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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>On the Russian Visa Matter: </b>
Based on the responses to our recent survey and other online discussions,<b> </b>
ASEEES is issuing the following statement:<b> </b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/russian-visas-researchers">http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/russian-visas-researchers</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Upcoming ASEEES Webinar: </b>Please join us for our next ASEEES webinar, sponsored by CLIR: “<b>The World of LibGuides -- Thinking Beyond Your University</b>,” on
<b><span style="color:red">Wed,</span></b><span style="color:red"> <b>Apr 22, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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LibGuides is a Content Management System used to curate knowledge and share information by creating online Guides on any topic, subject, course, process, etc. Jon Giullian (University of Kansas) and Erik Zitser (Duke University) will teach attendees how LibGuides
can be used to save time and effort by enabling content sharing locally and globally (the Springshare community will be highlighted as an example of broader content-sharing).<o:p></o:p></p>
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For more information and to register:<b> </b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/webinars">http://www.aseees.org/programs/webinars</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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If you have an idea for a webinar that you would like to present please contact <a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">
newsnet@pitt.edu</a> <span style="color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Nominations for Graduate Student Representative:</b> ASEEES invites graduate students or their advisors to submit nominations for the position of Graduate Student Representative on the ASEEES Board of Directors<span style="color:#312F30">.
</span>All materials must be submitted to ASEEES by<b> <span style="color:#FF3300">April 15</span></b><span style="color:#312F30">. For more information see:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/call-nominations-graduate-student-representative-board-directors">
http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/call-nominations-graduate-student-representative-board-directors</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>ASEEES Mentoring Program:</b> The deadline to sign up for the 2015-2016 ASEEES Mentoring Program is
<b><span style="color:red">April 20</span></b>. For more information see <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring">
http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Nominations for 2015 ASEEES Prizes</b>: We are currently accepting nomination for our prizes. The deadline for the eight book prizes is
<b><span style="color:red">May 7</span></b>; Tucker-Cohen Dissertation Prize <b><span style="color:red">May 15</span></b>; Graduate Student Essay Prize is
<b><span style="color:red">June 1</span></b>. For more information see <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes">
http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Your News for NewsNet:</b> Please send your news (book publications, awards, promotions, new employment, etc) for inclusion in the June NewsNet by
<b><span style="color:red">May 1</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>to <a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">
newsnet@pitt.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#312F30"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Renew Your Membership</b>: Please renew your ASEEES membership,
<u>IF</u> you have not already done so: <span style="color:#312F30"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a> Please contact
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> with any questions regarding your membership status or access to the members site.</span><span style="color:#312F30"><o:p></o:p></span></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></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"><span style="color:#C00000"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/donate"><span style="color:#C00000">Support ASEEES</span></a>
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