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Upcoming Events

This is just a gentle reminder that the New England–Maritimes Regional meeting is occurring now!

2012 New England–Maritimes Regional Meeting
March 15–16, 2012
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ, USA

In addition to its annual meeting, NEMAAR holds a large number of cosponsored events for scholars and graduate students. For a full list of past events, click here. In 2012, we are cosponsoring the following events:

Authenticity, Origins, and Authority in the Practice and Study of Religion
March 16–17, 2012
Brown University

Muslim Women and the Challenge of Authority: Lecture Series Spring 2012 and Conference
March 31, 2012
Boston University

Cosponsoring Conferences

NEMAAR will function as a cosponsor of conferences proposed by members around the region. NEMAAR’s contribution will involve grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs. Proposals should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and should include a conference title, an abstract, a list of projected speakers, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Proposals have a rolling deadline.

Teaching Workshops

The topics of greatest interest to our members include course development and teaching skills. If you would like to organize a teaching workshop, NEMAAR will provide grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs. Proposals should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and should include a workshop title, abstract, list of projected speakers and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Proposals have a rolling deadline.

Salon Series

A lunch and/or dinner series, held in different parts of the region, focusing on the work of regional authors (these can be works in progress). NEMAAR will provide grants of up to $400 to help support related costs. Proposals should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and should include a title, abstract, list of authors and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Proposals have a rolling deadline.