CONVENTION PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
The deadline for changes to the Preliminary Program is this Friday, May 27. The deadline for changes to the final program is September 12, 2011. Please email changes to Wendy Walker - wwalker at pitt.edu
CONVENTION HOTEL:
Also with respect to the convention: A block of rooms in the conference hotel has been made available for ASEEES attendees at a discounted rate $179 per night plus tax (single/double/triple/quad). Our group rate applies 3 days before and 3 days after our convention dates, based on availability. To receive this group rate, make your reservations by October 25, 2011. Please book your room early, we will sell out.
You can make your reservation online http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/WashingtonDCShoreham/MeetingFacilities/ASEEES11.aspx
or by calling the Omni Shoreham at 888-444-6664 and asking for the 'ASEEES' group rate.
CONVENTION REGISTRATION:
Register for the convention, http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html now to save on the registration fees. The early bird rate ends on August 19, 2011.
GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2011
The Graduate Student Essay Prize is awarded for an outstanding essay by a graduate student in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The winner of the competition receives free round-trip domestic airfare to and room at the ASEEES Annual Convention and an honorary ASEEES membership for the following year. The prize is presented during the awards presentation at the Annual Convention. For full rules and eligibility requirements, please see: http://www.aseees.org/prizes/studentprize.html
As always, please remember to renew your membership, http://www.aseeesmembers.org
Mary Arnstein
Communications Coordinator
Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
203C Bellefield Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412/648-9809 www.aseees.org
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