MONGOL STUDIES MEETING TO BE HELD IN PHILADELPHIA

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The American Center for Mongol Studies (ACMS) is planning to celebrate its 12th annual meeting in Philadelphia on March 28. The annual meeting, along with the 10th anniversary of AMMS’ Ulaanbaatar office, includes a reception, cultural program, poster presentation and annual business meeting in Grand Salon L of the Downtown Marriott in Philadelphia. The meeting is to be held in conjunction with the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) annual conference. The ACMS reception and cultural program are free and open to all interested parties. According to the cultural program published on the website of ACMS, Mongolian music and food will be offered during the event that will be organized in conjunction with the Mongolia Cultural Center (MCC) in Washington, DC. A poster display highlighting academic research and cultural topics related to Mongolia will be mounted during the reception. The ACMS annual membership meeting will also include an update on ACMS operations and programs with reports by ACMS president Bill Fitzhugh of the Smithsonian, ACMS US Director, David Dettmann, and Ulaanbaatar Office Manager Baigalmaa Begzsuren.