AGAPS@MESA
AGAPS is a member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), which is a private, non-profit, learned society that brings together students, scholars, and educators who study the region from all over the world.
AGAPS board and business meetings are held annually at the MESA conference, where we also sponsor panels, host films, announce award winners, and hold a social gathering.
Here you will find our various activities for this year’s MESA conference, which will be held 21-24 Nov. 2026 at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza in Boston, MA.
Visit https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/current-meeting to find out more
AGAPS@MESA Annual Conference 2025
AGAPS Business Meeting (open to public)
Thursday, November Nov 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST
This year’s meeting will be entirely virtual, held through Zoom Meeting ID: 686 7144 6417. The passcode will be circulated to our email list, but you may also write to fyalsumait[at]yahoo.com to request the code.
Our annual Business Meetings are always open to members and non-members alike. During these meetings we share our activities from the past year, plans for the coming year, and announce our annual award winners.
AGAPS Sponsored Panels 2026
We have also compiled a list of papers and panels at this year’s conference that deal with the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula for your reference.
AGAPS Spotlighted Films 2026
This year we were proud to spotlight nine films from the Gulf to be screened at the MESA film fest.
Past Meetings
Panels: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Awards: 2025 | 2024 |2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
FilmFest: 2025 |2024 |2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012