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Co-Sponsor an International Scholar from Australia/Oceania

Deadline: March 31, 2010

Co-sponsoring an international scholar allows your university to select a scholar to visit your university before or after the AAR Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (October 30-November 1, 2010) and receive public thanks in Religious Studies News.

This is rewarding for you and your institution, as it is an inexpensive way to get an international scholar to your campus.  The fee is $500, which includes AAR staff support in arranging the visit.  In addition, the sponsoring school is responsible for all costs associated with bringing the scholar to your campus, including the incremental cost of the flight resulting from the planned visit at your institution.

Co-sponsoring a scholar requires extensive planning between you, the AAR and the visiting scholar, so the sooner this is set up the better.  You will be given the contact information of the scholar in order to plan her/his visit with you. Also, plans will be made on a first come, first serve basis:  If several institutions select the same scholar, priority is given to the one who makes the first request.

Invited scholars include

Frank Brennan, Australian Catholic University
Douglas Ezzy, University of Tasmania
Mike Grimshaw, University of Canterbury
Roger Maaka, Eastern Institute of Technology
Marion Maddox, Macquarie University
Paul Morris, Victoria University of Wellington
Lynda Newland, University of South Pacific
Philip Taylor, Australian National University
Jenny Te Paa, College of St. John the Evangelist
Toni Tidswell, Curtin University

The deadline for requesting a scholar to visit your institution is March 31, 2010.  Please contact Jessica Davenport at jdavenport@aarweb.org or 404.727.4707 for additional information or to check the availability of a specific scholar.

Student Ambassadors

Deadline: August 6, 2010

Interested in being a student ambassador for one of these ten international scholars at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Student ambassadors receive free Annual Meeting registration. Please see here for more information.