Friday, October 17

6:30 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, October 18

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:10-10:00 "Building Space for Peace: Challenging the Boundaries of Israel/Palestine" Maia Carter Hallward (Kennesaw State)

10:00-10:50 "The Edward William Lane Project: A Final Report" Jason Thompson (Colby)

11:00-11:50 "The Way of Maizbhandariyya: Introduction to a Sufi Movement in Bangladesh" Sarwar Alam (Emory)

12:00 p.m. Lunch, Local Fair, & Autumn in the Mountains

2:00-2:30 Business meeting

2:30-3:20 "Islam's Legacy on India's Landscape (with a focus on Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh)" Chris Drake (Old Dominion)

3:30-4:30 "SERMEISS: The First 30 Years" Ron Messier (Vanderbilt)

6:00 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. Films

Sunday, October 19

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:10-9:55 "Russian Orientalism: A Case of Contradictions in the Authoritative Knowledge" Melissa Gayans (Emory)

10:00-11:45 Current Events Discussion led by Vernon Egger (Georgia Southern)

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Departure