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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>2015 ASEEES Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Nov. 19-22<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The 2015 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia promises to be a well-attended, lively event. The acceptance notifications were sent out on April 24. If you have not received a notification, please check your spam folder first and then
contact Wendy Walker at <a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> We will post the preliminary schedule in mid-June.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The Convention registration is now open: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">
http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a>. The Early Registration Deadline is August 21.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">MEMBERSHIP RULES & EXCEPTIONS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">All participants on panels/roundtables who are in any related Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in the US and abroad must be current ASEEES members. If you are not currently a member or have not renewed your membership for
2015, you must do so now: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">
http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a> For complete membership rules and exceptions see:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules#membership">http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules#membership</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">TRAVEL GRANTS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">ASEEES is offering three travel grants for the convention this year -
<b>Davis Graduate Student Travel Grant</b> (deadline: <span style="color:red">May 22</span>),
<b>Regional Scholar Travel Grant</b> (deadline: <span style="color:red">June 1</span>), and the
<b><span style="color:red">new</span></b> <b>Convention Opportunity Travel Grant</b> (deadline:
<span style="color:red">June 1</span>). For more information see <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/grants">
http://www.aseees.org/convention/grants</a> The new Convention Opportunity Travel Grant was instituted this year to provide support for low-income members, particularly adjunct/contingent faculty and those who are unemployed/underemployed:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/grants/opportunity">http://www.aseees.org/convention/grants/opportunity</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>DONATE</b> - Please consider donating to the travel grant funds. 100% of your donations will be given out as grants for the 2015 Convention:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/donate">http://www.aseees.org/donate</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2015 ASEEES Prizes<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2015 ASEEES prize nomination deadlines are fast approaching:<b>
</b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes">http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes</a><b>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Distinguished Contributions in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award:
<span style="color:red">May 8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>CLIR Distinguished Service Award: <span style="color:red">
June 1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Vucinich Book Prize: <span style="color:red">May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>USC Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies: <span style="color:red">
May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Zelnik Book Prize in History: <span style="color:red">
May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Davis Center Book Prize in Political and Social Studies:
<span style="color:red">May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 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]>Shulman Book Prize: <span style="color:red">May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Hewett Book Prize: <span style="color:red">May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 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]>Jelavich Book Prize: <span style="color:red">May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 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]>Kulczycki Book Prize in Polish Studies: <span style="color:red">
May 7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Tucker/Cohen Dissertation Prize: <span style="color:red">
May 15</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 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]>ASEEES Graduate Student Essay Prize: <span style="color:red">
June 1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ASEEES Special Meeting of the Board<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As previously announced, the ASEEES Board will hold a special meeting on May 11 to discuss the issues raised by Prof. David Ransel’s Feb. 5 sign-on letter regarding the Cohen-Tucker Fellowship matter. We received 77 comments from members,
of which 51 were marked as public and are posted online: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-member-comments-sign-letter-feb-5-2015">
http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-member-comments-sign-letter-feb-5-2015</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Send Us Your News<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send us your professional news, such as promotions, change in institution, awards and prizes, by
<span style="color:red">May 11</span> to be included in the June issue of NewsNet. Send to
<a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<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) 648-9911 (main) | +1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
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