Vol. 73/No. 19      May 18, 2009

Originally scheduled for May 18--19 in Monterrey, Mexico, the conference was to bring together academics, students, workers, immigrant rights activists, and others from across the Americas. Conference presentations, according to the organizers, were to discuss confronting “the world crisis today and how to defend the interests of the vast majority of toiling humanity.”

The meeting is now rescheduled for Thursday, October 15 through Saturday, October 17.

Pointing to the new difficulties in travel posed by the suspension of flights to Mexico and other restrictions, the organizers noted that some participants had expressed reservations about attending the event.

Continental, United, and US Airways announced May 1 that they would significantly reduce flights to and from Mexico because of swine flu. The Canadian tour operator Transat announced April 29 that it will cancel all its flights to Mexico until the end of June and will bring all its customers and personnel currently there back to Canada.

The flu outbreak caused a nationwide shutdown of all businesses and schools by May 1. Mexican president Felipe Calderón announced May 5 that most businesses could now reopen. Universities and high schools would remain closed until May 7, and primary schools until May 11.

In postponing the meeting, conference organizers Eulogio Rodríguez and María de la Paz Quintanilla noted that due to the enthusiastic response, a new schedule included an extra day to allow for additional presentations and workshops. “We ask that you not cancel your attendance,” they explained, “but rather participate on the new dates and use the extension to build the conference even more broadly.”

Additional information can be obtained from the conference Web site at www.conferenciamartijuarezlincoln.com, or by contacting the organizing committee at: martijuarezlinconconferencia@gmail.com.  
 
 
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