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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'>Register for ASEEES Webinar on May 22:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'>“Impact Factors, Journal Quality, and Research Assessment in the Humanities and Social Sciences” on May 22, 1 PM – 2PM ET</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'><br>In this webinar,</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'> </span></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'>Trevor Parry-Giles</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#312F30'>, National Communication Association Director for Academic and Professional Affairs, will present information on the role and place of impact factors and journal citation indexes in the humanities and social sciences. <br>For more information see <a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/upcoming-webinar-impact-factors-journal-quality-and-research-assessment">http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/upcoming-webinar-impact-factors-journal-quality-and-research-assessment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Looking for Mentors for ASEEES Mentoring Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We received a very enthusiastic response to our pilot mentoring program. We are still looking for volunteers willing to serve as mentors. For more information and to sign up, see: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring">http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=main-content-text style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Other Announcements<br></span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please check out the list of <b>External Prizes</b> - <a href="http://www.aseees.org/resources/external-prizes">http://www.aseees.org/resources/external-prizes</a> It includes the new Michael Henry Heim Translation Prize announced by the East European Politics & Societies and Cultures (EEPS).<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ASEEES Blog<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please check out a new blog post by Emily Wang on “SRAS Minorities Abroad Project”: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-blog-feed/sras-minorities-abroad-project">http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-blog-feed/sras-minorities-abroad-project</a> You can read this and the other blog posts at: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-blog-feed">http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-blog-feed</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>2014 Membership<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have not renewed your membership for 2014, please do so today: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a> . If you are not sure if you have already renewed, please contact <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> We would be happy to check for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ASEEES-CESS Joint Conference, May 22-24</b>: <a href="http://shss.nu.edu.kz/shss/Events/Conferences/ASEEES-CESS_Info">http://shss.nu.edu.kz/shss/Events/Conferences/ASEEES-CESS_Info</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>2015 ICCEES</b> proposal submission deadline, May 31: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/call-proposals-ninth-iccees-world-congress">http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/call-proposals-ninth-iccees-world-congress</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, be sure to check out:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/spotlight">Member Spotlights</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/slavic-east-european-and-eurasian-studies">SEEES Blogroll</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda Park, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>203C Bellefield Hall | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 (412) 648-9788 (direct), +1 (412) 648-9911 (main)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>+1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.aseees.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention"><span style='color:blue'>ASEEES2014 Convention, San Antonio, Nov. 20-23</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aseees.org/donate"><span style='color:#C00000'>Support ASEEES</span></a><span style='color:#C00000'> – Ask Me about Planned Giving</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Find us on Facebook</span></a> | <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Join us on LinkedIn</span></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>