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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;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>We hope that this e-mail finds all of our members, especially those on the US East Coast, well. Please find below a few announcements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:red'>2012 CONVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The <b>deadline to submit any convention program changes</b> to be included in the convention program supplement is <b><span style='color:red'>Friday, NOV. 2</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Please note that the ASEEES office will be closed from Nov. 12 – 25 due to the convention and the Thanksgiving holiday. We still can be reached via e-mail. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:red'>GENDER EQUITY SURVEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Please take a few minutes to complete <span style='color:black;background:white'>the </span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/committees/womencom.html"><strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#CC6666;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Committee on the Status of Women</span></strong></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>(CSW) invites you to participate in a <b>gender equity survey</b>: </span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/additional/gendersurvey.html">http://www.aseees.org/additional/gendersurvey.html</a> The survey will close shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:red'>2013 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>You can also renew your membership for 2013. Renew early! <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership.html">http://www.aseees.org/membership.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>We look forward to seeing many of you in New Orleans!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>+1 (412) 648-9788 (direct), +1 (412) 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>+1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/">www.aseees.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><span style='color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></a> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>