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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We are delighted to announce the details of the
<b>Visual Anthropology Film Series</b> as part of the <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">
2014 ASEEES Annual Convention</a> in San Antonio. We will be showing nine films ranging from 9 to 60 minutes. The full program information can be found
<b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/visual-anthropology-film-series-2014-aseees-convention">HERE</a><a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/visual-anthropology-film-series-2014-aseees-convention"></a></b>. We
thank the members of the <a href="http://wgctv.blogs.wm.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white;text-decoration:none">Working Group on Cinema and Television</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#312F30;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">for
their tremendous work on putting together the film series.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>OTHER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#202020"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#202020;background:white">Presidential Plenary:<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b>“25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Historical Legacies and New Beginnings”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="boldtext"><span style="font-weight:normal">Roundtable on “Transition Economics After 25 Years: What Have We Learned?” and many other sessions related to the convention theme</span></span><b><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Roundtable on<span style="color:#202020;background:white"> “SOYUZ at 20:
</span><span style="color:#202020">Past, Presents and Futures of post-Socialist Cultural Studies”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Unconference Session: What can ASEEES do to support non-tenure track/contingent faculty?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="background:white">Six professional development sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="background:white">13 Sessions on language pedagogy and linguistics</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="background:white">ASEEES Awards Presentation and President's Address: “East European and Eurasian Studies 25 Years After 1989: In Defense of Regional Knowledge in a Globalized World” by Stephen E. Hanson, The College
of William and Mary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>ASEEES Annual Meeting of Members<o:p></o:p></p>
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You can browse the <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/program">convention program online</a>, and if you are logged in, you can create your own schedule. The program is also mobile-friendly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Pre-registration ends on <b><span style="color:red">Oct 17</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>(If you are participant in the program you MUST register by <b><span style="color:red">Sept. 30</span></b>):
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a>. Please note that you can purchase tickets for the Saturday evening awards buffet when you register. Tickets for this event are $45 each ($20 for students).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>HOTEL RESERVATIONS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The hotel block is almost sold out. Book your reservation today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a> . If you are interested in sharing accommodations, please check our
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/roomshare">roomshare list</a>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SPONSOR<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors"></a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We thank the following convention sponsors for their support:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Gold Sponsor: <a href="http://www.eastview.com/"><span style="text-decoration:none">East View Information Services</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bronze Sponsors:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/"><span style="text-decoration:none">College of William and Mary Reves Center for International Studies</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/"><span style="text-decoration:none">Indiana University Russian and East European Institute</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="http://www.hse.ru/en/"><span style="text-decoration:none">National Research University High School of Economics</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Opening Reception Sponsors:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#0000CC"><a href="http://www.baylor.edu/history/"><span style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Baylor University Department of History</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#0000CC"><a href="http://www.baylor.edu/mlc/"><span style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Baylor University Department of Modern Languages and Cultures</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#0000CC"><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/creees/"><span style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">University of Texas at Austin Center for Russian, East European
and Eurasian Studies</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#0000CC"><a href="https://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/slavic/"><span style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">University of Texas at Austin Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">EXHIBITORS</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Check out the list of <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors">
<b>Exhibitors</b></a> at the Convention. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SOCIAL MEDIA</b><br>
Join: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/260080527472503/">ASEEES 2014 Convention Facebook group</a> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aseees14">TWITTER #aseees14</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For any convention related inquiries, please contact Wendy Walker at
<a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> or 781-235-2408.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio in November!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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