The following events are scheduled during MESA 2025

 

MESA Committee Meetings & Events

Saturday, November 22

• Committee on Academic Autonomy (CAA) Meeting, 10:30 AM-Noon (Sycamore)
• Task Force on Civil and Human Rights (TFCHR) Meeting, 1:00-3:00 PM (Blossom)
• MESA Global Academy Reception, 2:30-3:30 PM (Magnolia A)

Sunday, November 23

• Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) Meeting, 8:30-10:30 AM (Meeting Room 15)
• IJMES Editorial Board Meeting, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Blossom)
• RoMES Editorial Board Luncheon, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM (Root & Vine)
• CUMES Poster Presentation, 3:30-4:00 PM (Book Exhibit)

Monday, November 24

• Middle East Center and Program Directors Meeting, 8:30-10:00 AM (RedBud)
• CUMES Poster Presentation, 10:30-11:00 AM (Book Exhibit)
• Officers of MESA’s Affiliated Associations Meeting, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (RedBud)
• MESA Members Meeting, 6:15-7:45 PM (Anacostia Salon D)

Tuesday, November 25

• Editors of Middle East Studies Journals Meeting, 8:30-10:00 AM (RedBud)

 

Events by Affiliated Organizations & Other Organizations

AATA – American Association of Teachers of Arabic
Saturday, November 22

• Executive Board Meeting, 8:00-11:00 AM (Meeting Room 1)
• Annual Panel 2025, 12:00-2:00 PM (Meeting Room 8)
• Business Meeting, 2:00-3:00 PM (Meeting Room 8)

AATP – American Association of Teachers of Persian 
Saturday, November 22

• Roundtable: Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation in Persian Classrooms, 10 AM-12 PM (Magnolia B)
• Annual Business Meeting, 12:00-1:30 PM (Magnolia B)
• AATP Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony and AATP Reception, 1:30-3:00 PM (Magnolia B)

ASI - Arab Studies Institue
Sunday, November 23

• Reception, 4:30-5:30 PM (Book Exhibit, Booth 73)

AIS - Association for Iranian Studies
Saturday, November 22

• Annual General Meeting, 8:30-10:00 PM (Meeting Room 6)

AGAPS – Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies 
Saturday, November 22

• Board Meeting, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Meeting Room 3)
• Business Meeting, 1:00-3:00 PM (Meeting Room 3)

AMECYS- Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies 
Tuesday, November 24

• Board Meeting, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (RedBud)
• Member Meeting, 12:30-2:00 PM (RedBud)

AMEWS – Association for Middle East Women’s Studies 
Saturday, November 22

• Board Meeting, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM (Meeting Room 4)
• General Membership Meeting, 1:30-3:00 PM (Meeting Room 4)

Monday, November 24

• AMEWS 40th Anniversary Reception co-hosted with AASA, AMEA, and AMECYS, 8:00-10:00 PM (Anacostia E-F)

Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Directors
Monday, November 24

• Meeting, 10:00-11:00 AM (RedBud)

CCAS - Georgetown University, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Saturday, November 22

• Reception, 8:30-10:00 PM (Anacostia F)

Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Saturday, November 22

• Reception, 8:30-9:30 PM (Meeting Room 12)

OTSA – Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association 
Saturday, November 22

• Board Meeting, 9:00-11:00 AM (Hickory)
• Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, Noon-2:00 PM (Magnolia A)

PARC – Palestinian American Research Center
Saturday, November 22

• Gathering for Members and Friends, 2:00-3:00 PM (Meeting Room 7)

POMEPS – Project on Middle East Political Science
Monday, November 24

• Reception, 8:00-10:00 PM (Magnolia A)

SHAMS – Society for Humanistic Arab Media Studies 
Saturday, November 22

• First Annual Meeting, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM (Meeting Room 6)

SSA – Syrian Studies Association 
Monday, November 24

• Annual Business Meeting and Reception, 6:00-7:00 PM (RedBud)

UPenn – University of Pennsylvania, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Saturday, November 22

• Reception, 8:30-10:00 PM (Meeting Room 10)

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Future MESA Annual Meetings

MESA 2026 will be take place November 21-24 at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza; it is our 60th anniversary meeting! We will return to the Westin Downtown Washington DC in 2028. The 2027 meeting location has not been selected. 

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