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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'>ASEEES2012 Convention Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Preregistration for the ASEEES2012 Convention in New Orleans, Nov. 15-18, closes on <b><span style='color:red'>October 10</span></b>. After that date, you must register on site at the Convention at a higher registration rate. Register Today: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are not sure if you have already registered, you can check “<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyEvents">My Events</a>” under My Information in the Members Site, or contact us at the office at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> or 412-648-9911. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'>Awards Buffet Ticket</span></b><br>Join your friends, share in the camaraderie and meet new colleagues at our lovely buffet preceding the awards ceremony on Sat, Nov. 17, 5:30 pm. Click <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopping/shopping.aspx?site=aseees&webcode=shopping&cart=0&shopsearchCat=Session&sort=6" target="_blank">HERE</a> to purchase a ticket. The tickets will be on sale only until Oct. 10. So purchase them today! There will be a limited number of tickets on sale on site on Thur, Nov. 15 only.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'>“My Schedule”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The online Convention program is up to date with all the changes . Click <a href="http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aseees/aseees12/">HERE</a> is view the searchable program as a “Guest.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or better yet, <b>create your own personal schedule</b>. Click <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=convregistration">HERE</a> to log in to the Convention page on the Members Site. Click on “View the Convention Program Online.” Search around the schedule by name of speaker or session or by day in the Events Calendar. When you are viewing a session of interest to you, click on “Add to My Schedule” button to the right of the page. If you are a participant in a session, that session will automatically appear in your schedule. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can view your schedule by clicking on the “My Schedule” button in the top navigation bar. This is will list all the sessions that you added to your schedule. You have the option of printing your schedule or downloading to your icalendar. If you have any difficulty downloading the icalendar, right-click on the link, click on “Save Link As”. This will save your icalendar file on your computer, and then you can integrate it with your Outlook calendar or import into your Google calendar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#943634'>Convention Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><u>Thursday, Nov. 15<br></u></b>ASEEES OPENING RECEPTION AND TOUR OF THE EXHIBIT HALL – 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Acadia/Bissonet Ballrooms All attendees are invited share some wonderful hors d and check out the exhibits. Cash bar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u>Friday, Nov. 16</u></b><br><a href="http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aseees/aseees12/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+View+Program+Load+Box+To+View&program_box_id=129321&PHPSESSID=eqsmoesa1jsk8oca07adou7hu4">Presidential Plenary, “Interdisciplinarity/Multidisciplinarity,”</a> 12:00-1:30pm - <span style='background:white'>La Galerie 2</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>Chair: Judith Deutsch Kornblatt, U of Wisconsin-Madison<br>Panelists: <br>Gerald Creed, CUNY Graduate Center<br>Caryl Emerson, Princeton U<br>Mark Steinberg, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b><u>Saturday, Nov. 17</u></b><br><a href="http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aseees/aseees12/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+View+Program+Load+Box+To+View&program_box_id=121170&PHPSESSID=eqsmoesa1jsk8oca07adou7hu4">ASEEES Awards Buffet (by ticket only)</a> – 5:30-7:00 PM – <span style='background:white'>Mardi Gras Ballroom E</span><i>. [See above for information on tickets]</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aseees/aseees12/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+View+Program+Load+Box+To+View&program_box_id=121171&PHPSESSID=eqsmoesa1jsk8oca07adou7hu4">ASEEES Awards Ceremony and President's Address</a> – (open to all) – 7:00 PM – <span style='background:white'>Mardi Gras Ballroom F<span style='color:#202020'><br></span></span><i>Judith Deutsch Kornblatt, U of Wisconsin, will deliver the President's Address, <span class=italictext>"Boundaries, Borders, Space and Place."</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'>Accommodations</span></b><br>Book your hotel room at the New Orleans Marriott: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html">www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html</a> Or, you can call toll-free at 877-622-3056; the block code is “ASEEES”. The room block ends on <span style='color:red'>Oct. 16</span>. <br><span style='background:white'>If you are still looking for someone to share accommodations,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>check out our roomsharing info section: </span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html#roomsharing">http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html#roomsharing</a><span style='background:white'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634;background:white'>Twitter #aseees2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Share your experiences at the convention on Twitter - #aseees2012. <br>Follow us on Twitter </span><span style='font-weight:normal'><a href="https://twitter.com/aseeestudies"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>@aseeestudies</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>. <o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will see you in November! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(412) 648-9788 (direct), 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/">www.aseees.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><span style='color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></a><b><span style='color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086">Find us on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509">Join us on LinkedIn</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies">Follow us on Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>