The U.S.-Iran Relations: Regional and Global Dynamics conference was held at the University of Utah, September 9-10, 2005. The conference, sponsored by the Middle East and Central Asia Conference committee and World Security Network, hosted experts from around the world including the American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS). The AIIrS Executive Director Erica Ehrenberg delivered a paper on the role of AIIrS in promoting citizen contacts. An AIIrS pre-doctoral fellow was also in attendance. The center also participated in many dialogue sessions that proved to be valuable forums for the airing and exchanging of ideas. AIIrS presence and contribution to the conference influenced two U.S. universities in attendance to apply for institutional membership in AIIrS.