Schedule | Councils | Country Assignments
February 19-21, 2026
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
**Open to Collegiate Institutions**
Conference Fees: $45/delegate
REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL | APPLY FOR COUNCIL CHAIR
Contacts
| Local Coordinator | National Council Representative |
| Dr. Carl Pearson | Delaney Leslie |
| Indiana University | National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations |
| pearsonc@iu.edu | delaney@ncusar.org |
| 202-394-8000 |
Councils and Secretariat
| Council | Chair |
| Secretary-General | Sydney Kerlin (Miami University) |
| Assistant Secretary-General | |
| Joint Defense Council | Maddie Brown (University of Cincinnati) |
| Council on Political Affairs | Grace Matthews (Wilmington College) |
| Council on Arab Environmental Affairs | |
| Council on Palestinian Affairs | Solomon Barcomb (University of Cincinnati) |
For topics by council, see the agenda.
Hotel – UPDATED INFORMATION
Hotel reservations can be made at either the Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington or the Hyatt Place Bloomington.
Hilton Garden Inn rooms are $169.00 per night (for both doubles and singles). To book rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn, please use this link. Hyatt Place Bloomington rooms are $239 per night, but each double has two queen beds plus a sofabed; the singles have a king bed plus a sofabed. To book rooms at the Hyatt Place Bloomington, please call 812-339-5950 and use the reference “Ohio Valley Model Arab League Conference”.
Schedule (All times are in EST)
| Thursday | |
| Registration | 2:30 PM -3:00 PM |
| Opening Ceremonies | 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
| Council Session I | 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Iftar | 6:30 PM |
| Friday | |
| Council Session II | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
| Break (Coffee & Tea) | 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
| Council Session III | 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Lunch & Speaker | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
| Council Session IV | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Advisor Meeting | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Break | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
| Council Session V | 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Saturday | |
| Council Session VI | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Summit Session & Closing Ceremonies | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Country Assignments
Algeria Miami University |
Bahrain Indiana University
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Comoros
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Djibouti
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Egypt Iowa State |
Iraq
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Kuwait Wilmington College
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Lebanon
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Libya Miami University
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Mauritania
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Morocco Bellarmine University |
Oman
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Palestine
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Qatar
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Saudi Arabia Indiana University |
Somalia
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Sudan
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Syria
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Tunisia University of Cincinnati
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UAE
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Yemen
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Jordan
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