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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Dear Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The October NewsNet is now available by clicking here: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/newsnet/2013-10.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.aseees.org/newsnet/2013-10.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>This edition focuses on Southeast Europe, with articles that describe Croatia’s accession process and the state of B/C/S language study here and abroad: <o:p></o:p></p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>An Ambiguous End of a Long Road: Croatia Joins the EU by Andrew Konitzer, University of Pittsburgh <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>From YU to EU in the Language Classroom: Teaching Bosnian/Croatian/ Serbian in a Time of Accession, by Marijeta Božović, Yale University <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Additionally, there is an article describing North American institutions’ collaborative efforts to inventory official local government newspapers of imperial Russia. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i>Gubernskie vedomosti</i>: An Inventory of the North American Holdings, by Wookjin Cheun, Indiana University, provides more information about this important project.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The ASEEES Advocacy Committee’s work is also highlighted in this NewsNet. Recently, committee members participated in a House briefing organized by the Coalition for International Education leadership. Additionally, the committee and the coalition are preparing for a policy conference to discuss the future of international and foreign language studies. The conference will be held April 11-13, 2014 at College of William and Mary. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'>ASEEES 46th Annual Convention Theme and Rules were announced, as were the 2013 ASEEES Prize Winners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'>As always, the NewsNet includes regular features: Publications, Personages, Institutional Member News, Affiliate Member News, and In Memoriam <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know what questions you have; and please feel free to send me news (personages, publications) for inclusion in the January edition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Arnstein<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>