The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes A Panel on the Current Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Mediterranean Basin, 21-24 March 2016, Athens, Greece as part of the 9th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies.The aim of the panel is to bring together academics and researchers from all areas of migration, mediterranean studies and related disciplines.Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi.