<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">
<!-- converted from rtf -->
<style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid; } --></style>
</head>
<body>
<font face="Cambria, serif" size="2">
<div>Dear Members:</div>
<div> </div>
<div>ASEEES is pleased to announce the candidates for its 2013 Board of Directors election.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>The candidates for Vice President/President-Elect are<font color="#1F497D"> </font><b>Catriona Kelly</b> and <b>Stephanie Sandler</b>. You can read their bios<font color="#1F497D"> at</font> <a href="http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-pres.php"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-pres.php</u></font></a></div>
<div>The candidates for the Board of Directors Members-at-Large are<font color="#1F497D"> </font><b>Eliot Borenstein</b>, <b>Yoshiko Herrera</b>, <b>Valerie Sperling</b> and <b>Christine Worobec</b>. Their bios<font color="#1F497D">:</font> <a href="http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-atlarge.php"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-atlarge.php</u></font></a>
</div>
<div>The candidates for the Graduate Student Representative are <b>Melissa Hibbard</b> and <b>Colleen Lucey</b>. Their bios<font color="#1F497D">:</font> <a href="http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-grad.php"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://aseees.org/about/board/election2013-grad.php</u></font></a></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div>
<div>We thank them for their willingness to stand as candidates for the Board positions. Current members with e-mail addresses on file will receive a separate e-mail notification with access to an online ballot on Tue, June 18. If you have not renewed your
2013 membership yet, please <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/membershipindividual.html"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>renew your membership</u></font></a> by June 17 so that you can receive your ballot in a timely manner. If you would prefer
a print copy of the ballot, or if you are unsure about your membership status, please contact Jonathon Swiderski, membership coordinator, at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>aseees@pitt.edu</u></font></a> or call +1 (412)
648-9911.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Below are some additional announcements:</div>
<div> </div>
<div><b>ASEEES ADVOCACY</b></div>
<div>The ASEEES Board of Directors issued a <a href="http://www.aseees.org/new/levada.php"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>letter of concern </u></font></a>regarding Russian prosecutors' actions requiring social research organizations that receive any international
funding to register as "foreign agents". </div>
<div> </div>
<div><b>UPDATE YOUR PROFILE</b></div>
<div>Please remember to <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyInfo"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>update your information</u></font></a> in our Members Site, especially if you have moved and have new institutional
affiliation, mailing address or e-mail address. This will insure continuous receipt of our publications and correct affiliation in the convention program.
<br>
Also, our <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=IndSearch"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>individual directory</u></font></a> is now searchable by current research, please consider adding your current research as
you update your information. [NOTE: You must be logged in as a member to use the directory.]</div>
<div> </div>
<div><b>SEND US YOUR NEWS</b></div>
<div>Do you have a new job or a publication; did you receive a promotion, a fellowship, or an award? Please send us your news to be published in <a href="http://www.aseees.org/publications/newsnetmain.html"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>NewsNet</u></font></a>
and on our online <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Announcement</u></font></a> section. Please send your news to Mary
Arnstein, communications coordinator, at <a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu"><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>newsnet@pitt.edu</u></font></a></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#1F497D"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Gill Sans MT, sans-serif" color="#1F497D">-- </font></div>
<div>Lynda Park, Executive Director</div>
<div>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies </div>
<div>203C Bellefield Hall </div>
<div>University of Pittsburgh</div>
<div>Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA</div>
<div>+1 (412) 648-9788 (direct), +1 (412) 648-9911 (main)</div>
<div>+1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)</div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/"><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#0000FF"><u>www.aseees.org</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/support.html"><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#C00000"><u><b>Support ASEEES</b></u></font></a><font face="Cambria, serif" size="2" color="#C00000"><b> – Ask Me about Planned Giving</b></font></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/slavic.e.european.eurasian.studies"><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Find us on Facebook</u></font></a><font face="Cambria, serif" size="2"> | </font><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509"><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Join
us on LinkedIn</u></font></a><font face="Cambria, serif" size="2"> | </font><a href="http://twitter.com/aseeestudies"><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Follow us on Twitter</u></font></a><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div>
</font>
</body>
</html>