could you please specify whether the workshops are envisioned to take place in regions other than Canada/U.S., Australia/NZ, and Western Europe?
1 / many rich countries maintain government funded research institutes in such regions (see the American Research Institutes in Middle Eastern Countries)
2 / grant giving foundations from rich countries maintain institutional base camps in such regions (see Fulbright)
3 / US universities have been going global for about the last decade with satellite institutions in the Middle East and Asia (e.g., NYU, Columbia)
4 / annual or biannual meetings of professional organizations with an international membership (e.g., Middle East Studies Association of North America)
5 / institutions of higher education with English as one of their working languages in those regions