Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
invites you to a conference on:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran: Multidisciplinary Analyses of Its Theocracy, Nationalism, and Assertion of Power”

Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland

Nov. 8-10

The Conference is in conjunction with the Program in Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University

Please join us for this exciting and important conference. Keynote speakers include such important scholars, journalists and policy makers such as:

Keynote Speakers

Effie Eitam, MK, Israel
Irwin Cotler, Prof. McGill University, MP Canada, Former Canadian Minister of Justice, Human Rights Activist
Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special U.S. Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation

Featured Conference Presenters
(subject to change)

Andrew Apostolu, Iran Desk, Freedom House, Washington DC
Edwin Black, Journalist and author,
Vernice Cain, University of Pennsylvania
Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Samuel Edelman, California State University-Chico and Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute
Avner Falk, Jersusalem, Israel
Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Greece
Kenneth Marcus, Baruch College
Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Elihu Richter, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Barry Rubin,GLORIA Center, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
Charles Small, Yale Institute for the Interdiscipinary Study of Anti-Semitism
Philip Steinberg, Florida State University
and many other distinguished scholars and researchers.

The Conference fee is $250 for SPME contributors, $350 for non-contributors and will include lunch and dinner on the 8^th and the 9^th as well as refreshments. There will be a special day rate of $125 for SPME contributors and $175 for non-contributors. Student rate will be $75 per day.

Those who preregister on or before October 20^th will receive a 15% discount. Registration online may be done at http://spme.net/conference-registration or mail your registration and check made payable to SPME to:

SPME Conference
Attn: Elizabeth Gaither
SPME Administrative Assistant
PO Box 48
Grantham, PA 17027

The Marriott Hotel will provide rooms at $109 plus tax and fees per night. Please make reservations on or before October 13^th to get the special SPME rate at

Hotel Contact info:

Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1305
216/ 696-9200 (direct)

Reservations: 800/228-9290

Fax 216/ 696-8615

Guests can also call our reservation line at (800) 228-9290 or (440) 542-2313. Please use group code is spespea or reserve a room on line through the following link:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clesc?groupCode=spespea&app=resvlink&fromDate=&toDate =

SUNDAY, Nov 8, 2009

12:30-2:00 - Lunch -

The Honorable Effie Eitam (Israeli MK)

Introductory remarks by Israel Consul General, Daniel Kutner (Philadelphia)

2:30- 4:00 - Panel on Journalism and Iran - Edwin Black, Journalist and Author, and Vernice Cain University of Pennsylvania.

4:15 -5:30 - Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute of Near East Policy

5:30-6:30 - Wine and cheese reception

6:30-8:00 - Dinner - Rabbi Eric Lankin, Jewish National Fund

Edward S. Beck, Walden University and SPME President

The Honorable Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada

8:15 - Panel on Iranian Anti-Semitism - Charles Small (Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism) and Kenneth Marcus (Ackerman Visiting Professor of Equality and Justice in America at Baruch College)

MONDAY, Nov 9, 2009

8:30-10:00 - Panel on Function of Pride and Humiliation - Avner Falk (Jerusalem) and Philip Steinberg (Florida State Univ.)

10:30- 11:30 -Shiism and Holy War - Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki

11:45-1:45 - lunch --Iranian Human Rights -Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute and Secretary General of CIS and Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

2:00-3:00 - Rhetoric of Genocide - Elihu Richter, Hebrew University and Sam Edelman SPME

3:30-4:30 - Andrew Apostolou, Head of Iran Desk for Freedom House Washington DC

5:00-6:15 -

6:30-8:00 - dinner - The Honorable Ambassador Jackie Wolcott
Iran and Nuclear Proliferation

8:30 - Iranian Foreign- Policy Barry Rubin (Israel GLORIA Center) -

TUESDAY, Nov 10, 2009:

SPME board meeting with Chapter coordinators