Dr. Henry Theriault

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) invites the public to attend its 69th Annual Assembly of members on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building, 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA, convening at 1 p.m. EDT / 10 a.m. PDT.  All are welcome to attend. Members current as of the date of the meeting may vote. Attendees have the option of in-person or online participation.

The Assembly will feature a talk entitled “The Artsakh Crisis: Scholarly Ethics, Activism, and Genocide” by Dr. Henry Theriault, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Worcester State University, past president (2017-2021) of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and founding co-editor of Genocide Studies International. 

Dr. Theriault’s talk and the NAASR business sessions are open to the public, though only NAASR members with dues paid for the current year are eligible to vote. For in-person participation, two actions are required: 1) register online (for voting) and 2) RSVP by email to hq@naasr.org by October 30, 2023. For online participation, it is necessary to register online by November 3, 2023.

If you wish to attend in-person but are unable to register online, please email Laura Yardumian (laura@naasr.org) or call 617- 489-1610 (ext. 104). The NAASR staff will assist members with in-person voting.

NAASR Organizational Reports and Elections

The Assembly will also include presentations of certificates to 25-year, 50-year, 60-year and 65-year members and the chairperson’s report from NAASR chair Judith Saryan. Following Dr. Theriault’s talk, the business session of the Assembly will take place as will the election of directors.