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The article presents abstracts on English studies topics which include the writing Scottish literary histories by several authors including Robert Crawford and Roderick Watson, the explanation to a broader interuniversity collaborative project involving large network of Italian universities, and the global phenomenon of terrorism for teachers and research in English literature.

The article presents abstracts on English posters topics which include the pecuralities of teaching business English in an economic profiled university or teaching English for Pecific Purposes (ESP), the academic discourse in multicultural context, and the diachronic perspective toward the European Union Constitution and the Lisbon Treaty.

The article presents abstracts on English studies topics which include urban representations of the transnational in novels published by women writers in Canada and Australia, English the pragmatic marker to externalize and index dominance, and the non uniform impact of global English on local discursive practices.

Information about several issues discussed at the Board meeting of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) held August 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic is presented. Topics include the financial situation of the ESSE, the time it takes for each issue of the European English Messenger to reach its reader, and the fees for the Istanbul, Turkey conference. The author states that the Board has made decisions on these issues.

The article highlights the Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) which promotes and offers value of the works of author Walter Scott. It mentions that the new edition of Scott's "The Lady of the Lake" was published by ASLS, offering a chance to reflect on Scott's reputation as an author in the 20th century. It notes that the ASLS holds annual conferences on Scottish writers and literary topics to address the development of Scottish literature.

Information on the 24th Annual Gesellschaft fur die Neuen Englishchsprachigen Literaturen/ Association for the Study of the New Literatures in English (GNEL)/(ASNEL) conference at the Chemnitz University of Technology in Chemnitz, Germany from May 9-11, 2013 is presented. The team of the conference was "Re-Inventing the Postcolonial (in the) Metropolis." The conference featured several professors including Cecile Sandten, Rolf Goebel, and Amit Chaudhuri.

The article presents the views of the author regarding their preparations for the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) Conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on September 4-8, 2012. He encourages young scholars in Europe to share their projects which would be included in the conference. He expresses his congratulations to the editors and contributors of their European Journal of English Studies (EJES).

The article presents abstracts on English studies topics in Great Britain which include "The Surprises of 'Hunting': Editing Leigh Hunt's Autobiography," "Gendered Revenants," and "Building and Breaking Discursive Conventions in Academic Writing."

The article makes several announcements regarding the journal and the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE). It is reported that ESSE reinstated its membership in the Council for College and University English (CCUE) at the CCUE 2008 general meeting, where it was decided that scholars affiliated with ESSE through the CCUE would receive individual copies of the journal. Details of the ninth ESSE conference to be held at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark in August 2008 are presented.

The article offers information on the success of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) 10 in Turin, Italy. It outlines the event that includes intellectual and social bonding and the failure of other members who failed to attend the conference due to various reasons including budget cuts. Also acknowledged are Teresa Prudente and Cristiano Furiassi for their contributions of the event's publication.