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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=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>HOTEL RESERVATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Reservation for the ASEEES 2013 Convention hotel –Boston Marriott Copley Place - is now open. Information on the hotel group rate and reservation process can also be found at: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html">http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotelreservation.html</a> We suggest that you reserve early. We expect this convention to be well attended and the rooms will sell out. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>For Graduate Students</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>: We have a VERY LIMITED number of graduate student rooms at a special rate of $99 per night (single or double) plus tax. Interested graduate students should email a copy of their student ID to Wendy Walker (<a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> ). Wendy will give them a special code to make their reservations. If you need a student room, please book as soon as possible. We will sell out of these very quickly.<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 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"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/535222686500430/">ASEEES 2013 Facebook group</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aseees13&src=savs">TWITTER #aseees2013</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Cambria","serif"'>+1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Cambria","serif";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-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>