The following events are scheduled during MESA 2026

 

MESA Committee Meetings & Events

Saturday, November 21

• CMPS Meeting (closed), 2:00-3:00 PM 

Monday, November 23

• Middle East Center and Program Directors Meeting, 9:00-10:30 AM 
• CAF Working Breakfast (closed), 8:00-10:30 AM
• IJMES Working Lunch (closed), 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
• MESA Members Meeting, 6:15-7:45 PM 
• MESA Global Academy Reception, 8:00-10:00 PM

Tuesday, November 24

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

 

Events organized by other Organizations & programs

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)

• AATA Annual Executive Board Meeting: 11/21, 8:30-11:30 AM 
• AATA Annual Panel: 11/21, 11:30 AM-2:00 PM 
• AATA Annual Business Meeting: 11/21, 2:00-3:00 PM

American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS)

• AIYS Board Meeting: 11/23, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)

• AGAPS Board Meeting: 11/21, 9:00 AM-Noon
• AGAPS Business Meeting: 11/21, 1:00-3:00 PM
• AGAPS Senior Advisory Council Meeting: TBA

Association for Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS)

• AMECYS Board Meeting: 11/22, 11:00AM-Noon
• AMECYS Business Meeting: 11/22, Noon-1:00 PM

Association of Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS)

• AMEWS Board Meeting: 11/21, 1:30-3:30 PM
• AMEWS Business Meeting: 11/21, 8:00-9:30 PM
• AMEWS Reception in collaboration with AASA, AMEA, & AMECYS: 11/23, 8:00-10:00 PM

Assyrian Studies Association

• ASA Meeting and Reception, 11/22, 4:00-6:00 PM

Harvard University

• Harvard CMES MESA Reception: 11/23, 8:00-9:30 PM

Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)

• MELA Annual Meeting: 11/9-11/21, hosted at Harvard University's Lamont Forum Room 

Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)

• MERIP Reception and Live Podcast: 11/21, 8:30-11:00 PM

MIT 

• MIT Department of History Reception: 11/23, 7:30-9:00 PM

National Campus Jewish Alliance / Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff
Meetup hosted by the National Campus Jewish Alliance and its New England chapter, Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff. We are a network of academic workers united by our commitments to critical inquiry, freedom of expression, and multiracial democracy on our campuses and beyond. The core of our work is to help education leaders and policymakers understand the distinction between Jewish identity and any particular set of political views on Israel/Palestine.

• National Campus Jewish Alliance / Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff meetup: 11/21, 1:00-2:15 PM

New York University
On the occasion of MESA's 60th anniversary, MEIS and the Kevorkian Center are hosting this reception to celebrate the rich career of Professor Zachary Lockman, former MESA President, MEIS Department Chair, and Director of the Kevorkian Center. All are welcome!

• MEIS, NYU Reception in Honor of Zachary Lockman: 11/23, 8:00-10:00 PM

Oxford University, Middle East Studies

• Oxford Middle East Studies Reception: 11/21, 8:00-10:00 PM

Palestinian American Research Center (PARC)

• PARC Board Meeting: 11/21, 12:30-3:00 PM
• PARC Gathering for Members and Friends: 11/21, 3:00-4:00 PM

Institute for Palestine Studies-USA

• Honoring the life of Walid Khalidi, IPS Founder, 7:00-8:00 PM
• Palestine Studies Reception: 11/21, 8:00-10:00 PM

Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)

• SAS Annual Membership Meeting: 11/21, 9:00-11:00 AM
• SAS Workshop: 11/21, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

Stanford University Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and Stanford University Press

• Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies & Stanford University Press Reception: 11/21, 8:00-10:00 PM

Fulbright Commission Study Abroad Opportunities in Egypt- Fulbright Commission and university partners

• Study Abroad Opportunities in Egypt- Fulbright Commission and university partners presentation: 11/21, 1:00-3:00 PM
• Study Abroad Opportunities in Egypt- Fulbright Commission and university partners presentation: 11/23, 1:00-3:00 PM

Syrian Studies Association (SSA)

• SSA Meeting and Reception: 11/23, 7:00-8:30 PM

University of Pennsylvania

• Penn Middle East Center Reception: 11/21, 8:30-11:00 PM

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Future MESA Annual Meetings

2027 – Toronto ON Canada (Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, October 7-10)

2028 – Washington DC (Westin Downtown, November 18-21)

2029 – Minneapolis MN (Hyatt Regency, November 15-18)

2030 – Baltimore MD (Hilton Inner Harbor, November 22-25)

 

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