There are more than 150 reasons to register for RSA Virtual 2022 and we hope to see you at the meeting! Our four-day online conference will begin on November 30, and registrants will be able to view the recordings of all 150 sessions for nearly two months after the meeting ends (recordings will be available online until January 31, 2023).

We have a dynamic new Virtual Gathering Space that will enable attendees to mix and mingle in a digital, “physical” space before and after conference sessions. These virtual gatherings will provide another way to collaborate with colleagues.

In addition to the plenary keynote lecture, there are a series of Special Collections workshops, lightning rounds on pedagogical and professional topics, workshops for PhD candidates, nearly a dozen digital humanities sessions, a workshop on early Renaissance dance, and of course numerous panels and roundtables on various topics related to the period 1300–1700.

Independent scholars, retired scholars, adjunct instructors, part-time instructors, and unemployed non-students can use promotional code REDUCEDREG-V at checkout for the reduced rate of $45.

Later this month we will hold an informal orientation session on Zoom, consisting of a brief presentation followed by Q&A, to help attendees familiarize themselves with the features of the conference program and the particularities of the virtual spaces. You will receive an invitation to RSVP for that session if you wish to attend. It will be recorded for later viewing.

We do hope you will join us. Please contact our staff with any questions.

The RSA invites proposals from publishers for collaboration on a new book series, RSA Companions to the Global Renaissance. Please send proposals to RSA Executive Director Carla Zecher by November 15, 2022.

The Articles Editors of Renaissance Quarterly propose to constitute an Advisory Board of 12–15 RSA members. We invite members to nominate themselves or others to this position. If you wish to make a nomination, please fill out this brief form. The deadline for submissions is November 21, 2022.

Applications are now open for the RSA Digital Innovation Award. This award recognizes excellence in digital projects that support the study of the Renaissance (1300–1700). Projects will be evaluated on content, usability, and thoughtful implementation of technology. Applications are due by December 15, 2022. The submission portal can be accessed by clicking on the button below.

The conference program for RSA San Juan 2023 will be available to view on December 1. Our 69th Annual Meeting will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 9–11 March 2023. The conference will take place at a pair of resort hotels, the Caribe Hilton and Condado Plaza Hilton, both of which have been recently renovated. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit San Juan’s renowned sites and collections, which date back many centuries, including the San Felipe del Morro fortress, the Casa del Libro, the Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society, and the Museo de las Americas.

Please take a look at the RSA calendar highlighting important upcoming dates and deadlines and view the details of the RSA’s conferences through 2026.

“Dreamlike AI Renderings Celebrate the Intricacy of Renaissance Architecture”

My Modern Met

“‘Women of the Book’ Exhibit Reveals Lives of Women from 1450–1800”

Johns Hopkins University HUB

“The Queer History of Florence”

The Florentine

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