Announcement: Those who wish to dine in the interval between the end of the afternoon sessions and the final plenary at the Cosmos Club at 8:15 pm have some choices. There is an excellent Lebanese restaurant where it is possible to have dinner at a reasonable price, and the assistant of Dr. Aman, Brittany Khatib has full information and can provide details. Her e-mail is bbestol@uwm.edu. This would be a chance to relax with some of the visitors. Cost is $45/person; dress is casual or business attire.
Alternatively, the Philosophical Society of Washington, which is hosting the evening lecture at the Cosmos Club about two blocks from the Whittemore House, will host a dinner with the speaker. Jacket and tie are required as the setting is somewhat formal, and information about the dinner and tickets are available from Daniel Gutierrez at dgutierrezs@ipsonet.org
The Policy Studies Organization (PSO) announces a call for participation for the The Middle East Dialogue 2012. This forum is for policy makers, scholars, business leaders, and other experts to discuss important policy
issues. It focuses on education initiatives, social,
economic and political reforms, nuclear proliferation, interfaith
dialogue, women's gains and challenges, peace initiatives, and potential
areas of conflict. We welcome a spectrum of political and religious
persuasions to discuss issues in a spirit of tolerance and free
discourse.
The
Forum is co-chaired by Prof. Mohammed M. Aman of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Editor-in-Chief of Digest of Middle East
Studies (DOMES), and Prof. Paul Rich, President of the Policy Studies
Organization.
It is sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization, American Public
University System, the Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES), the Philosophical
Society of Washington, the Next Century Foundation, and the American-Libyan Council. Other sponsors
are invited and will be added.
The deadline for submissions closed on January 26th.