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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=BasicParagraph>Dear members: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=BasicParagraph>It is not too late to submit nominations for the 2013 ASEEES book prize competitions or for the Graduate Student Essay Prize. A brief summary about these different prize categories is below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=BasicParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-right:5.0pt;text-align:justify'>ASEEES recognizes outstanding scholarship in history, political science, literary/cultural studies, political economy, anthropology, sociology, geography, foreign policy and area studies (with a special emphasis on Polish studies) by awarding a number of prizes during the Annual Convention. Please see<span style='color:#00ADEF'> </span><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://aseees.org/prizes.html </span>for eligibility requirements & nomination instructions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-right:5.0pt;text-align:justify'><b>Nominations Due: May 7 <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.6pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.6pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif"'>Additionally, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif";color:black'>The Graduate Student Essay Prize is awarded for an outstanding essay by a graduate student in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Follow this link (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif";color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/prizes/studentprize.html">http://www.aseees.org/prizes/studentprize.html</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif"'>) for more detailed information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.6pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion Pro","serif";color:black'>Nominations Due: June 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=BasicParagraph align=center style='margin-left:5.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know what questions you have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Arnstein<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>203C Bellefield Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(412) 648-9809 (direct), 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>www.aseees.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>Find us on Facebook</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> | </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>Join us on LinkedIn</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> | </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>