The College of William and Mary will host the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies annual meeting on March 6 and 7, 2009.  Maritza Alcoreza, Jacqueline Stabnow, and Lydia Sinkus, all Hispanic Studies students at the College, are working with Regina A. Root to organize a film festival that responds to the conference theme, "Latin America and the World:  Challenges and Opportunities".  As we consider the significance of representation and cultural agency in our own scholarly work, we shall describe here the process of putting together this special program. During the conference, we will also blog live from the conference sessions in order to help disseminate the diverse range of scholarship that MACLAS represents.  We hope you will join us!