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[ASEEES] Announcements: Virtual Conference/Webinar Series on Political Police and the Soviet System; Call for Applications for Travel Grants and Other Grants/Prizes

Park, Lynda lypark at pitt.edu
Thu Apr 9 14:08:29 EDT 2020 

Virtual Conference/Webinar Series
"Political Police and the Soviet System: Insights from Newly Opened KGB Archives in the Former Soviet States"
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This 5-part series of webinars/virtual conference will offer insights on and an opportunity to discuss newly opened secret police archives that has the potential to illuminate a major piece of twentieth-century history and its legacies. Participants will explore the significance of research on the Soviet secret police, the penal system, forced labor, and intelligence history.
Webinar I: Culture, Non-Conformism, Normativity, Apr 15, 2020 9:00 AM EDT
Webinar II: Entering and Exiting the Gulag, Apr 16, 2020 9:00 AM EDT
Webinar III: Identifying Enemies: Surveillance, Classification, and Information,  Apr 17, 2020 9:30 AM EDT
Webinar IV: The Secret Police as an Institution: Internal History and Practices,  Apr 17, 2020 2:00 PM EDT
Webinar V: Operations Abroad and Foreign Intelligence,  April 20, 2020 11:30 AM EST

ASEEES Responds to COVID-19
We at ASEEES are mindful of the ongoing circumstances with Covid-19 and are monitoring developments closely. We will continue to provide any updates and changes to ASEEES operations and activities and other relevant information on this COVID-19 update page<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fcovid-19&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100485968&sdata=hZEQCSEAvV6sf0ULL8iUM%2BQFnvjukW%2FHuVfne99JjTI%3D&reserved=0>.

  *   ASEEES signed a statement<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fstatement-covid19-academic-labor&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100490966&sdata=2PFlFtZslCTTtH8dhQUUjmQQx0dy5eOClPEJ71Plv4Y%3D&reserved=0> by the Modern Language Association calling on universities and colleges to implement practices that will mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for graduate student, contingent faculty members, untenured faculty members, and international students and scholars.
  *   ASEEES signed a statement<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fadvocacy%2Fstatement-faculty-covid-19-crisis&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100495958&sdata=ZTcRWWMGgpm2qeaZ9ZUX3iuiTeBnqszcyOpYe2Op%2FI8%3D&reserved=0> by the American Sociological Association calling on the higher education administrators to consider appropriate temporary adjustments to their faculty review and reappointment processes for tenure line and contingent faculty during the COVID-19 crisis.
  *   Brian Porter-Szűcs, Thurnau Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, discusses the actions that can be taken to assist graduate students in our recent blog post<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fnews-events%2Faseees-blog-feed%2Fhelping-graduate-students-time-crisis&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100500943&sdata=IIu5SFqqv1Ayf5D53yv4pFUyKK5rOr2yDo4%2BLvRPbb8%3D&reserved=0>.

2020 ASEEES Annual Convention/Travel Grants
The 2020 ASEEES Annual Convention<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100505945&sdata=BnSaLiIZBlqYmRLHCRWaehQQHCh1y48G%2FLRXEtnBI%2F8%3D&reserved=0> Program Committee has completed the review of all proposals. You will be receiving notifications in the next few days. The email will be sent through our convention management software and coming from "DO_NOT_REPLY at allacademic.com". Please whitelist this email address, or be sure to check your spam folder.
ASEEES is delighted to offer five travel grant programs for the convention. The deadline for the following four travel grants is April 29: the Graduate Student Travel Grant, the Regional Scholar Travel Grant, the Convention Opportunity Travel Grant, and the Russian Scholar Travel Grant. The deadline for the Diversity and Inclusion Travel Grant is August 31. For more information see http://www.aseees.org/convention/grants<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention%2Fgrants&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100510927&sdata=agMGfaajSgRFKCP4dheegMgwfJGDUDaa1OA76OXB4fs%3D&reserved=0>
Other Upcoming Deadlines

  *   ASEEES Dissertation Research Grants<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Fdissertation-grant&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100510927&sdata=H6wS77hfejrWYR%2FWsBvqiHABziTJkMqZMsf2RyJcdBQ%3D&reserved=0> Application Deadline:  April 15
  *   Understanding Modern Russia Research Grants<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Fmodern-russia-grant&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100520909&sdata=fzaRR9LJ2bQMUz8yxW%2FundgcLsUcNq4FkAsC9PpfeuU%3D&reserved=0> Application Deadline:  April 15
  *   ASEEES Summer Dissertation Writing Grants<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Faseees-summer-dissertation&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100525901&sdata=eGptDUEoGvF6u37SMXEsB4g4cd%2FITPbtgj1AKDhTorM%3D&reserved=0> Application Deadline:  April 15
  *   ASEEES Distinguished Contributions Award<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Faseees-prizes%2Fdistinguished-contributions-award&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100530889&sdata=9bGLZp%2BCwbKHgGz4Z8hK795%2F0oDZzbcEEbFWGr3RMco%3D&reserved=0> Nomination Deadline: April 15
  *   ASEEES Board Candidacy<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fabout%2Fgovernance%2Fself-nomination-aseees-board-candidacy&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100535880&sdata=V3tu1gjnKnFblBGJL8eYYqOjyFyKjbJ%2B6dSZwlw6z1c%3D&reserved=0> Self-nomination Deadline: April 15
  *   ASEEES Book Prizes<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fnews-events%2Faseees-news-feed%2Faseees-now-accepting-book-prize-submissions&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100540871&sdata=Q4EIYs5vrOSrvzQ%2FjOSG6d4EzpWtfJBYUHG1LCb7dT0%3D&reserved=0> Nomination Deadline: April 15
  *   ASEEES Mentoring Program<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Fmentoring&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100540871&sdata=zYCcL0B3w5HtBUWxlTg%2FswMJWhF97tA5i1dq8wezixI%3D&reserved=0> Application Deadline: May 1
  *   Tucker-Cohen Dissertation Prize<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Faseees-prizes%2Ftucker-cohen-dissertation-prize&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100545859&sdata=uWg9fnbTm9XjDlHR6OL198d9jtTxd%2BX25tth%2FEPHLs4%3D&reserved=0> Nomination Deadline: May 15
  *   ASEEES Graduate Student Essay Prize<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Faseees-prizes%2Fgraduate-student-essay-prize&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100550855&sdata=%2FZCSwe1pmq2n8gYio0DxpDQg6zSU2sHcR60lJRzBW9c%3D&reserved=0> Nomination Deadline: June 1

2020 ICCEES World Congress Postponed till August 2021
The 10th ICCEES World Congress has been postponed until August 3-8, 2021, and will be held at Concordia University in Montreal. More information about the Congress can be found on their event website<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.events.concordia.ca%2Fsites%2Ficcees%2Fen%2Ficcees2020&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca2073264a04a4100632108d7dcb101e6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637220525100555843&sdata=yo3PBC9npY8oXymxvVApOrhupcCrvQ5JTFp0%2BPtTdMA%3D&reserved=0>. Due to the postponement, ASEEES has rescinded the travel grant program for the World Congress. We will conduct the competition again in early spring of 2021.

Wishing you all good physical and mental health during this time of uncertainty.

Lynda Park
Executive Director
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
203C Bellefield Hall | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA
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