Report from the Society’s 61st Annual Meeting & Conference, October 2022

November 7, 2022

The 61st Annual Meeting & Conference of The Mongolia Society was held jointly with the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) on the Indiana University, Bloomington campus, October 20-23, 2022. The meeting and conference were well-attending, both in-person and virtually. The conference, held at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, featured the participation of 27 panelists on 7 different panels. The conference schedule is available here: Webpage or PDF.

The Society was honored to have Ambassador U. Batbayar, Ambassador of Mongolia to the United States, attend the event, during which he met with administration officials at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Indiana University-Bloomington (IU). Together they discussed educational cooperation in the framework of the March 15, 2022, "Agreement of Friendship and Cooperation" between Indiana University and the National University of Mongolia. The Ambassador delivered the Opening Remarks at the General Meeting & Conference and visited with members.

Ambassador Batbayar meets with Indiana University Provost

Left to Right: Dr. Jamsheed Choksy, Interim Dean of the Department of Central Eurasian Studies; Amb. (ret) Pamela Slutz, President of The Mongolia Society; Dr. Hannah Buxbaum, Vice President for International Affairs; Dr. Rahul Shrivastav, Executive Vice President and Provost; Ambassador U. Batbayar; Mr. Ganbold Ankhbayar, Counselor for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Mongolia.

Ambassador U. Batbayar meets with Herron School and IUPUI Officials

Left to Right:  Mr. Joseph Mella, Director and Curator of Herron Galleries; Dr. Hilary Kahn, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs, IUPUI and Associate Vice President for International Affairs, IU; Dr. Kathy Johnson, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, IUPUI; Ambassador U. Batbayar; Prof. Greg Hull, Dean of Herron School of Art+Design; Prof. Uranchimeg Tsultem, Edgar and Dorothy Fehnel Chair in International Studies at Herron and Board Director of The Mongolia Society; Prof. Stefan Petranek, Associate Professor of Photography and Fine Art at Herron.

Ambassador U. Batbayar meets with Hamilton-Lugar School Officials

Left to Right: Dr. Nick Cullather, Interim Dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; Dr. Kaya Sahin, Executive Associate Dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; Amb. (ret) Pamela Slutz, President of The Mongolia Society; Ambassador U. Batbayar.

Ambassador U. Batbayar visits with Society members and conference attendees.

Ambassador U. Batbayar delivers Opening Remarks at the Annual General Meeting.

Ambassador U. Batbayar and Amb. (ret) Pamela Slutz, President of the

Mongolia Society at the Annual General Meeting.