Welcome to the official website of SIUS2027, the 30th Conference of Spanish in the US & the 15th Conference of Spanish in contact with other languages. 

The conference is organized by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It will be held beetween February 25 and 27, 2027 in the Casa de Palmas hotel in McAllen, Texas. 

The organizing team is looking forward to welcoming you to sunny South Texas.

For any questions regarding SIUS please reach out to us at spanishintheus2027@gmail.com 

Hosting SIUS at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley places the event in one of the most vibrant bilingual regions in the country. The Rio Grande Valley, located along the United States–Mexico border, is an everyday contact zone where Spanish and English interact constantly in educational settings, workplaces, homes, and public life. For scholars interested in Spanish in the United States, it is hard to imagine a more relevant setting. The region offers a chance to enjoy the Valley’s welcoming community, rich cultural life, and food. 

The Rio Grande Valley is also internationally known as a premier destination for birdwatching, forming part of the World Birding Center, a network of nature sites where visitors can observe hundreds of bird species that are difficult to see anywhere else in the United States. In addition to birding, visitors can enjoy nearby beaches on South Padre Island, nature trails, or local markets.