Modern Language Association Liaison Committee

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Liaison:

1.​     Maintains ongoing forum discussions with committee members about topics related to the MLA.

2.​     Serves as ABC liaison with the MLA by organizing and overseeing the ABC session/s at the MLA Convention.

3.​     Reads and reviews submissions for the single panel session allowed at the MLA Convention.

4.​     Posts papers/abstracts from the ABC session/s at the MLA Convention on the ABC and MLA websites.

5.​     Promotes the field of business communication in the MLA.

6.​     Encourages junior faculty members and students to submit proposals to present at the MLA Convention.

7.​     Requests committee members additions/drops by first logging into ABC and then completing the Committee Update Request form at: http://tinyurl.com/CommitteeUpdateRequest.

Committee Chair 2024

William Christopher Brown

Committee Members 2024

Name End of 3-Year Term (Renewable)
Jim Archibald 12/31/2025
Salvatore Averna 12/31/2024
Clark Barwick 12/31/2025
Paullett Golden 12/31/2024
Sarah Moore 12/31/2024
Kristin Pickering 12/31/2025
Katherine Wills 12/31/2024

Recent Prior Chairs

Kris Pickering, Tennessee Technological University
Katherine Wills, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
Mahli Mechenbier, Kent State University

Community Page

Members of the Modern Language Association Liaison Committee can access the committee’s forum and file library on their Community Page.

Blog Posts
Exploring AI Literacy in Business Communication Conference : Modern Language Association Convention Location : New Orleans, Louisiana Dates : 09-12 January 2025 Full name of organization : Association for Business Communication Contact email: wbrown@midland.edu Due date for abstracts : 10 March 2024 Call for papers/abstracts : In the September 2023 issue of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly , Peter Cardon, ...
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Information Literacy, Undergraduate Education, and Business/Organizational Communication Conference : Modern Language Association Convention Location : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dates : 04-07 January 2024 Full name of organization : Association for Business Communication Contact email: wbrown@midland.edu Due date for abstracts : 10 March 2023 Call for papers/abstracts : The Association of College and Research Libraries ...
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CFP for the 2023 ABC MLA Panel: "Representations of Business/Professional Communication in Popular Culture" Conference : Modern Language Association Convention Location : San Francisco, California Dates : 5–8 January 2023 Full name of organization : Association for Business Communication Contact email : wbrown@midland.edu Due date for abstracts : 11 March 2022 Call for papers/abstracts : In the Netflix show The Chair ...
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Conference : Modern Language Association Convention Location : Washington, D.C. Dates : 6–9 January 2022 Full name of organization : Association for Business Communication Contact email: wbrown@midland.edu Due date for abstracts : 07 March 2021 Call for papers/abstracts : Cross-cultural communication skills and inclusive communication strategies are often considered core communication competencies. "Diversity rhetoric," which ...
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Conference : Modern Language Association Convention Location : Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dates : 7–10 January 2021 Full name of organization : Association for Business Communication Contact email : wbrown@midland.edu Due date for abstracts : 07 March 2020 Call for papers/abstracts : With the growing recognition of societal concerns, from environmental care to community needs, companies and organizations are increasingly expected ...
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