Last weekend, our entire department attended the Nebraska Language Association NiLA) conference in Kearney. A lot was accomplished. The new name for the organization is NEBLA, and we have a very competent executive director. We will be able to apply for grants to help support our goals and make a stronger organization.

Conferences can be tiring, but it is worth it to reconnect with people I haven’t seen in a year or more. I learned from my colleagues’ presentations, bought a couple of items from vendors and made plans with some old friends.

There was a pre conference dinner, and it was great. Alley Rose had awesome food. I highly recommend the almond crusted salmon!

There were several awards presented. I wasn’t the only person to get one, of course, but I didn’t get permission yet to post pictures of the others.