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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear ASEEES members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please join me in congratulating the following newly elected Board members. We thank them for their willingness to serve. Their tenure on the Board starts on January 1, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2011 ASEEES Board of Directors Election Results<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vice President / President Elect (2012-2014): <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Diane Koenker</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, U of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Members at Large (2012-2014):<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Irina Reyfman</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, Columbia U<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Olga Shevchenko</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, Williams College<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Graduate Student Representative (2012-2013):<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Leslie Waters</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, UCLA<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other Announcements - Convention Deadlines <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>September 30</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>: Deadline for program participants to pre-register/pay the registration fee and have their names listed in the Convention Program Index. This will be the last reminder.<br>October 12: Final day to preregister. After this date, attendees must register on site at a higher rate [<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html</span></a> ]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You can confirm that your registration has been received and processed by logging in to the website [<a href="http://www.aseeesmembers.org/"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.aseeesmembers.org/</span></a>] and going to ‘Convention’ > ‘Convention Receipt’, or by going to this address: [<a href="http://www.aseeesmembers.org/Convention/ConventionReceipt.aspx"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.aseeesmembers.org/Convention/ConventionReceipt.aspx</span></a> ]. While on the members site, please check that your name and affiliation are entered as they should appear in the Convention program and make sure that your mailing address is updated and correct. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Regards,<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(formerly AAASS) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(412) 648-9788 (direct), 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.aseees.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Find us on Facebook</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Join us on LinkedIn</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>