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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>UPDATE YOUR MEMBER PROFILE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 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]>The Fall issue of <i>Slavic Review</i> and the August issue of
<i>NewsNet</i> will go to the printers soon. If you have moved recently, please update your address so that your copies reach you. You can
<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyInfo">
update your information in the members site</a> or by contacting Jonathon Swiderski, membership coordinator, at
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> —<b>address changes must be received no later than
<span style="color:red">August 2</span></b>, in order for you to receive the upcoming issues.<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]>If you have changed your institutional affiliation, please make sure you update your information so that your listing in the Convention Program will be correct. We must receive such changes by
<b><span style="color:red">September 5</span></b>, in order for them to appear in the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 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]>Please enter/update your demographic information. Our online member directory is only as useful as the information you enter.<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]>Also, consider volunteering for ASEEES. You can indicate your interest as your update your information:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/volunteer">www.aseees.org/about/volunteer</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>SEND US YOUR NEWS OR ARTICLE PROPOSALS FOR NEWSNET<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 on our Members Site
<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes">
Announcement</a> section. We are also looking for article proposals for NewsNet. Please send your news and article proposals to Mary Arnstein, NewsNet editor, at
<a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<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. If you are a current member, you should have received an e-mail with a link to an online ballot. Your participation
in the ASEEES governance is important. If you have not renewed your 2015 membership, please
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">renew your membership</a> and we will send you a ballot. If you are having difficulties with the online 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><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">ASEEES 2015 CONVENTION
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">
47<sup>th</sup> ASEEES Convention</a> will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Nov. 19-22, 2015.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Please register by <b><span style="color:red">August 21</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>to receive the reduced registration rate: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">
www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>HOTEL RESERVATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Please you reserve today: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">
www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>. We have already sold over half of the room block. It will definitely sell out. If you wish to share accommodations, we suggest that you enter your information on our
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/roomshare">roomshare page</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">The convention program can be viewed at:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/program">www.aseees.org/convention/program</a> The online program is updated regularly; the PDF version is a static document, up to date as of June 8 only.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>SPONSORSHIP<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">We offer <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship">
opportunities for organizations to sponsor ASEEES 2015</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. We thank the following sponsors thus far:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors">www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors</a> :<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gold Sponsor: <a href="http://www.nkbooksellers.com/">
Natasha Kozmenko Booksellers</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bronze Sponsors:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/creees/"><b>University of Texas</b> CREEES</a> &
<a href="https://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/slavic/">Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies</a>;
<a href="http://www.ii.umich.edu/crees"><b>University of Michigan</b> CREEES</a> &
<a href="http://www.ii.umich.edu/wcee">Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia</a> <span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Opening Reception Sponsors</b>: <span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#312F30">
<a href="http://www.brynmawr.edu/russian/"><span style="color:#0B7097;text-decoration:none">Bryn Mawr College Department of Russian</span></a>;
<a href="http://www.russianslavic.as.nyu.edu/"><span style="color:#0B7097;text-decoration:none">New York University Department of Russian and Slavic Studies</span></a>;
<a href="http://sju.edu/int/academics/cas/internationalrelations/"><span style="color:#0B7097;text-decoration:none">St. Joseph's University International Relations Program</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b>EXHIBITORS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The list of 2015 exhibitors thus far can be found at:<b>
</b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors">www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors</a><b> </b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibit">Exhibit and advertising opportunities</a> are still available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Join: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/385376921629552/">
ASEEES 2015 Facebook group </a>| <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aseees15">
TWITTER #aseees15</a><o:p></o:p></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.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-blog-feed">ASEEES Blogs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleSearch&FromSearchControl=Yes">Announcements</a> [including job and fellowship announcements - member login required]<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>
</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/donate"><span style="color:#C00000">Support ASEEES</span></a><span style="color:#C00000">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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