Requirements for Participation

1. Membership

Become a member or renew your membership

Participation in the MESA meeting is restricted to MESA members. Your proposal will not be reviewed by the Program Committee if you are not a MESA member. To become a member, submit a membership application and membership dues at the time you submit your proposal.

Participants who are visiting foreign scholars or non-Middle East specialists may request a one-time exemption from this requirement. To request an exemption from the membership requirement, go here. These exemptions are decided on a case-by-case basis and are not automatic. MESA encourages membership of all annual meeting participants. Membership dues for 2006 are income based:

Income Level	Dues
Student* or under $15,000	$40
Retired**	$45
$15,000-$30,000	$55
$30,000-$40,000	$75
$40,000-$50,000	$90
$50,000-$60,000	$100
$60,000-$70,000	$110
$70,000-$90,000	$120
$90,000 and above	$135
International Postage***	$15

*for student membership, proof of full-time student status required
**for retired membership, one must have been a fellow or associate MESA member for 10 consecutive years and be retired.
***for members resident in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Western European countries, please add $15 to the dues to cover the cost of foreign mailings.

2. Registration

All participants must pre-register at the time they submit their proposal. There are no exceptions. Non-member registration fees apply to those who have been exempted from the membership requirement. 2005 registration fees are:

fellow or associate MESA member	$70
student or retired MESA member	$33
student, non MESA member	$50
other, non-MESA member	$88

Payment: MESA accepts checks or money orders (in US dollars drawn on a US bank), and Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. For charges, please provide card number, expiration date, statement of authorization for charge, and signature. For Visa and Mastercard, please also provide 3 digit code found on the back of the card above the signature box.

Refunds: All persons who have a paper or panel rejected are entitled to a refund of registration fees upon request, provided that the request is made by the deadline established by the MESA Secretariat. Program participants who withdraw from the program may request a refund of their registration fees up until August 15. No refunds will be issued after that date. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Restrictions on Participation: Only one abstract per person may be submitted. A person can submit an abstract and also be scheduled on a different panel as a chair or discussant, or participate in a roundtable or thematic conversation, but only one abstract per person may be submitted. No individual may participate in more than two sessions.