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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>ASEEES 2015 CONVENTION, </strong><strong>Nov. 19-22, Philadelphia</strong></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The <strong>Early Registration</strong> ends on <font color="red"><strong>August 21</strong></font>, after which the fees will be higher.<strong> </strong>Register
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Make your <strong>hotel reservations</strong> today: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>. The
room block 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" target="_blank">roomshare page</a>.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>FIRST BOOK SUBVENTION PROGRAM</strong></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Proposals for the first book subvention program are due <font color="red"><strong>Sept. 1</strong></font>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention</a></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>ASEEES BOARD ELECTION</strong></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The 2015 ASEEES Board of Directors Election closes on <font color="red"><strong>Sept. 1</strong></font>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/board-elections" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/about/board-elections</a>
Please VOTE, if you have not already done so. Your participation in the ASEEES governance is important. 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" target="_blank">aseees@pitt.edu</a></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#312F30"><span style="font-size: 14.4px;"><strong>AUGUST NEWSNET</strong></span></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#312F30"><span style="font-size: 14.4px;">The August edition of NewsNet is now available. It</span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#312F30"><span style="font-size: 14.4px;"><strong> </strong></span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#312F30"><span style="font-size: 14.4px;">includes
"Russia-related Research and Graduate Training in the United States" by Theodore P. Gerber, University of Wisconsin-Madison; an announcement of the new Cohen–Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship Program for Russian Historical Studies;citations commending
Archie Brown and Alexander Rabinowitch, who were recently named 2015 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Award winners; "Avant-gardes and Émigrés: Digital Humanities and Slavic Studies" by Marijeta Bozovic, Yale
University; an article spotlighting the Central Asian Analytical Network by Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University; a full list of 2015 ASEEES Travel Grant recipients; a Member Spotlight on Lynn Tesser and our regular features.
<a href="http://aseees.org/sites/default/files/downloads/august-2015_1.pdf">http://aseees.org/sites/default/files/downloads/august-2015_1.pdf</a> </span></font><br>
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