The International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS). (Appendix: FILLM--history and objectives).

The International Association for Neo-Latin Studies (IANLS) is a cross-disciplinary international organization devoted to propagating Latin as a living discipline. Founded about 30 years ago to promote Neo-Latin as a discipline, it holds congresses every 3 years devoted to many different aspects of Neo-Latin studies. It brings together scholars from all parts of Europe and the Americas, who represent such diverse disciplines as literature, history, science, art, philosophy, law, theology. IANLS differs from associations that promote Classical Latin in that it looks at Latin as a living language, one revived by humanists in the 14th century which continues to be used in different disciplines into our present era. From its beginnings Neo-Latin was interdisciplinary and international. It was the language of Europe that enabled communication between the different nations and was used by philosophers, scientists, humanists, those in art and music and letters as a universal language.

About 30 years ago a group of scholars led by Josef Ijsewijn (Universiteit Leuven) assembled to found an organization for the study of Neo-Latin. The first congress was held in Louvain in 1971. In 1974, the second congress was held in Amsterdam and the organization was officially founded. Congresses have followed every three years since then: in Tours, Bologna, Saint Andrews, Wolfenbuttel, Toronto, Copenhagen, Bari, Avila, and Cambridge. The meeting for 2003 will be held in …