MESA 2011 Meetings in Conjunction
The following organizations held meetings in conjunction with the MESA 2011 meeting, December 1-4 in Washington, DC.
AMIDEAST–America-Mideast Educational and Training Services
Thursday, 12/1
academic consortium meeting, 5-7, Park Tower Suite 8209 (L)
Sunday, 12/4
Arabic advisory board meeting, 12nn-2pm, Park Tower Suite 8224 (L)
AATA–American Association of Teachers of Arabic
Thursday, 12/1
executive board meeting, 9am-12nn, Capitol Boardroom (L)
panel, 1-3pm, Harding (M)-open to AATA members and others
Using New Media and Other Electronic Resources in the Arabic Classroom
Laila H. Familiar, UT Austin–Teaching Culture in the Arabic Language Classroom
Raji M. Rammuny, U of Michigan–Integrating Media into Advanced Arabic Instruction
Mustafa Mughazy, Western Michigan U–Arabic Readable Article Finding Tool (RAFT)
business meeting, 3-4pm, Harding (M)
AATP-American Association of Teachers of Persian
Thursday, 12/1
Iranian Studies Reception (co-hosted by ASPS and ISIS), 8:30-10:30pm, Maryland A (L)
Saturday, 12/3
business meeting, 12nn-1pm, Park Tower Suite 8212 (L)
AATT–American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages
Thursday, 12/1
business meeting, 10-11pm, Harding (M)
American Councils for International Education
Thursday, 12/1
Academic Council for the Arabic Overseas Flagship Programs meeting, 6-8pm, Stone's Throw Restaurant, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
AIIrS–American Institute of Iranian Studies
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 3-5pm, Jackson (M)
AIMS–American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Thursday, 12/1
business meeting, 2-4, Wilson B (M)
Reception celebrating 25 years in Tunis and 5 years in Algeria, 6:30-8:30pm, Lebanese Taverna, 2641 Connecticut Ave. NW (no host bar)
AIYS–American Institute for Yemeni Studies
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 7-9pm, Johnson (M)
general meeting, 4-5pm, Park Tower Suite 8219 (L)
AUC–American University in Cairo
Thursday, 12/1
reception, 7-9pm, Marshall West (M)
ACSS-Arab Council for the Social Sciences: A new regional institution for enhancing the Arab public sphere
Saturday, 12/3
informational session (open to all), 5-6pm, Park Tower Suite 8212 (L)
reception, 6-7:30pm, Park Tower Suite 8209 (L)
AGAPS–Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies
Thursday, 12/1
working group meeting, 11am-1pm, Johnson (M)
business meeting, 2-4pm, Tyler (M)
AIS–Association for Israeli Studies
Thursday, 12/1
reception, 7:30-9:30pm, Coolidge (M)
AMEWS–Association for Middle East Women's Studies
Thursday, 12/1
(JMEWS) editorial board meeting, 2-3:30pm, McKinley (M)
board meeting, 4-5pm, Park Tower Suite 8218 (L)
business meeting, 5:15-6:15pm, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L)
dinner/panel, 6:30-9:30pm, Delaware B (L)
AMCA-Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran and Turkey
Thursday, 12/1
members meeting, 7-9pm, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L)
ASPS–Association for the Study of Persianate Societies
Thursday, 12/1
business meeting, 3-4pm, Truman (M)
board meeting, 2-3pm, Johnson (M)
Journal of Persianate Studies editorial board meeting, 4-6pm, Johnson (M)
Iranian Studies Reception (co-hosted by AATP and ISIS), 8:30-10:30pm, Maryland A (L)
CASA–Center for Arabic Study Abroad
Thursday, 12/1
governing board meeting, 7:30-10:30pm, Limestone Private Dining Room, Stone's Throw Restaurant, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Friday, 12/2
consortium luncheon, 12:30-2pm, Lebanese Taverna Restaurant (2641 Connecticut Ave. NW)
CCAS-Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Saturday, 12/3
reception in honor of Michael Hudson, 8:30-10pm, Delaware A (L)
CAORC-Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Friday, 12/2
CLS Arabic Institutes, 8am-12nn, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L) (closed meeting)
Eastern Consortium for Persian and Turkish
Friday, 12/2
board meeting, 2-3:30pm, Capitol Boardroom (L)
Georgetown University Press
Thursday, 12/1
Teacher Training for 3rd Edition of Alif Baa and Al-Kitaab with Mahmoud Al-Batal, 9am-1pm, Wilson A (M)
Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Saturday, 12/3
reception, 8:30-10:30pm, Coolidge (M)
Historians of Islamic Art Association
Friday, 12/2
"Remembering Oleg Grabar": friends and colleagues, lead by Jere Bacharach and Jacob Lassner, gather to celebrate the life and contributions of MESA Founding Member and Honorary Fellow, Oleg Grabar, 5-6pm, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L)
Insight Turkey (SETA Foundation)
Saturday, 12/3
reception, 7-8pm, Park Tower Suite 8216 (L)
ITS-Institute of Turkish Studies
Thursday, 12/1
graduate student panel on June 2011 Turkish Elections, 2-4pm, Virginia C (L)
ISIS–International Society for Iranian Studies
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 2-5pm, Capitol Boardroom (L)
general meeting, 6:30-8pm, Tyler (M)
Iranian Studies Reception (co-hosted by AATP and ASPS), 8:30-10:30pm, Maryland A (L)
JMEWS-Journal of Middle East Women's Studies
Thursday, 12/1
editorial board meeting, 2-3:30pm, McKinley (M)
KSA-Kurdish Studies Association
Thursday, 12/1
membership meeting, 2-4pm, Park Tower Suite 8212 (L)
Lebanese American University/SINARC
Friday, 12/2
reception, 8:30-10pm, McKinley (M)
MECPD–Middle East Center & Program Directors
Saturday, 12/3
annual meeting, 9-11am, Harding (M)
MELA–Middle East Librarians Association
Functions held at National Museum of Natural History, 1000 Constitution Ave., NW (unless otherwise noted)
Tuesday, 11/29
program, 8:30am-2:30pm
Middle East Cooperative Acquistions Program, 2:30-3:30pm
Middle East Microform Project (MEMP) meeting, 3:30-5pm
MELA executive board meeting, 7:30pm, MWP-Taft (M)
Wednesday, 11/30
business meeting, part I, 9am-12nn
SACO workshop, 12:15-3:15pm
education committee meeting, 3:15-4:15pm
cataloging committee meeting, 4:15-5:15pm
Thursday, 12/1
OCLC vendor showcase, 7:30am, MWP-Virginia B (L)
MEOC-Middle East Outreach Council
Friday, 12/2
business meeting, 9-11:30am, Park Tower Suite 8212 (L)
Saturday, 12/3
board meeting, 7:30-9am, Stone's Throw Restaurant, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Sunday, 12/4
Nuts & Bolts Workshop for Outreach Providers, 10:30am-12:30pm, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L)
MEM–Middle East Medievalists
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 2:30-3:30pm, Taylor (M)
business meeting, 3:30-4:30pm, Taft (M)
MESA–Middle East Studies Association
Thursday, 12/1
Ad Hoc Committee on MES at Non-PhD Granting Universities, 3-5pm, Wilson A (M)
Friday, 12/2
Affiliate Officers Meeting, 7:30-8:30am, Johnson (M)
Saturday, 12/3
CAF annual meeting, 2:30-4:30pm, Park Tower Suite 8219 (L)
NMELRC-National Middle East Language Resource Center
Friday, 12/2
Report on Middle East Language Learning in Higher Education: Ten Years after 9/11, 2-4pm, Harding (M)
PARC–Palestinian American Research Center
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 11am-4pm, Park Tower Suite 8216 (L)
Friday, 12/2
Networking Get Together for Scholars Interested in Palestine, 6:30-7pm, Virginia A (L) - follows PARC panel (094).
SAS–Society for Armenian Studies
Thursday, 12/1
executive council meeting, 5:30-7pm, Park Tower Suite 8224 (L)
membership meeting, 7-9pm, Park Tower Suite 8219 (L)
The Sociology of Islam
Saturday, 12/3
social gathering, 5-6pm, Jackson (M)
SSA–Syrian Studies Association
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 2-3pm, Park Tower Suite 8218 (L)
business meeting, 3-3:30pm, Delaware B (L)
panel discussion, 3:30-5pm, Delaware B (L)
The SSA reception will include a mini-panel with Nikolaos van Dam discussing the Fourth Edition of his classic study, "The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and the Ba'th Party"
TAARII–The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 2-4pm, Coolidge (M)
Saturday, 12/3
reception, 7-9pm, Park Tower Suite 8222 (L)
TSA–Turkish Studies Association
Thursday, 12/1
board meeting, 1-3pm, Park Tower Suite 8224 (L)
reception, 7-8pm, Wilson A (M)
business meeting, 8-10pm, Harding (M)
U.S. Dept. of Education-Int'l & Foreign Language Education
Friday, 12/2
"Funding Opportunities and Future Directions in International Education: Access, Diversity, Accountability, 10am-12nn, Park Tower Suite 8219 (L)
University of Chicago, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Saturday, 12/3
alumni reception, 8:30-10:30pm, Delaware B (L)
Western Consortium of Middle East Centers
Saturday, 12/3
meeting, 11am-1pm, Harding (M)