Organizations that would like to schedule functions during the MESA 2019 meeting in New Orleans should complete the MIC Scheduling Form located at the bottom of this page. MIC day is Thursday, November 14. Please note that room assignments are not yet confirmed with the hotel and may change slightly. Questions about meetings in conjunction should be directed to Kat Kassanitz.

2019 Meetings Schedule

(as of October 9, 2019)

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American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)

Executive Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 9am-12pm, 4-Oakley
Panel, “Arabic Literature in the Arabic Language Classroom”, Thursday, 11/14, 1-3pm, 4-Nottoway
Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3:30-5pm, 4-Nottoway

American Association of Teachers of Persian (AATP)

Annual General Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-4:30pm, 3-Napoleon Ballroom, Section D3
Reception in honor of Professor John Perry - Recipient of the AATP Lifetime Achievement Award, Thursday, 11/14, 7:30-9:30pm, 4-Oakley

American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 9am-1pm, 4-Edgewood A/B
Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-4:30pm, 3-Napoleon Ballroom, Section D1

American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 4-5:30pm, 4-Ellendale
Information Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 3:30-4:30pm, 8-Endymion/Mid-City

American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)

“Doing Research in Egypt: What You Need to Know,” (co-sponsored with the American University in Cairo), Friday, 11/15, 10:15am-12:15pm, 4-Edgewood A/B

American University in Cairo (AUC)

“Doing Research in Egypt: What You Need to Know,” (co-sponsored with the American Research Center in Egypt), Friday, 11/15, 10:15am-12:15pm, 4-Edgewood A/B
Reception, Saturday, 11/16, 7:30-9:30pm, 2-Lagniappe

Arab American Studies Association (AASA)

Joint Reception with AMEWS, AMEA, AMECYS, Saturday, 11/16, 8-11pm, 4-Bayside A

Arab Barometer

Reception, Saturday, 11/16, 7-8:30pm, 4-Evergreen

Arab Political Science Network

Information and Business Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 1-2pm, 4-Oakley

Arabic Collections Online (ACO)

Board Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 12-2pm, 4-Oakley

Arabic Council of Directors, Arabic Flagship Program

Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 2-6pm, 8-Armstrong

Arizona State University, Center for Maghrib Studies

Reception, Friday, 11/15, 7-10pm, 4-Oakley

Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 11am-2pm, 4-Southdown
Senior Advisory Council Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 12:30-2pm, 8-Endymion/Mid-City
General Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-5pm, 8-Orpheus
Happy Hour Reception, Thursday, 11/14, 5:30-8:30pm, Napoleon House, 500 Chartres St.

Association for Iranian Studies (AIS)

General Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-4:30pm, 4-Oakley

Association for Israel Studies (AIS)

Reception, Thursday, 11/14, 8-10pm, 4-Gallier A/B

Association for Middle East Women’s Studies (AMEWS)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-5pm, 8-Bacchus/Iris/Muses
Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies (JMEWS) Editorial Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 6-7pm, 8-Bacchus/Iris/Muses
Business Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 7-8pm, 4-Bayside C
Joint Reception with AMEA, AMECYS, AASA, Saturday, 11/16, 8-11pm, 4-Bayside A

Association of Middle East Anthropology (AMEA)

Joint Reception with AMEWS, AMECYS, AASA, Saturday, 11/16, 8-11pm, 4-Bayside A

Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS)

Joint Reception with AMEWS, AMEA, AASA, Saturday, 11/16, 8-11pm, 4-Bayside A

Assyrian Studies Association (ASA)

Board Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 6-8pm, 4-Evergreen

Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)

Governing Board Dinner Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 6-9pm, Palace Cafe, Canal Street Room)
Alumni Reception, Friday, 11/15, 6-8pm, 2-Lagniappe
Consortium Annual Luncheon, Saturday, 11/16, 11:30am-1pm, location TBA

Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University in Qatar

Reception, Friday, 11/15, 7-9pm, Palace Cafe, 605 Canal St.

Consortium of Middle East NRCs and FLAS-granting Centers

Business Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 11am-1pm, 8-Armstrong

Duke University-Middle East Studies Center, Islamic Studies Center, and the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies

Reception, Thursday, 11/14, 7:30pm, Antoine’s Restaurant, 713 Saint Louis Street

Friends and Colleagues Gather to Remember Ellis Goldberg

Saturday, 11/16, 9-10:30pm, 4-Edgewood A/B

Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Reception, Saturday, 11/16, 8:30-10pm, 4-Gallier A/B

Lebanese Studies Association (LSA)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 2-3pm, 4-Edgewood A/B
Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-4pm, 5-Rampart

Middle East Law and Governance Journal

Business Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 8:30-10:30am, 4-Ellendale

Middle East Librarian’s Association (MELA)

Vendor Showcase, Thursday, 11/14, 9am-2pm, 4-Bayside A

Middle East Medievalists

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 12-2pm, 4-Ellendale
Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-5pm, 4-Bayside B
Reception, Thursday, 11/14, 8:30-10pm, 2-Lagniappe

Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC)

Business Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 4-5pm, 5-Rampart
Board Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 5-6:30pm, 5-Grand Couteau
Workshop for Outreach Professionals, Saturday, 11/16, 4-6pm, 4-Estherwood

Middle East Studies Association (MESA)

CUMES Undergraduate Research Poster Session, Thursday, 11/14, 4-5pm, 4-Gallier A/B
CUMES Business Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 5:15-6:16pm, 4-Evergreen
Meeting of Officers of MESA’s Affiliated Associations, Friday, 11/15, 7:30-9am, 4-Gallier A/B
Committee on Academic Freedom Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 9:30am-12:30pm, 4-Gallier A/B
Middle East Center & Program Directors Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 9-11am, 8-Armstrong
RoMES Editorial Board Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 9:30-11am, 4-Estherwood
MESA Members Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 1:15-2:45pm, 5-Grand C
MESA Global Academy Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 3-5pm, 8-Endymion/Mid-City
Meeting of Editors of Middle East Studies Journals, Sunday, 11/17, 8-9:15am, 8-Orpheus
Workshop for Editors of Middle East Studies Journals, Sunday, 11/17, 9:30-11am, 8-Orpheus

Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (OTSA)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-5pm, 8-Endymion/Mid-City
Reception, Thursday, 11/14, 7:30-8:30pm, 4-Southdown
Members’ Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 8:30-10pm, 4-Southdown

Palestinian American Research Center (PARC)

Board Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 12-4pm, 3-Borgne

Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)

Executive Council Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 9:30-11:30am, 4-Ellendale
Annual Membership Meeting, Thursday, 11/14, 3-5pm, 3-Napoleon Ballroom, Section D2

Syrian Studies Assocation (SSA)

Board Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 1-2pm, 4-Ellendale
Business Meeting, Friday, 11/15, 5-6pm, 4-Estherwood
Reception, Friday, 11/15, 6-7:30pm, 4-Estherwood

The Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII)

Board Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 1-3pm, 4-Ellendale
Reception, Saturday, 11/16, 8pm, Palace Cafe, 605 Canal St.

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Center for Near Eastern Studies Alumni Reception, Saturday, 11/16, 8:30-10pm, 4-Bayside B

World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)

International Advisory Council Meeting, Saturday, 11/16, 11am-1pm, 8-Endymion/Mid-City

 

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