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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below are a few highlights of the upcoming convention in Washington, DC. There are many exceptional panels and roundtables that we can’t list here for lack of space. More the reason to attend the convention this year! You can still register onsite at the <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention.html">Convention</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And as though you are not busy enough getting ready for the 2011 convention, the call for proposals for the 2012 convention is below. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I look forward to seeing many of you soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2011 Washington DC Convention Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Open Reception and Exhibit Hall Tour, Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30-8:00pm, Regency Ballroom. Hors d'oeuvre served; cash bar.<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Sponsored by: </span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS; Duke University Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies; George Mason University Center for Eurasian Studies and the Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies; Georgetown University Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; The George Washington University Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Elliott School of International Affairs; Institute of Modern Russia; Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Princeton University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures; The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council; University of Pittsburgh Center for Russian and East European Studies; and the University of Virginia Center for Russian and East European Studies. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Presidential Plenary, “Authoritarian Turns,” Friday, Nov. 18, 12:00-1:45pm, Palladian Ballroom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><i>Chair: </i>Bruce Grant, New York U <i>Participants:</i> Irina Paperno, UC Berkeley; Adeeb Khalid, Carleton College; Serguei Alex Oushakine, Princeton U<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Awards Ceremony and President's Address – (open to all), Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30pm, <i>Blue Room;</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'>Bruce Grant, New York U, will deliver the President's Address: "We Are All Eurasian"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Let us Tweet! We are encouraging members to tweet about good presentations, panels and other activities at the convention. The Twitter hashtag is #aseees2011 (maybe we can get it to trend!). Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies">@aseeestudies</a> We promise to do a better job of tweeting ourselves.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>The Registration desk opens at 9:00am and the Exhibit Hall with 60 booths opens at 4:00pm on Thur, Nov.17.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The absolute deadline for any program changes to be noted in the program supplement is <b><u>Nov. 11 at 5:00 pm ET</u></b>. Please send changes to Wendy Walker at <a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> or (781) 235-2408.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>We thank the Convention Program Committee members--especially its Chair, Bob Geraci, U of Virginia -- for their hard work.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2012 New Orleans Convention Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2012 Annual Convention will be held in New Orleans, LA, Nov.15-18. The theme is <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2012.html#theme">"Boundary, Barrier and Border Crossing."</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The call for proposals was announced in the October issue of <a href="http://www.aseees.org/publications/newsnetmain.html">NewsNet</a> and can also be found online at <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2012.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2012.html</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that we have the option of individual paper submissions in 2012, although <u>we strongly encourage panel/roundtable proposals</u>. The deadline for the paper submissions is Dec. 16, 2011. The deadline for panel/roundtable/meeting proposals is January 15, 2012.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are in the process of moving to a new online convention management system. This site will be up in November. We will send out a separate announcement about this with instructions when ready. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Your News for the January 2012 Issue of NewsNet, Deadline Dec. 1<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please send us your news to include in the January issue of NewsNet by Dec. 1. Please send to Mary Arnstein, NewsNet editor, at <a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(formerly AAASS) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(412) 648-9788 (direct), 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/">www.aseees.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086">Find us on Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509">Join us on LinkedIn</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies">Follow us on Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div style='mso-element:comment-list'><![if !supportAnnotations]><hr class=msocomoff align=left size=1 width="33%"><![endif]></div></body></html>