The 2011 Annual Meeting international focus is the Mediterranean. Through this focus, we hope to learn not only more about the Mediterranean but also from scholars from the Mediterranean region. The International Connections Committee is soliciting partnerships with departments and institutions for cosponsoring specific scholars of religion from the Mediterranean to lecture at the cosponsoring institution as well as participate in the Annual Meeting. Cosponsorship will allow your department to hear from these fine scholars while they are already in the United States. The deadline to cosponsor a scholar is March 31, 2011. To cosponsor a scholar or for more information, please contact Jessica Davenport at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .