Fall ASA Meeting
Association of African Studies Programs Business Meeting
During the November 13-16, 2008 ASA (date to be determined—check the ASA preliminary program in July)
African Studies Association Annual Meeting—November 13-16, 2008
Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Noon March 26 to noon March 28, 2009.
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC
Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Tel: 202-483-2000
Rate: To be determined.
PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED
John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C. Photograph by Judith Byfield |
The annual Washington meeting performs the crucial function of bringing before AASP members a wide range of people whose responsibilities and activities affect African Studies nationally. Thus in any April meeting we will typically hear from those with African responsibilities at the U.S. Department of Education; the Council for International Exchange of Scholars; the Black Caucus; the Senate and/or House Committee on Africa; the Department of State; the National Security Council; the Social Science Research Council; the Ford Foundation and/or other foundations with major African commitments; the Council on Foreign Relations; the Kennedy Center's African Odyssey Initiative; the National Summit on Africa; and TransAfrica, AfricaNews, the Africa Policy Information Center and other NGOs. The purpose of this concentrated dose of Africana is to keep all programs fully abreast of current national trends in policy formation, funding opportunities, NGO activity, fellowships and scholarships, language training, and other activities that impact AASP member's ability to deliver training about Africa. African Studies programs from throughout the country can attest to the fact that information garnered (and contacts made) at our annual meetings led directly to their programs being funded from both government and foundation sources.
