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The following organizations will hold meetings during the MESA 2003 annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Please check with the individual organizations for attendance policies. Please note that room assignments are subject to change.

ACLS History E-Book Project
informational session, Sat. 11/08, 11:00am-1:00pm, Egan-Space 5
Contact: Eileen Gardiner or Ron Musto egardiner@acls.org

We invite MESA attendees to join project directors, Ronald G. Musto and Eileen Gardiner, as they offer an on-line presentation and discuss recent developments in electronic publishing in history and the opportunities for MESA members to present their research in electronic form. MESA is a founding partner in the ACLS History E-Book Project. The E-Book project has made available in electronic format on its website more than 500 titles in historical studies. Some additional 275 titles will be added this year, with 250 to be added annually for the next several years. The project will also include 85 completely new electronic titles.

Attendees are invited to stop by the History E-Book Project’s booth in the MESA book exhibit.

Affiliated Association Officers
meeting, Sat.. 11/08, 7:30am-8:30am, Hilton-Prudhoe Bay

American Association of Teachers of Persian
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 10:00am-12:00nn, Hilton–Portage
business meeting,Thurs. 11/06, 12:00noon-2:00pm, Hilton-King Salmon
Contact: Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami mmk4@nyu.edu

American Institute for Maghrib Studies
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 12:00noon-4:00pm, Hilton–Prudhoe Bay
graduate student meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 5:00pm-6:00pm,  Hilton–Iliamna
business meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Hilton–Iliamna
Contact: Kerry Adams aimscmes@email.arizona.edu

American Institute for Yemeni Studies
business meeting, Fri. 11/07, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Hilton-Portage
board meeting, Fri. 11/07, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Hilton-Prudhoe Bay
Contact: Maria Ellis mellis@sas.upenn.edu

AIYS has invited three Yemeni scholars, Dr. Tahir al-Salihi, Mr. Muhammad Haydar, and Mr. Sa’id al-Shaddadi, to present their recent studies on aspects of Yemen’s contemporary political economy at AIYS’s open business meeting; topics will include women’s political participation, economic effects of terrorism, and solving impediments to the tourism industry.

American University in Cairo
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Hilton–Dillingham
Contact: Michael Russell (mrussell@aucnyo.edu) or Cynthia Anthony cynthia.anthony@verizon.net

Association for Middle East Women's Studies
business meeting, Fri. 11/07, 2:30pm-3:45pm, Hilton–Dillingham
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-9:30pm, Hilton-Portage
Contact: Amaney Jamal aj2043@columbia.edu

Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS)
board meeting, Thur. 11/06, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Egan–Willawaw
business meeting, Thur. 11/06, 3:30pm-5:30pm, Egan–Space 14
Contact: Alice Hunsberger alicehunsberger@hotmail.com

Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
executive council dinner meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 6:00pm-11:00pm, Hilton-Chart Room
consortium luncheon, Fri. 11/07, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Hilton-Foraker Room
Contact: Juana Clem McGhee jmcghee@emory.edu

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
panel, Sat. 11/08, 8:30am-10:30am, Egan-Space 10/11

RESEARCH ACCESS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Under current political conditions in the Islamic world access to research resources may be difficult for foreign scholars, especially for American scholars for whom access may be affected by the local view of United States policies.  U.S. scholars planning to work in the Islamic world need lead time to obtain funding and to tie into the institutional networks that will help them carry out individual and collaborative research.  Under present conditions such institutional networks, as represented by the various overseas research centers that have facilities in Middle Eastern and other Islamic countries, are increasingly important to facilitate the work of individual U.S. scholars.  They keep scholars abreast of changes in local policies and  situations both during the planning period and while in the
field; where needed, will act as intermediaries between scholars and local government agencies; and may be of help in establishing collaborative projects.  In this panel scholars and academic administrators from the Near and Middle East and South Asia, will discuss research access for American researchers, as well as local conditions and collaboration and exchanges with host country scholars.

Chair: Mary Ellen Lane, Executive Director, Council of American
Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

Ibrahim Dakkak, Palestinian American Research Center (PARC)
Chris Edens, Overseas Director, American Institute for Yemeni Studies
(AIYS)
Penny Johnson, Overseas Director, Palestinian American Research Center
(PARC)
Senzil Nawid, American Institute fro Afghanistan Studies (AIAS)
Mark Tessler, President, American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
Susanne Thomas, US Director, American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)

Georgetown University, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Hilton–Katmai
Contact: Leah Harris ccasevents@georgetown.edu

Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Hilton–King Salmon
Contact: Ahmed Jebari jebari@fas.harvard.edu

Kurdish Studies Association
panel, Thurs. 11/06, 4:00pm-6:00pm, Egan-Space 2
business meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 6:00pm-7:00pm, Egan-Space 2
Contact: Charles MacDonald cgmacdona@aol.com

MESA Committees
CAFMENA, Sat. 11/08, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Egan-Willawaw
Ethics, Sat. 11/08, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Room Egan-Redoubt
Mark Lowder mlowder@u.arizona.edu

Middle East Center & Program Directors
meeting, Sat. 11/08, 2:30pm-4:00pm, Egan-Space 1
Contact: Mark Lowder mlowder@u.arizona.edu

Middle East Librarian's Association
The following will be held at the Hilton in the Dillingham Room on the second floor on Thursday, November 6. Please contact M. Lesley Wilkins lwilkins@law.harvard.edu for additional information. (schedule as a pdf document) 

Middle East Medievalists
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 7:00pm-8:00pm, Hilton–Prudhoe Bay
business meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 8:00pm-9:30pm, Hilton–Dillingham
Contact: Kate Lang langkh@uwec.edu

Middle East Microform Project (MEMP)
business meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Hilton–Katmai
Contact: David Hirsch, MELA President

Middle East Outreach Council
teachers workshop, Sat. 11/08, 8:00am-3:00pm, University of Alaska Anchorage
business meeting, Sat. 11/08, 4:00pm-6:00pm, Egan-Space 5

Palestinian American Research Center
board meeting, Sat. 11/08, 1:15pm-3:15pm, Hilton–Prudhoe Bay
business meeting, Sat. 11/08, 3:15pm-4:15pm, Hilton–Portage
Contact: Ann Lesch parc@villanova.edu

Princeton University, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Hilton-Prudhoe Bay

Social Science Research Council
reception, Sat. 11/08, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Hilton-Iliamna
Contact: Aziz Isham isham@ssrc.org

Society for Iranian Studies
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Egan-Redoubt
business meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Egan-Space 12/13

Syrian Studies Association
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 4:30pm-6:00pm, Egan-Foraker
business meeting/reception, Thurs. 11/05, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Egan-Space 5
Contact: Randi Deguilhem randi.deguilhem@wanadoo.fr

Turkish Studies Association
board meeting, Thurs. 11/06, 1:00pm-2:30pm, Hilton–Portage
business meeting & reception, Thurs. 11/06, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Hilton–King Salmon
Contact: Palmira Brummett palmira@utk.edu

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