ASOF Bulletin

21 May 26

Together with a group of prominent human rights defenders from around the world as co-signatories, I have nominated Ruben Vardanyan for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The full text of our joint announcement is attached. FreeArmenianPrisoners.…

https://freearmenianprisoners.com/ruben-vardanyan-nominated-for-the-2026-vaclav-havel-human-rights-prize/

19 May 26

Raffi Kortoshian, co-director of RAA Foundation and ASOF member, participated in the presentations of his picture book "Artsakh: Endangered Heritage", organized by the New Jersey (April 28), Detroit and Washington (May 8, 9) Hamazkayin Union branches. A…

https://arevelk.am/articles/book-presentation-in-new-jersey-sponsored-by-hamakayin

14 May 26

The Armenian Mirror-Spectator shares Mary A. Papazian’s address on the Armenian Genocide and Artsakh, urging unity of Armenians worldwide, defense of memory, recognition of genocide, and solidarity with Armenian political prisoners.

https://mirrorspectator.com/2026/05/05/memory-as-witness-unity-as-strength/

13 May 26

All-ASA and the International Armenian Network offer six $25,000 scholarships for 2026–27 to outstanding Armenian student leaders active in ASA chapters and committed to Armenian community and civic engagement.

https://all-asa.org/pages/scholarship

12 May 26

American University of Armenia’s Center for Ethics in Public Affairs launches FORSEE, a Horizon Europe AI ethics project in Yerevan, advancing trustworthy AI research and collaboration for Armenia and the wider region.

https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/05/12/aua-officially-launches-forsee/

11 May 26

Chronicle of Higher Education lists American University of Armenia Fund’s search for a Vice President for Research in Yerevan to grow AUA’s research enterprise and coordinate with Armenian government and institutions.

https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37984922/vice-president-for-research/

23 Apr 26

MassisPost reports PM Nikol Pashinyan meeting NVIDIA, Integra and ServiceTitan leaders on expanding Armenian tech operations, Firebird AI’s Armenia data-center project, and strengthening Armenia–Diaspora and Armenia–US investment ties.

https://massispost.com/2026/04/prime-minister-meets-with-executives-from-nvidia-integra-technologies-and-servicetitan/

22 Apr 26

Book "44-Day War: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Struggle for Nagorno-Karabakh" to be discussed at this year's ASOF conference

https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9780755653492

22 Apr 26

AUA’s Center for Ethics in Public Affairs, led by Prof. Maria Baghramian, secures a €600k Horizon Europe grant to study trustworthy AI, positioning an Armenian institution at the forefront of EU AI ethics research and hosting key events in Yerevan.

https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/04/21/aua-center-ethics-public-affairs-joins-major-eu-ai-research-initiative/?fbclid=IwdGRleARUSjVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeIICFlh25rWBYIZOBE-7oU6zSDfzl9PjGk6_w96qOIl9BP85RGCfsqA04WvY_aem_RBcgNQ-o12ZRgADjqlQvFg

14 Apr 26

EVN Report Youtube video: Decoding Armenia’s New Poll Results, Russian Aspirations and TRIPP with Nerses Kopalyan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxU0Zwj_5Ww&t=34s

14 Apr 26

Quanta magazine article on use of AI in mathematics. Some researchers now utilize it to rapidly identify patterns and "autoformalize" proofs, but the field remains divided over whether this acceleration risks diminishing traditional mathematical intuiti…

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-revolution-in-math-has-arrived-20260413/

12 Apr 26

A critical assessment of the "Real Armenia Ideology" promoted by the Government of the RA, by ASOF member Vahan Zanoyan In this Armenian Mirror-Spectator piece, Vahan Zanoyan criticizes Armenia’s “Real Armenia” ideology as de-nationalizing Armenians’ hi…

https://mirrorspectator.com/2026/04/06/de-nationalizing-the-map-reflections-on-the-real-armenia-ideology/

09 Apr 26

ARI Literature Foundation reports on its “Armenia, the Land of Letters” pavilion at the 2026 Leipzig Book Fair, showcasing Armenian literature, identity, translation, and Armenian-German cultural ties amid Armenia’s complex, war‑torn reality.

https://ariliterature.org/ari-literature-foundation-at-the-2026-leipzig-book-fair-and-the-opening-of-the-armenia-a-country-of-letters-pavilion/

31 Mar 26

LinkedIn post by Hakob Arshakyan highlighting a chart of GPU usage on the YSU supercomputer consisting of 64 Nvidia GPUs; ASOF's role acknowledged in the post.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hakob-arshakyan-89035323_this-chart-shows-gpu-usage-on-the-supercomputer-activity-7444592014794366976-CYUO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAATiFDoB52HQCYz_hPZbEHP1_nbqLQfK0VM

30 Mar 26

Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia’s one‑year Diaspora Youth Ambassador program builds a global network of Diaspora Armenian youth leaders, deepening ties with Armenia through training, community projects, and a 2‑week visit…

http://diaspora.gov.am/en/programs/19/Diaspora-Youth-Ambassador

29 Mar 26

“She Leads, Armenia Heals” is a Health For Armenia fundraiser empowering Armenian female doctors as resilient leaders, raising $8,000 to strengthen healthcare and healing in Armenian communities.

https://givebutter.com/she-leads-armenia-heals

19 Mar 26

ASOF member Vahan Zanoyan responds to one controversial issue raised by the announcement of eight prominent Diasporan Armenians regarding the “Real Armenia Ideology” and the Diaspora. Mediamax publishes Vahan Zanoyan’s critique of Armenia’s “Real Armeni…

https://mediamax.am/en/specialprojects/arm_world/60217/

19 Mar 26

HyeWay is an Armenian studies and diaspora-focused publication featuring scholarship on Armenian history, diaspora bonds, post-socialist economies, and reviews like “The Armenian Experience.” The site is organized by ASOF Fellow Aleksandr Gevorkyan.

https://hyeway.org

13 Mar 26

Armenian Economic Association Meeting, June 29 - July 1, 2026. Call for papers

https://aea.am/annual-meetings-2026/

06 Mar 26

The war launched by the US-Israeli alliance on Iran on February 28, by Vicken Cheterian

https://www.agos.com.tr/tr/yazi/the-great-war-to-redraw-the-map-of-the-middle-east-39668

27 Feb 26

YSU’s new NVIDIA H100 supercomputer aims to boost Armenian AI research

https://evnreport.com/creative-tech/a-cold-room-a-hot-field-ysus-supercomputer-and-armenias-ai-ambitions/

11 Feb 26

Artsakh Cultural Heritage, authored by Dr. Vahram Balayan and colleagues and funded by the Vahe Fattal Foundation

https://artsakhculturalheritage.org

09 Feb 26

The World Monuments Watch which offers visibility, partnerships, and limited funding to support community-led preservation, has a call for applications

https://www.wmf.org/watch-nominate

08 Feb 26

ASPIRANTUM – Armenian School of Languages and Cultures offers an intensive Eastern Armenian summer program in Yerevan, combining language instruction with immersion in Armenian history, literature, arts, and everyday culture.

https://aspirantum.com/courses/armenian-language-summer-school

05 Feb 26

The ASOF Executive Board voted to approve new members

https://asof.am

05 Feb 26

American Concrete Institute and ASOF sign MOU

https://www.concrete.org/newsandevents/news/newsdetail.aspx?f=51749545

03 Feb 26

"Invest in Armenia" report by CCIFA

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bk1bybFtZyxV_6TRXQWGQGoaRfXQHpcN&usp=drive_fs

24 Jan 26

All-ASA Internship program

https://all-asa.org/pages/internship

21 Jan 26

Interview with Dork Sahagian on Fulbright experience in Armenia

https://vimeo.com/1156359618?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

19 Jan 26

Article by ASOF Fellow Dork Sahagian: Armenia's water challenge

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kTLjOGrT2IRh1jkdTX2EdyR4t6-3wPhe?rtpof=true&usp=drive_fs

17 Jan 26

NAASR is seeking an Executive Director (ED)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hji3OcuUThA76sHRlmTtdf5Pe9tuRY7N/view?usp=sharing

13 Jan 26

Videos from ASOF conference at USC on April 2025

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrV5tKkl8-JhWTArgudHnXWvOW7RNpace

07 Jan 26

Brill volume edited by Susanna Karakhanyan

https://brill.com/display/title/73930

05 Jan 26

ASOF Executive Board votes to admit three new Friends of the Society

https://www.asof.am/organization/members

03 Jan 26

Presentation of photobook "Artsakh: Endangered Heritage"

https://raa-am.org/%d5%a1%d6%80%d6%81%d5%a1%d5%ad-%d5%be%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a3%d5%be%d5%a1%d5%ae-%d5%aa%d5%a1%d5%bc%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a3%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6-2/

03 Jan 26

Heritage conservation in the age of AI

https://www.armenews.com/de-notre-dame-de-paris-aux-monuments-darmenie-le-defi-de-la-conservation-a-lere-de-lia/?fbclid=PAb21jcAOpPKRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacRv76EjyY5HtvHUT_T66QsCC9Gq06_3AHdUvFMp-v3AVHNfp46skDvAUt-dg_aem_JAjzxkw-evttB-hxD8hJ9w

03 Jan 26

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at UCLA

https://www.international.ucla.edu/armenia/article/235807

07 Dec 25

A quick look inside ARCS_ai

https://vimeo.com/1151237050?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

12 Nov 25

Christopher Atamian's YouTube channel on museums in Yerevan

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1GXE7tjLboI_0Jt7KaWKYYRrH1KGZCFf

05 Nov 25

ASOF Member Dum-Tragut opened her exhibition "Pious Hands" in Matenadaran, Oct. 24th

04 Nov 25

Caucasus Heritage Watch Crowdfunding

https://crowdfunding.cornell.edu/project/48028

29 Oct 25

External Armenian Astronomical Society Conference 2025

https://sites.google.com/uci.edu/extaras/home

21 Oct 25

President of Armenia Honors ASOF Board Member Adam Kablanian with the Presidential Medal of Gratitude

https://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2025/10/21/President-Vahagn-Khachaturyan-Adam-Kaplanian/

20 Oct 25

FAST Gen A.I. program celebration

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-armenian-society-of-fellows_asof-chair-of-the-board-mary-papazian-congratulated-activity-7383585481952780288--ACj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADr41O0BJ8mtHwxj6nGqctkawkQ7u29c2e8

06 Sep 25

SIREH Panel at ETICA's conference: video

https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6JgmnFme_k

03 Sep 25

Videos of ASOF conference on Science & Technology at USC

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrV5tKkl8-JhWTArgudHnXWvOW7RNpace

26 Aug 25

Prof. Ara Tekian promotions

25 Aug 25

ASOF Fellow Vahan Zanoyan's latest book

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNa6zbKmbr/

25 Aug 25

Partnering with the Armenian Volunteer Corps

https://armenianvolunteer.org/

25 Aug 25

International Conference on Architectural Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Vienna, November 12-14, 2025

https://icahca2025.nuaca.am/.

25 Aug 25

ETICA Conference June 29-30, 2025

https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/armenian-initiatives-further-collaboration-and-spotlight-heritage-in-times-of-crisis/

30 Jun 25

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Armenian Economic Association

https://aea.am/annual-meetings-2025/

04 Jun 25

Fourth Annual International Conference of the Center for Truth & Justice

https://www.cftjustice.org/fourth-annual-international-conference/

26 May 25

AUA Hosts Public Launch of Center for Ethics in Public Affairs (ETICA)

https://newsroom.aua.am/2025/05/26/aua-public-launch-center-ethics-public-affairs-etica/

26 May 25

Academics in Europe: Challenges of Self-Censorship, Academic Security and Wellbeing

22 May 25

Join ETICA Launch Event – May 22

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6cdnz7LflGwCEoSwKdGldxoTcEK0tc3rZuvATGK2etZWPfQ/viewform

11 May 25

ETICA International Conference on National Identity in a Time of Crisis

https://etica.aua.am

08 May 25

Professor Maria Baghramian Joins AUA to Lead ETICA

https://newsroom.aua.am/2025/05/06/professor-maria-baghramian-joins-aua-etica/

01 May 25

Post-Socialist Memory in Times of Crises and Speculation: Call for proposals

https://www.posocomesyerevan2026.com/

17 Apr 25

Historian needed for remote keynote presentation on Julfa in Dubai

https://www.digitaljulfa.com/#62-14

16 Apr 25

Armenian-American Scientists and Tech Innovators Headline USC Conference

https://dornsife.usc.edu/armenian/2025/04/16/armenian-american-scientists-and-tech-innovators-headline-usc-conference/

15 Apr 25

ASOF Quarterly: Call for articles

https://tinyurl.com/ASOF-quarterly

14 Apr 25

iGorts 2025–2026 – Application Deadline Extended

bit.ly/iGorts2025

13 Apr 25

Armenian National Youth Forum 2025 – Applications Now Open

youthforumeng.aidaform.com/82025

13 Apr 25

Armenian Association of Toronto event "Endangered Armenian Monuments: “A Call to Action"

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad96443b-060b-426c-9af6-a2a2aad2c08b@b88e518a-41ab-4b88-89b3-7b9dbc533779?fbclid=IwY2xjawJkst1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHkFXcjk9R7peDwZ7yId_YbHBbk9pt5JsYt3pZK7ZiSpOl_N2RW2PHN7xFyir_aem_5_YOT1Du6dJF9QPYXjLsEA

10 Apr 25

Diaspora High Commissioner Zareh Sinanyan at the ASOF conference at USC

http://diaspora.gov.am/en/news/1389

09 Apr 25

UNECE on ICT & innovation in Armenia

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i87U4PyNyI_MwdANTDndH9R3Ydp_8Xl5Ba6Q8a13wWA/edit?tab=t.0

05 Apr 25

ASOF-USC conference

https://dornsife.usc.edu/armenian/2025/02/13/on-the-cutting-edge-of-science-and-tech/

25 Mar 25

Article on A.I. in Armenia by FAST

https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/03/25/armenias-ai-leap-how-open-access-and-strategic-alliances-could-supercharge-a-small-countrys-high-tech-future/

18 Mar 25

Europa Nostra announces the 7 Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites - Arakelots

https://www.europanostra.org/europa-nostra-and-eib-institute-announce-europe-7-most-endangered-heritage-sites-for-2025/

11 Mar 25

Article on AI by ASOF member Raffi Kassarjian

https://evnreport.com/columns/investing-in-the-software-of-innovation/

07 Mar 25

The Armenian-American Forum

https://tennessee.hyelandproject.com/armenian-american-forum-2025/

01 Mar 25

Call for Abstract: International Conference on National Identity in a Time of Crisis

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101187166

27 Feb 25

Programs from the High Commissioner of the Diaspora

http://diaspora.gov.am/en/programs/

27 Feb 25

New academic jobs at AUA

https://jobs.aua.am

14 Feb 25

The Arakelots Monastery and Settlement and Europa Nostra

https://www.europanostra.org/europa-nostra-and-eib-institute-announce-14-heritage-sites-in-europe-shortlisted-for-the-7-most-endangered-programme-2025/

10 Feb 25

ASOF Seismic Security Task Force activities

https://www.facebook.com/qaghshin/posts/pfbid02Z4UtXhD3LW7Cac1gA5dveWqArACb3TpRDmW5vduuPijmEeqGdpfdi1VHViacJRPDl?rdid=g9gfmZYmAyGfK9VQ

10 Feb 25

ARCS-ai: Advanced Research in Computational Sciences and Artificial Intelligence – ԲԱԳԻՆ

https://sites.google.com/asof.am/arcs-ai/home

10 Feb 25

Hovnanian Foundation and ASOF

https://hovnanianfoundation.org/en/armenian-fellowships#general-information

24 Jan 25

Article on A.I. in Armenia by ASOF member Raffi Kassarjian

https://evnreport.com/columns/the-coming-age-of-armenian-ai/

09 Nov 24

ASOF 2025 Conference and Satellite Conference on National Identity

https://armenia.travel/newsroom/lonely-planet-names-armenia-a-top-destination-in-best-in-travel-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGPT_dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWRcqBfugqxKh0tjcqqvlEycA51PC-Zcv3c6zBdweKm38qYCRUeqDvIVRw_aem_x4Ml6e7qGP94VcDWGf6M4g

09 Nov 24

ASOF HERA activities and one year anniversary

09 Nov 24

From Learning to Teaching

https://classes.asof.am/

29 Oct 24

ASOF Task Force on Seismic Security writes letter to Prime Minister

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=icdSYx1-bCE%2F

22 Oct 24

ArCH SIREH launched

https://issuu.com/asof-arch/docs/arch-sireh_brochure-square?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

17 Oct 24

Daron Acemoglu wins Nobel Prize in Economics

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2024/press-release/

15 Oct 24

ASOF at WCIT and DigiTec

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/digitecarmenia_digitalk-activity-7248571117626400768-nD9F?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

07 Oct 24

Gituzh and science week in Yerevan

https://www.facebook.com/reel/426431236745632

04 Oct 24

WCIT conference, October 4 to 7, Yerevan

https://www.wcit2024-digitec.com

03 Oct 24

International Conference on Architectural Heritage and Contemporary Architecture

https://icahca2024.nuaca.am/

01 Oct 24

Gituzh Science Week, October 1 to 7, Yerevan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AIDQ4Z8QSTHiU5WBtGsnARHTie_XuRfF/view

01 Oct 24

Armenia Engineering Week (AEW 2024)

https://www.engineeringweek.am/

11 Sep 24

Center for Truth & Justice, Third Annual International Conference

https://www.cftjustice.org/conference-2024/

21 Aug 24

Message to the ASOF members from new ASOF Armenia Executive Director

17 Aug 24

ARPA Event: The current situation, future growth potential, and sustainability of the economy of Armenia

https://eu8zjvcbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vXsguvwM62igDh72B0KbyEDBiJdBIz9G-JZt9iYE3LLXRLPjEQGkAjU_dVANDFelVKmfRRlvJJeIJLpofbk2qtsECRw9-L2bx5WTsw0qEO2NElXPbKi7q5D54sqa-6mFZHUns-8zT_A1YuNXj6UmTvh5ByYZ6OTqlv72dETfAivstm4L_Bf_4qmIH4slOfn930Ec8UBT3S0=&c=1grN-4bz1I4rxB0fytRi5DTst-z2E84N3sWA0155_WYY6bQ3alohfg==&ch=pwk1mfRYQMNSuE535OOksN-r1pQbOGqhkDDzVP6yZD7ZyMbMXu6obw==

13 Aug 24

Results from Annual Conference survey 2024

https://asof-shared.notion.site/Post-Conference-Survey-2024-0ff756c84153488faccd4a0d68f9b6bd?pvs=4

12 Aug 24

Yerevan 2024 videos now available for viewing

https://vimeo.com/showcase/11301427

05 Aug 24

Eleventh Pan Armenian Educational Conference

https://escs.am/am/news/21108

29 Jul 24

TALIBANLAND - Paradise Under the Shadow of Sabers in Afghanistan

https://www.amazon.com.au/TALIBANLAND-Paradise-Shadow-Sabers-Afghanistan/dp/303163473X

25 Jul 24

Another chance, Armenia? Could we extend the current economic boom?

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/07/25/another-chance-armenia-could-we-extend-the-current-economic-boom/