IAMES-2026 Madrid Committees


Host Committee

Alejandra Val Cubero
(Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) – Chair

The team at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
(names forthcoming)


Organizing Committee

Jenann Ismael
(Johns Hopkins University) – Co-chair, Organizing Committee

Terri Ginsberg
(Rutgers University) – Co-chair, Organizing Committee

Alejandra Val Cubero
(Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) – Chair, Host Committee

Randi Deguilhem
(CNRS, TELEMMe, Aix-Marseille Univ.) – Chair, Selection Committee

Moncef Khaddar
(Cyprus International University) – Chair, Program Committee

Patricia Caillé
(Université de Strasbourg) – Communications Coordinator 

Donna Ruzzano
(North Cyprus) – Assistant in Technical Design and Operations


Program Committee

Moncef Khaddar
(Cyprus International University) – Chair

Thabit A. J. Abdullah
(York University)

Ibrahim G. Aoudé
(University of Hawai’i)

Patricia Caillé
(Université de Strasbourg)

Randi Deguilhem
(CNRS, TELEMMe, Aix-Marseille Univ.)

Terri Ginsberg
(Rutgers University) 

Chris Lippard
(University of Utah)

Christian Rossi
(Università degli studi di Cagliari)


Selection Committee

Randi Deguilhem
(CNRS, TELEMMe, Aix-Marseille Univ.) – Chair

Patricia Caillé
(Université de Strasbourg)

Terri Ginsberg
(Rutgers University)

Moncef Khaddar
(Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS

The IAMES 2026-Madrid conference is sponsored by the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work – In Memory of Dr. Jacqueline S. Ismael & Dr. Tareq Y. Ismael. We are grateful to Roma Akram and Aditya Ayala for their assistance with procuring this support for the conference from the Jacqueline Ismael Memorial Fund housed at the Department of Social Work, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Gabriel Gerasimo, Lise Kintz, Lucas Abdellah, Sagesse Reinach- Université de Strasbourg
Karim Hauser, Coordinator & Cultural Programs, Casa Árabe, Madrid
Professor Shereen Ismael
Stefan St-Laurent, SAW Centre, Ottawa