Registration and Housing

All persons wishing to participate in or attend meetings or use convention services must register for the MLA convention. MLA registration for members opens in September; nonmember registration opens in October.

Membership in the MLA

Individuals who join the association while registering for the convention are entitled to register at members’ rates. Join the MLA or renew your membership online or at the membership desk at the convention, which will be located in the registration and welcome center in the Washington State Convention Center (Atrium, level 4).

Fees

All registration fees are in US dollars.

	Early Registration 5 Sept.–7 Oct.	Registration 8 Oct.–4 Dec.	Late and On-Site Registration 5 Dec.–12 Jan.
Regular Member	$190	$235	$275
Student Member	$55	$65	$75
Emeritus Member	$95	$100	$120
Unemployed Member or Member Employed Part-Time	$65	$70	$80
Nonmember	N/A	$295	$330
Student Nonmember	N/A	$90	$97

On-Site Registration

Attendees who have not registered for the MLA convention may register during the convention at the registration area in the Washington State Convention Center (Atrium, level 4). The registration area will be open on 9 January from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on 10 and 11 January from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on 12 January from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Registration Refunds

All requests must be submitted online by 17 December. For requests made after 15 November, your badge and a printout of the form must be mailed to the address below and postmarked by 17 December.

Michael Reilly
Modern Language Association
85 Broad Street, suite 500
New York, NY 10004-2434

A $25 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds.

Hotels

Hotel rooms at the special MLA rates are available only to persons who are registered for the MLA convention. Each convention registrant can reserve one hotel room. Housing forms will not be processed if they include the names of persons in the profession who have not paid their registration fees for the convention. (Spouses, friends, and family members who wish to share a room with a registrant and who are also engaged in the study of language and literature must register and pay their registration fees for the convention.) Convention registrants who arrive in Seattle without hotel arrangements may go to the housing desk at the Washington State Convention Center (Atrium, level 4). A representative of CMR, the MLA housing service, will be there to help such attendees find housing and to assist attendees with any hotel issues they may have.

Identification

You may need to have a government-issued photo ID when you check into your hotel. Security personnel may ask to see your hotel room key or may ask that you be accompanied by a hotel guest with a room key.