from dean to MIFLA Secretary-Treasurer:

Katrina Marie Heil
Secretary-Treasurer, MIFLA
Department of Literature and Language
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614-0683

Dear Professor Heil:

I have spoken with Professor XYZ about hosting the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference on the campus of XYZ in October of 20XX and fully support his/her efforts. Professor XYZ will work with a yet-to-be-determined organizer and will preside over the conference. My office has promised a financial contribution of $XYZ to ensure the success of the undertaking.

Sincerely,
Dean