Annual Meeting and Workshop
Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council hosts a teacher workshop in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference. Our annual board meeting (private) and business meeting (open) are held at the MESA conference.
We offer a limited number of travel awards for educators who wish to attend the workshop and MESA conference.
We offer a limited number of travel awards for educators who wish to attend the workshop and MESA conference.
2019
November 14-17, 2019
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
The MEOC annual business and board meetings, and our annual teacher's workshop, will be held in conjunction with the MESA conference in New Orleans. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be holding the travel awards competition this year.
This year: The winners of the Middle East Book Award will be announced at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference in Baltimore, MD, on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
The MEOC annual business and board meetings, and our annual teacher's workshop, will be held in conjunction with the MESA conference in New Orleans. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be holding the travel awards competition this year.
This year: The winners of the Middle East Book Award will be announced at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference in Baltimore, MD, on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
2020
October 10-13
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Examples of past workshops
November 17, 2018: Global Connections through the Five Senses, Mission Branch, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, TX.
November 18, 2017: “Engage Your Five Senses! Cultural Exchanges from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean”, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2016: “Religious Identity and Expression in the Middle East”, Primary Source, Watertown, MA
November 21, 2015: “Dimensions of Diversity in the Middle East”, University of Denver, Denver, CO
November 18, 2017: “Engage Your Five Senses! Cultural Exchanges from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean”, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2016: “Religious Identity and Expression in the Middle East”, Primary Source, Watertown, MA
November 21, 2015: “Dimensions of Diversity in the Middle East”, University of Denver, Denver, CO
