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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ASEEES WEBINAR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">You can still register for the ASEEES Webinar on:</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">Publishing Your First Book, presented by Linda Manning, of Northern Illinois University Press</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">,
 Thur, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">June 25, 2015</span></strong>,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2:00 - 3:00 pm ET</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">  
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<b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/webinars">www.aseees.org/programs/webinars</a> [You must be a current member]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">Attendees will learn how to prepare for submitting a proposal—and eventually a manuscript—to an academic publisher. The presenter, Linda Manning, will discuss seeking out publishers,
 making contact, and submitting a proposal.  Additionally, attendees will receive an overview of the publishing process and will be given specific guidance for publishing a revised dissertation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>ASEEES 2015 CONVENTION <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Program<span style="color:#ED7D31"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">The preliminary convention program in PDF is now available:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/program">www.aseees.org/convention/program</a>  The PDF version is a static document, up to date as of June 8 only.  The online program is updated regularly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Sponsorship<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">We offer opportunities for organizations to sponsor ASEEES 2015:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship">www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship</a>  It is a great way to support the field and reach the convention attendees (approx. attendance 2300). Please consider having your institution become a sponsor.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">Register</a>
</b>| <b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">Reserve Hotel Room</a> </b>
|<b> <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibit">Exhibit/Advertise</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">For any convention related inquiries, please contact Wendy Walker, convention coordinator, at
<a href="mailto:wwalker@pitt.edu">wwalker@pitt.edu</a> or <span style="color:black;background:white">
781-235-2408.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>ASEEES BOARD ELECTION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The 2015 ASEEES Board of Directors Election is currently ongoing: 
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/board-elections">www.aseees.org/about/board-elections</a> Please VOTE, if you have not already done so. Your participation in ASEEES governance is important.  If you are a current member, you should have received an e-mail
 with a link to an online ballot.  If you have not received the e-mail ballot, please check your spam folder. If you did not receive the e-mail ballot or would prefer a paper ballot, please contact  the membership coordinator at
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>SEND US YOUR NEWS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Do you have a new job or a publication, or did you receive a promotion, a fellowship, or an award?  Please send us your news to be published in
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/newsnet-current">NewsNet</a> and in the <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes">
Announcement</a> section of our Members Site.  Please send your news to Mary Arnstein, communications coordinator, at
<a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a>.<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/donate"><span style="color:#C00000">Support ASEEES</span></a><span style="color:#C00000">
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<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> |
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