The Israeli Association for International Studies (IAIS) is an independent and apolitical association, which encompasses academic staff, researchers, practitioners and research students from Israeli higher education institutions. The IAIS was established to promote and engage with the issues relating to the teaching and researching the field of international studies, as well as to strengthen the dialogue between the academia and the policy and security communities in Israel. The IAIS wishes also to strengthen its relations with other international association.
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The Annual Convention
The association conducts an annual convention, which provides a meeting point for researchers and practitioners. The annual convention consists of panels of local and international experts, and in a large array of subject-matters. Prizes and awards are announced during the convention. Moreover, young researchers are given the opportunity to present their research in a variety of forums, as events during the convention offer a learning ground and introduce the field to a new generation of young researchers and students. The goal of the convention is to promote the future of international studies in Israel. The convention enables local and international scholars to meet and cooperate. The annual convention's key event is 'the state of the discipline', which analyzes the main research trends in the field.
Prizes and awards
President, Staff and Board of Directors (since November 2016)
President: Prof. Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
General Secretary: Daniel F. Wajner
Board of Directors: Dr. Uriel Abulof, Tel Aviv University; Dr. Efrat Asif, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya; Dr. Tal Dingott, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Dr. Ogen Goldman, Ashkelon College; Dr. Ariel Kabiri, Western Galilee College; Dr. Sara Kahn-Nisser, The Open University; Dr. Chen Kertcher, Ariel University; Dr. Arie Krampf, Tel Aviv-Yaffo College; Dr. Ranan Kuperman, University of Haifa; Dr. Carmela Lutmar, University of Haifa; Dr. Sharon Pardo, Ben-Gurion University; Dr. Eitan Shamir, Bar Ilan University.
Audit Committee: Dr. Ariel Kabiri, Western Galilee College; Dr. Carmela Lutmar, University of Haifa