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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'>The<b> ASEEES 2013 Convention</b> will take place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Nov. 21-24, 2013: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention.html</a> . The convention theme is <b>“Revolution”</b>.<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'>The <b>Call for Proposals</b> is now open: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html</a> You are strongly encouraged to submit the proposal online. The process has been simplified from the previous year’s proposal. You can also send the proposal in Word format as an e-mail attachment.<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'>The deadline for individual paper submissions is <b><span style='color:red'>Dec. 17</span></b>. Please note that the acceptance rate for individual paper submissions is lower than session submissions. We encourage everyone to submit a panel rather than individual papers. <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'>The deadline for the panel/roundtable/meeting submissions is <b><span style='color:red'>Jan. 15, 2013</span></b>.<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'>To assist in the process of forming panels, we have created the <b>ASEEES 2013 Panel/Paper Wanted Board</b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html#wanted">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html#wanted</a> We hope that you will find this board useful.<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'>Before you start the submission process, please read <b>the general rules for convention participants</b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html#rules">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html#rules</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please note that ALL individual paper submitters and session organizers in the <u>US and Abroad</u> MUST be ASEEES members. <b>Renew your membership today</b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/membershipindividual.html">http://www.aseees.org/membership/membershipindividual.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All participants <b>MUST</b> have a profile and <u>brief</u> cv information on the <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=LoginRequired">ASEEES Members Site</a> before a submission can be made. Please ask your session participants to do this <b>NOW</b>. It is vitally important that they do not wait till the day of the deadline to enter this information as the data may not be available on the convention proposal site for 24 hours. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Again, please read all the information on the Call for Proposals page carefully: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp.html</a> <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'>We are delighted to announce that we have a <b>new</b> <b>A-V policy</b> for ASEEES 2013. We will be providing LCD projection setup for all panels and roundtables. Session participants must bring their own laptops. We will not offer any other a-v equipment. Therefore, you will no longer need to enter your a-v request in the proposal. We will provide more exact information on this page later: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/program.html#AV">http://www.aseees.org/convention/program.html#AV</a> <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'>If you need any assistance, please contact Jonathon Swiderski, membership coordinator, at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a>, or Wendy Walker, convention coordinator, at <a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> <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'>Best,<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'>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'>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 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>+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'>+1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><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;color:#C00000'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><span style='color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></a> – Ask me about Planned Giving</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>