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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 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"'>Acceptance notification for the ASEEES 2013 Convention, Boston, has been sent out to session organizers and individual paper submitters. If you have not heard from your session organizer, please contact him/her directly for more information.<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"'>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The convention registration is now open: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration.html</a>. Register by Aug. 23 to receive the reduced registration rate.<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"'>ASEEES MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;background:white'>All participants - session chairs, discussants, paper presenters and roundtable members - who are<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-weight:normal'>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies scholars in the</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> US and abroad </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-weight:normal'>must be current ASEEES members</span></strong><b>.</b> If you have not renewed your membership for the current calendar year, you must do so at this time: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><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-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white'>Only scholars outside the field of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies are not required to join ASEEES, but<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-weight:normal'>must register for the convention at the non-member rate</span></strong><b>.</b> Please note that it is cheaper to join at the Affiliate member level than to pay for non-member regular registration fee. <span class=apple-converted-space><o:p></o:p></span></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"'>DAVIS GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT, Deadline: April 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The Davis Grant provides travel funding for graduate students to participate in the convention: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/davisgrant.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/davisgrant.html</a> Late applications will not be reviewed.<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"'>REGIONAL SCHOLAR TRAVEL GRANT, Deadline: May 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The new Regional Scholar Travel Grant provide travel funding to scholars from Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia (see website for list of qualifying countries and eligibility details) to participate in the convention: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/regionalgrant.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/regionalgrant.html</a> Late applications will not be reviewed.<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"'>HOTEL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The hotel information will be posted 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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>FACEBOOK GROUP <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>We set up an open Facebook group to facilitate discussion amongst convention participants about sessions and other logistics. Please join: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/535222686500430/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/535222686500430/</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"'>TWITTER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/aseeestudies">https://twitter.com/aseeestudies</a>. Hashtag for the 2013 Convention: #aseees13<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"'><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></span><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"'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000'> – Ask Me about Planned Giving</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></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509">Join us on LinkedIn</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies">Follow us on Twitter</a></span><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"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>