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AAR Regions
Our nine AAR Regions provide access to professional development and collaboration closer to home.
About Our
Regions
AAR pursues its mission by sustaining accessible regional intellectual networks to serve members where they live and work, and to respond to local publics and concerns. Regional meetings of the Academy often incorporate patterns of organization and presentation similar to those followed at the Academy-wide meetings, while also offering unique and distinct opportunities for members.
Why Join a Region
AAR Regions have developed a distinct character of their own, providing the following opportunities:
More opportunity for academic exchange across sub-field specializations
More opportunity for academic exchange across sub-field specializations
Greater access for graduate students to present their work
Greater access for graduate students to present their work
Occasions for cooperative research projects
Occasions for cooperative research projects
Experimentation within annual meeting programming, as well as programming for regionally specific issues
Experimentation within annual meeting programming, as well as programming for regionally specific issues
Matthew Vaughan
Associate Director at Columbia University; Adjunct Asst. Professor, New York University AAR Regions Director
The AAR's nine regional conferences represent phenomenal opportunities for those who are looking to build their professional network, present new work, or get involved in leadership within the AAR. Each region of the country has its own unique challenges and resources. The AAR's regions reflect that diversity. Regional conferences are very welcoming environments for scholars at all stages in their careers.
Eastern International
Midwest
Northeast
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains
Southeast
Southwest
Upper Midwest
Western
All Regional Events
Regional meetings offer greater local visibility of professional development efforts through mentoring, workshops, and programs to enhance teaching skills.
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More About Our Regions
Regional Council
Regional Council
Regional Board of Directors
Regional Board of Directors
Chief Regional Officers
Chief Regional Officers
Regional Development Grants
Regional Development Grants
Regional Map
Regional Map
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