Call for MLA 2026 and JMLA Research Award Judges

Submitted by: Lindsay Blake

Calling all members interested in judging research!  No experience necessary, just interest.

We have two opportunities for you this year. If you are attending the MLA 2026 annual conference in Milwaukee, you are eligible to assist in judging research papers and posters on-site.  If you are unable to attend the MLA meeting in person this year, we still can use your help with judging JMLA research papers for the biannual JMLA Research Award.

All papers and posters at MLA, as well as the JMLA papers, are judged by multiple judges to create a composite score. Judges are provided with a rubric for the category they choose to judge, an opportunity to attend a pre-judging meeting, and on-site or virtual help as needed.

Please sign up to be an MLA or JMLA judge today!

Please send any questions, or if you cannot access the Google form above, to Lindsay Blake.

Thank you, and see you soon in Milwaukee!