Eastern International Region of the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference and Meeting The Eastern International Region of the American Academy of Religion proudly partners with McGill University's Department of Religion to host the annual EIR meeting and conference, "Religion in Harm and Healing," April 13-14, 2019 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. We are delighted to be running concurrently with McGill's History/Islamic Studies conference "Angelical Conjunctions: Crossroads of Medicine and Religion," McGill-CREOR's graduate student conference, and the Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT). Conference participants are invited to attend the keynote speech, "Religious Meanings in Harmful Healing and Healing Harm," presented by Boston University School of Medicine Professor Linda Barnes which will be held Saturday evening followed by a wine and cheese reception. All conference participants and attendees must be registered for the conference. Tickets for registration are available for purchase through Eventbrite. You can access the EIR Registration page and purchase conference tickets through the link to Eventbrite below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-eastern-international-regional-annual-meeting-tickets-56434196200 Registration fees include the following: lunch on Saturday and Sunday; breakfast on Sunday; coffee breaks throughout both days; Saturday and Sunday evening's wine and cheese receptions. Please note that registration fees will be charged in US dollars. The program agenda for Religion in Harm and Healing is being finalized and will be available shortly under the “Program” link on www.eiraar.net. The following hotels are affiliated with McGill University and will be offering a special EIR rate for the conference stay. Please notify the hotel at the time of booking that you are attending the EIR conference at McGill to get the preferred rate. Alt Hotel 1-855-823-8120 We look forward to seeing you for a busy conference in April! Best wishes, Cynthia A. Hogan, EIR Regionally-Elected Coordinator |
