We are celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2026! We will be updating this page through the year with various events and programs. Be sure to check back regularly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our goal this year is to raise $20,000. You can help us reach our goal at https:\/\/givebutter.com\/ARISC-20th<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conference: Celebrating 20 Years of ARISC: Approaches and Directions in the Study of the South Caucasus<\/strong> Book Talk with Stephen Jones: “The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-21)”<\/a><\/strong> A Seat at Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts<\/a><\/strong> ARISC Scavenger Hunt<\/strong> We are celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2026! We will be updating this page through<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12757"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12863,"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12757\/revisions\/12863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arisc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
September 17-19, 2026
Call for papers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 2:00pm EDT
Registration Required<\/a>. Register for each event separately. After registering, you will be sent a link to join the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us!
Part I: Armenia<\/strong>
Tue, March 17 at 11am EDT; 7pm Yerevan
Hosts: Ani Apresyan and Lori Pirinjian
Cooking demonstration: Tanapour
Registration required<\/a>. Register for each event separately. After registering, you will be sent a link to join the session.
Part II: Georgia<\/strong>
Mon, March 23 at 11am EDT; 7pm Yerevan
Hosts: Kyle Estes and Rikki Brown
Cooking demonstration: Adjaruli khachapuri*
*Using recipe from SAVEUR Magazine<\/a>
Registration required<\/a>. Register for each event separately. After registering, you will be sent a link to join the session.
Part III: Azerbaijan<\/strong>
Thu, March 26 at 11am EDT; 7pm Yerevan
Hosts: Leyla Rustamli and Anna Oldfield
Cooking demonstration: Sabzi plov
Registration required<\/a>. Register for each event separately. After registering, you will be sent a link to join the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ARISC invites you to participate in an online scavenger hunt! The scavenger hunt will lead you to a series of online research resources. Answer each of the 21 clues in the scavenger hunt at https:\/\/forms.gle\/Tbpt87mdpaw2EdGt6<\/a>. When you have all the answers, follow the directions to put together the final hidden words. Responses must be submitted no later than Friday, February 28, 2026.<\/strong> All full submissions will receive a small gift for participation. Each individual may only submit one set of responses. Five randomly selected submissions with fully correct responses will be sent ARISC-themed prizes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"