The Association of Middle East Children’s and Youth Studies (AMECYS) calls those engaged in the study of children and youth in the region to propose AMECYS-sponsored panels, roundtables, thematic conversations, and special issue sessions at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) of North America’s annual meeting in Boston MA, from November 21-24, 2026

 

Proposals can be submitted in any capacity that aligns with AMECYS’ mission statement:  

 

AMECYS is a private, non-profit, international association for scholars with an interest in the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa, Gulf and their diasporic communities. Through interdisciplinary programs, publications, and services, AMECYS promotes innovative scholarship, facilitates global academic exchange, and enhances public understanding about and by Middle Eastern, North African and Gulf children and youth in diverse times and places, from any disciplinary and methodological approach.

 

The AMECYS program committee will prioritize panel proposals that are collectively submitted (depending on the format, 3-4 panelists, chair, etc.). AMECYS may offer feedback on the proposals, but sponsorship by AMECYS does not guarantee conference acceptance. See MESA’s call for papers instructions for information on the session formats one can submit:  https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers

 

Collective proposals should include

1. Title page with title of panel, participants’ names, affiliations and email addresses

2. 300-400 word panel abstract and for pre-organized panels

3. 300-400 word abstracts for each individual paper presenter in one PDF file.

 

Proposals should be sent to amecystudies@gmail.com by 12 p.m. EST on February 9. 

 

Selected proposals must be uploaded by the proposal convener(s) by the external MESA deadline of Thursday February 17, in order to be reviewed by the MESA program committee, so decisions will be made prior to Tuesday  February 17 to permit time for panelists to upload their materials to MESA.If accepted, the panel will read as AMECYS sponsored in the 2026 MESA meeting program and AMECYS will work to advertise and promote it. 

 

For any queries, email amecystudies@gmail.com

To join or renew your membership, visit, www.amecys.org/membership