The RSA is partnering with the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) to offer five weeklong tuition scholarships to current RSA members who wish to attend the institute in 2024. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, October 25, 2023. To learn more about the DHSI, the RSA’s scholarships, our selection criteria, and to access the link to apply, please visit the RSA DHSI scholarship webpage.

Registration is open for our new Lightning Talk Series, “The Sexual Renaissance(s).”

Attendees will gain insight into new ways of thinking about Renaissance sexuality. The webinar will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. EDT (easily the convert the time zone). The Lightning Talks are open to the public. View the program and get more information on our website.

Please join us for the RSA workshop “Defining, Promoting, and Publishing Your Professional Agenda.” This 90-minute interactive meeting for graduate students and early career scholars will address strategies—both in print and virtual forms—for developing and communicating a coherent intellectual agenda. The workshop will be held on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EST (easily the convert the time zone). Additional information and registration details can be found on our website.

Registration is open for a new RSA webinar on Book Publishing. Representatives from Amsterdam University Press and Boydell & Brewer will discuss the book publication process. Register for this online event happening Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EST (easily the convert the time zone). More details about the webinar can be found on our website.

Conference acceptances for RSA Chicago 2024 will be sent on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, and the program will be available to view on Friday, December 8, 2023. Registration will open in mid-December. Our 70th Annual Meeting will be held at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago, March 21–23, 2024. Visit our website for conference updates and take a look at this recent New York Times article, “36 Hours in Chicago.” We hope you will join us at our Annual Meeting!

Please take a look at the RSA calendar highlighting important upcoming dates and deadlines, and view the details of the RSA’s conferences through 2027.

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