Announcements

Items for this section may be sent to Dr. David J. Califf, The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, 560 Sproul Road, Villanova, PA 19085; telephone: (610) 687-0650 ext. 174; fax: (610) 687-1912; e-mail: dcaliff@ndapa.org.

International Conference on the Book

The Fourth International Conference on the Book will take place at Emerson College in Boston from October 20 to 22, 2006. This conference will address a range of critically important issues, including the past, present, and future of publishing; libraries; literacy; and learning in the information society. Main speakers will include leading thinkers and innovators in the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing, authorship, and information technologies, as well as numerous presentations by researchers and practitioners. For information, visit http://www.Book-Conference.com.

The Northeast Conference

The 2007 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages will be held from April 12 to 14, 2007, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The conference's theme is "The Many Views of Diversity: Understanding Multiple Realities." Major topics will include bilingualism and multilingualism in the new century; changing demographics; and cultural, linguistic, and cognitive diversity. Sessions and workshops will address instructional practices and assessments, learning differences, and the interrelationship of teaching and research. For information, e-mail nectfl@dickinson.edu or visit http://www.nectfl.org.

Notre Dame Cicero Symposium

The University of Notre Dame's Workshop on Ancient Philosophy will host a symposium devoted to "Cicero's Practical Philosophy" from October 27 to 28, 2006. Drawing on the fields of classics, history, philosophy, and political theory, the symposium aims to address Cicero's moral and political philosophy from an interdisciplinary perspective. For information, contact Harriet Baldwin: telephone: (574) 631-7864; Baldwin.1@nd.edu; http://www.nd.edu/~ndwap.

Rome Conference on Peripatetic Philosophers

Project Theophrastus will sponsor a conference on the Peripatetic philosophers Chamaeleon and Praxiphanes. It will be held from September 6 to 9, 2007, in Rome at the Swiss Institute. For information contact Elisabetta Matelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Milano-Largo A. Gemelli 1, Italy; elisabetta.matelli@unicatt.it, e-mail Bill Fortenbaugh at fortenb@rci.rutgers.edu, or visit http://www.classics.rutgers.edu/proj_theophrastus.html.

Classical Representations in Popular Culture

The American Culture Association will sponsor a session on "Classical Representations in Popular Culture" (formerly entitled "Classical Myths in Recent Literature and Film") at the twenty-eighth annual meeting to be held from February 14 to 17, 2007, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Papers on any aspect of Greek and Roman antiquity in contemporary culture are eligible for consideration. Abstracts of 500 words or fewer should be e-mailed by November 15, 2006, to Kirsten Day at kirstenday@yahoo.com. For information, visit http://www.h-net.org/~swpca.

Brooklyn Latin School

The New York City Department of Education has announced the establishment of the Brooklyn Latin School, a new public high school modeled after the Boston Latin School. Brooklyn Latin's curriculum will be grounded in the classical tradition and include the study of ancient and modern languages, literature, art, music, history, mathematics, science, and computers. Its stated mission is "preparing students to be both productive citizens in a democracy and responsible adults who have awareness of global issues." Housed on the top floor of Public School 147 at 325 Bushwick Avenue, the Brooklyn Latin School will open in fall 2006. For information, visit http://www.nycenet.edu.

New Galleries for Ancient World at the Metropolitan Museum

In spring 2007, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will open its long-awaited new permanent galleries for Hellenistic, Etruscan, and Roman Art. The museum's old restaurant space will be returned to its original architectural function and house the new Leon Levy and Shelby White Sculpture Court. Other highlights include displays of the art of Magna Graecia, the world of the Etruscans, Roman wall paintings, and newly reconstructed rooms from Boscoreale and Boscotrecase. For information visit http://www.metmuseum.org.