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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 14, 2015 11:56 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [ASEEES] ASEEES Convention and election news; First book subvention program deadline reminder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Do you have a new job or a book 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" target="_blank">NewsNet</a> and
on our Members Site <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">newsnet@pitt.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">If you have changed your institutional affiliation or your mailing address recently, please <a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyInfo" target="_blank">update
your information in the members site</a> or by contacting Jonathon Swiderski, membership coordinator, at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu" target="_blank">aseees@pitt.edu</a> Please enter/update your demographic information. Our online member directory is
only as useful as the information you enter. Also, consider <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">volunteering for ASEEES</span></strong>. You can indicate your interest as your update your information: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/volunteer" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/about/volunteer</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">ASEEES 2015 CONVENTION, Nov. 19-22, Philadelphia</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Early Registration</span></strong> ends on </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">August
21</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">, after which the fees will be higher.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>Register today: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Proposals for the first book subvention program are due </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Sept. 1</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention" target="_blank">www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The 2015 ASEEES Board of Directors Election closes on </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Sept. 1</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">: <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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#312F30">The August edition of NewsNet is now available. It<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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