[ASEEES] ASEEES offering two new webinars; Release of August NewsNet; Reminder of Important Dates

[ASEEES NewsNet]

Dear members:

Upcoming Webinars:
ASEEES, in partnership with the Humanities Commons, is offering two webinars:

Developing Your Professional Online Identity: (tomorrow), Thursday, August 17, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  Register here   <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3939451590578880257?source=HC+Insider+post&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sign%20up%20to%20attend%20the%20webinar&utm_campaign=HCwebinar>
The webinar will help you cultivate an online presence and shape what people find when they search for you online. It will be aimed at graduate students and early career PhDs preparing for a job search, but anyone is welcome.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
*             Sharing scholarship and teaching materials
*             Creating a space to showcase your experience
*             Using strategies to help people discover your profile or site
*             Connecting with colleagues on social networks, including Humanities Commons

Using ASEEES Commons to Prepare for the Convention: Thursday, August 24, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. To register, click here<http://aseees.org/programs/webinars>
This webinar will teach participants how to:

*         Use the Commons to help copresenters prepare talking points, discussion questions, and more

*         Spark pre-convention conversation with the Commons community

*         Use ASEEES Commons to extend the life of your convention session

August NewsNet is now available online:
The August 2017<https://www.aseees.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/08-2017%20Newsnet.pdf> issue of NewsNet includes "Broadening Career Opportunities and Training for PhDs: A Discussion at ASEEES," by Melissa Bokovoy (University of New Mexico); three "alt-ac" career Member Spotlights from Elana Jakel (US Holocaust Memorial Museum), Faith Wilson Stein (Stanford University Press), and Daniel Peris (Federated Investors); and "Portable Practices of Critical Social Inquiry: Taking East Central Europe Global," by Jonathan Larson (Grinnell College). In addition to our usual features, we are proud to announce the 2017 Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies award recipient.  https://www.aseees.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/08-2017%20Newsnet.pdf. The August NewsNet has been mailed to members as well.

Reminders of important dates:
September 1:

*         The 2017 ASEEES Board of Directors Election voting ends September 1.  www.aseees.org/about/board-elections<http://www.aseees.org/about/board-elections>. If you are having difficulties voting, please contact the membership coordinator at aseees at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees at pitt.edu>

*         The next deadline for the First Book Subvention is Sept. 1.  www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention<http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention>

September 5:
Please check the online program: aseees.org/convention/program<http://aseees.org/convention/program>  and report any needed changes to participants, panel/paper titles to aseees.proposal at pitt.edu<mailto:aseees.proposal at pitt.edu> by Sept. 5.


Send us your news:
As always, please send along news of new jobs, publications, promotions, fellowships or awards to newsnet at pitt.edu<mailto:newsnet at pitt.edu>.

Mary Arnstein
ASEEES Communications Coordinator
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