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-
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