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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1 style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Dear ASEEES members: <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>While we are all busy getting ready for the 2012 ASEEES Convention in New Orleans, the 2013 Convention proposal time is also near.<b> </b><span style='color:#222222'>New for the 2013 Convention, ASEEES is offering a dedicated space for Convention attendees to find other colleagues to form panels. Please see the announcement below, which can also be found at </span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html</a> <span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><h1 style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#990000'>2013 ASEEES Convention Papers/Panels Wanted Board</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Do you have an idea for a panel that you would like to organize and are you looking for paper presenter(s), a chair or discussant(s)?</span></em><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'> <br></span></i><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Do you have a paper topic proposal and are you looking to join a panel?</span></em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'>ASEEES is offering a dedicated space for Convention attendees to find other colleagues to form panels. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDc5N1FLQk0xZGhEcXBHWGw2aUhlUUE6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#CC6666;background:white'>Fill out the form</span></b></a> to share your panel or paper idea. <br><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0ApSs2h2I7nkMdDc5N1FLQk0xZGhEcXBHWGw2aUhlUUE&rm=full#gid=0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#CC6666;background:white'>View the response list</span></b></a> to find other panelists. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'>While ASEEES provides this board as a service to Annual Convention attendees, it is attendees' own responsibility to contact and make appropriate arrangements with potential panelists and to submit the complete panel proposals by the deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p><h1 style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>The theme for 2013 Convention is “Revolution” - <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2013.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp2013.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'>For more information on the call for proposals and rules, see </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html</a> The online proposal site and forms will be available in November. <span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222'>If you have a question about an individual posting, please contact the individual responsible. If you have a question or concern about the online board itself, please contact the Association at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#CC6666;background:white'>aseees@pitt.edu</span></b></a>; for other Convention questions, please contact Convention Coordinator Wendy Walker at <a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#CC6666;background:white'>wwalker@pitt.edu</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#990000'>Renew your 2013 Membership<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>You can also renew your membership for 2013. 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