[ASEEES] ASEEES2017 Early Registration Ends Aug 11; CLIR Education & Access Survey; Board Election

[Park, Lynda]

2017 ASEEES Convention Early Registration Ends on Aug. 11

The 49th ASEEES Convention<http://www.aseees.org/convention> will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, on Nov. 9-12, 2017.

REGISTRATION

Please register by August 11 to receive the reduced registration rate: www.aseees.org/convention/registration<http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration>   Please note all convention participants MUST register by Sept. 30.



HOTEL RESERVATION

Please reserve your hotel room at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile today: www.aseees.org/convention/hotel<http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel>.  We have already sold over half of the room block. It will definitely sell out. If you wish to share accommodations, we suggest that you enter your information on our roomshare page<http://www.aseees.org/convention/roomshare>.



PROGRAM

The convention program can be viewed at: www.aseees.org/convention/program<http://www.aseees.org/convention/program>  The online program is updated regularly; the PDF version is a static document, up to date as of June 15 only.  Please submit all panel/roundtable changes by Sept. 5 to aseees.proposal at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees.proposal at pitt.edu>


Please make note of the SPECIAL PROGRAMS: www.aseees.org/convention/special-events<http://www.aseees.org/convention/special-events>, including:

Exhibit, walking roundtable (Nov 9) and free admission (Nov 9-14)<http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/art-institute-revoliutsiia> at the Art Institute of Chicago

Exhibit, reception, and film screening<http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/uchicago-revolution-everyday> at the UChicago Smart Museum and the Logan Center for the Arts, Nov 10

Film Series<http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/films>


SPONSORSHIP

We thank the following Convention sponsors <www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors<http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors>>:

*         Platinum Sponsor: Cambridge University Press | Williams College

*         Gold Sponsors: American Councils for International Education | Columbia University Harriman Institute | Natasha Kozmenko Booksellers

*         Silver Sponsors: Indiana University REEI | Stanford University CREEES
*         Bronze Sponsors: University of Texas CREEES | University of Michigan CREEES
*         Associate Sponsors: New York University Department of Russian and Slavic Studies | Ukrainian Jewish Encounter | University of Chicago CEERES
For information on sponsorship opportunities, see www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship<http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship>

EXHIBITORS
The list of 2017 exhibitors thus far can be found at: www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors<http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors>   Exhibit and advertising opportunities<http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibit> are still available.

INVITATION LETTER REQUEST
Please submit your visa/invitation letter requests by Sept. 15: www.aseees.org/convention/visa<http://www.aseees.org/convention/visa>

For any convention-related inquiries, please contact Margaret Manges, convention manager, at aseees.convention at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees.convention at pitt.edu> or (412) 648-4049.


ASEEES CLIR Subcommittee on Education & Access Survey
The Subcommittee on Education & Access was formed in 2017 by the ASEEES Committee on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR), with the goal to promote education about libraries, information resources, digital projects, cataloging and metadata curation, and information literacy to ASEEES members and the broader community of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The committee requests your participation in completing a short survey (only five questions): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H8LYTS3<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FH8LYTS3&data=01%7C01%7Cnewsnet%40pitt.edu%7Cdc639e0e790343298ffd08d4cc6cc495%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=JVfjZN3gSoMAsTHVftcZgSU5LeL6Wvk7bu3qJBlVAvM%3D&reserved=0>  The committee welcomes your comments and suggestions All responses are completely confidential.



ASEEES Board Election

The 2017 ASEEES Board of Directors Election is currently ongoing:  www.aseees.org/about/board-elections<http://www.aseees.org/about/board-elections>  Please VOTE, if you have not already done so.  Your participation in the ASEEES governance is important. If you are a current member, you should have received an e-mail with a link to an online ballot.  If you have not received an email ballot, please check your spam folder first.  The email is coming via Surveymonkey.com  If you are having difficulties with the online ballot or would prefer a paper ballot, please contact the membership coordinator at aseees at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees at pitt.edu>  Voting ends on Sept. 1.



ASEEES First Book Subvention

The next deadline for the First Book Subvention is Sept. 1. For more information and the link to the proposal submission site go to: www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention<http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention>



UPDATE YOUR MEMBER PROFILE

*         If you have moved recently or changed your institutional affiliation, please update your information in the members site<https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyInfo> or by contacting the membership coordinator at aseees at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees at pitt.edu>  If you have changed your institutional affiliation, please make sure you update your information so that your listing in the Convention Program will be correct.  We must receive such changes by September 5, in order for the correct info to appear in the program.

*         Please enter/update your demographic information.  Our online member directory is only as useful as the information you enter.



SEND US YOUR NEWS OR ARTICLE PROPOSALS FOR NEWSNET

Do you have a new job or a publication, or did you receive a promotion, a fellowship, or an award?  Please send us your news to be published in NewsNet<http://www.aseees.org/newsnet-current> and on our Members Site Announcement<https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes> section.  We are also looking for article proposals for NewsNet.  Please send your news and article proposals to Andrew Behrendt, NewsNet editor, at aseeesgr at pitt.edu<mailto:aseeesgr at pitt.edu>


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