SAMP Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Friday, April 01, 2016
Time: 
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Location: 
Seattle, WA
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu
Program: 

The South Asia Materials Project (SAMP) will hold its annual business meeting in Seattle on Friday, April 1, in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies Conference. The meeting will take place in the Seneca Room of the Sheraton Seattle from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome at this open meeting.

SAMP member libraries fund projects and the acquisition of rare research materials for the study of South Asia through an annual membership fee. Representatives of member institutions meet annually to discuss current and future projects and set priorities for additional acquisitions.

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