Conference Program (PDF Format) Speakers’ Abstracts (PDF Format)       Keynote Speakers   Roger Allan, University of Pennsylvania Nijmeh Hajjar, Sydney University Geoffrey Nash, University of Sunderland Ameen A. Rihani, Notre Dame University Guest Speakers   Layla Almaleh, Kuwait University Todd Fine, Project Khalid Mikhail Rodionov, St. Petersburg State University Speakers   Vahid Behmardi, Lebanese American University Aaron Berman, Hampshire College, Amherst MA Nuwar Diab, Lebanese American University Darejan Gardavadze, Tbilisi State University, Georgia Rebecca Gould, Columbia University Jamil Doueihi, Notre Dame University Stacy Fahrenthold, Northeastern University Wajih Fanous, Lebanese University Elie Al Hindy, Notre Dame University Savo Karam, Notre Dame University Hicham Kharroub, Lebanese American University Sebastian Maisel, Grand Valley State University Roger Sedarat, Queens College, City University of New York Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous, Notre Dame University Maya Hajj, Notre Dame University