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Information about the conference on classics and children's literature held in Lampeter, Wales from July 6-10, 2009 is presented. Deborah Roberts, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Haverford College, discussed on the topic, highlighting a paper "Picturing Antiquity: Visual Narrative in Classical Works for Children." It presented the figure of author Nathaniel Hawthorne whose books "Wonder Book" and "Tanglewood Tales" have influenced the development of children's literature.

The article discusses activities of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS). Subjects addressed include members' enthusiasm for Latin as a living discipline, highlights of the organization's July 2000 congress, held in Cambridge, England and executive appointments during the conference.

Highlights the 12th Congress of the International Association for Neo-Latin Studies, held on August 3-9, 2003 in Bonn, Germany. Theme; Attendees; Programs and activities; Keynote speakers.

This article presents a report for the conference "Welche Antike? - Konkurrierende Rezeptionenen des Altertums im Barock," (Which Antiquity? - Competing Receptions of the Ancient World in the Baroque Period). The conference was given by the Wolfenbüttel Committee for Baroque Research, which took place in April 2006. Papers were presented by Mara Wade, "Die Kontroverse im Norden oder die (Re)-Präsentation der Monarchie: Dänemark 1634 als Fallstudie;" Nils Büttner, " Aurei saeculi imago: Konkurrierende Antikebilder im politischen Konflikt;" and Isabella Woldt, "Antikerezeption und Sarmatismus in der Residenzarchitektur des polnisch-litauischen Großreiches im Barockzeitalter," among others.