Sixth Annual ASMEA Conference

                      Sixth Annual ASMEA Conference
Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead in the Middle East & Africa

November 21-23, 2013
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel • Washington, D.C.
 
The 2013 conference will feature:

• Keynote address by Michael Young, opinion editor of Beirut's Daily Star newspaper. 
• Opening reception remarks by H.E. Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar. ** invited
• Roundtable discussions on "Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Region, and Beyond," "Great Power Involvement in the Arab Upheavals," and "Revolution, Revolt, and Reform in North Africa," and more.
• Banquet luncheon and professional networking reception.
• Film screenings.
• Displays by publishers of the latest academic titles.
• Still more to come!

Registration fees: 
Full/Associate Members Registration: $70. After Oct. 31: $85.
Student Members Registration: $40. After Oct. 31: $55.
Non-Members Registration: $165.

Become an ASMEA member here.
For more information, contact 202.429.8860 or info@asmeascholars.org.

Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
www.asmeascholars.org

6th Annual ASMEA Conference

TRAVEL GRANTS 2013

6th Annual ASMEA Conference

Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
in the Middle East & Africa

November 21-23, 2013 
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to announce a new travel grant of up to $500 to professors and students who wish to attend our upcoming 6th Annual Conference. 

To apply for the ASMEA Travel Grant:

•           Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or Africa and enrolled in a Ph.D. program (preferably with M.A. complete), or serve in a post-doc capacity, or serve as a visiting/ adjunct/ assistant professor teaching a minimum of two courses per semester

•           Each grant may be used to cover hotel, conference registration, transportation, and related costs.

•           Applications must be accompanied by a paper proposal for the conference. Paper proposals must be relevant to the regions of study and represent new and un-published research. Students may submit research poster proposals.

•           Professors/post-docs must submit a brief letter of reference from their department chair. Students must submit proof of enrollment.

•           Applicants must be members of ASMEA at the time the award is made.

•           The application deadline is April 30.

 

For questions about ASMEA, the travel grants, or the Annual Conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at 202-429-8860 or info@asmeascholars.org.

 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
www.asmeascholars.org

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