<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.deadline-text
{mso-style-name:deadline-text;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">MEMBERSHIP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">It is<b> membership renewal </b>
time: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a><b>.
</b>Please renew your ASEEES membership for 2016 so that we can continue to build on our vision to serve as the premier organization
<span style="color:#312F30;background:white">dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia, and East-Central Europe.
<br>
</span><br>
We offer <b>two-year membership </b>options so that you can renew for 2016 and 2017 at the 2016 dues rate.
<br>
Consider becoming a <b>lifetime member </b>as a way to support the association for the long term and make a financial contribution to its endowment.
<br>
We offer reduced membership dues for eligible members who permanently reside in Eastern Europe/Eurasia:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual/eastern-europe-eurasia">www.aseees.org/membership/individual/eastern-europe-eurasia</a><br>
<br>
<i><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">NOTE:</span></i><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">
</span>Before you renew, check on your membership status to make sure you haven’t already paid for 2016. You can find this information on My Information and in the Shopping Cart page on the Members site. If you are not sure if you already renewed your membership
or having difficulty logging into the members site, please contact Jonathon Swiderski, membership coordinator, at
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> or 412-648-9911.<br>
<br>
For information on joining/renewing as an <b>institutional member</b>, see: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/institutional">
www.aseees.org/membership/institutional</a> <br>
<br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">2016 CONVENTION CALL FOR PROPOSALS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are delighted to announce the <b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">48th ASEEES Annual Convention</a> in Washington, DC, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Nov. 17-20, 2016</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 2016 <b>Convention Theme</b> is <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/2016-theme">
“Global Conversations”</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Call for Proposals</b> is now open: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp">
www.aseees.org/convention/cfp</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Proposal Deadline: </b><span class="deadline-text"><b><span style="color:#FF3300;background:white">February 15, 2016</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:#312F30;background:white"> </span></b></span><span style="background:white">for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ALL Submissions
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">- panel, roundtable, individual paper, and meeting</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></strong>submissions<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span></strong> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:white">Revised Session Categories</span></b><span style="background:white">
<b>for Scheduling: </b></span>The 2016 Session Categories have been extensively revised. Please review the list before you submit your proposal:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/categories">www.aseees.org/convention/categories</a> Please note that the categories are strictly used for scheduling purposes only.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:white">Rules for Participation: </span>
</b><span style="background:white">Please carefully review the rules for participation:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules">www.aseees.org/convention/rules</a> Note the new rule for 2016: If you submitted an individual paper proposal for the 2015 Convention and it was accepted, you cannot submit another individual paper proposal
for the 2016 Convention. Please consider organizing a panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#141823;background:white">We are anticipating an exceptionally large number of proposals for the 2016 Convention. Individual paper submissions will have a MUCH LOWER chance of being accepted than panel/roundtable proposals.
We STRONGLY encourage all interested participants to form, or become part of, a panel proposal.
</span>To assist in the process of forming panels, we have created the <b>Panel/Paper Wanted Board</b>:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/paperspanels-wanted-board">www.aseees.org/convention/paperspanels-wanted-board</a> If you are looking for a panel to join or a paper presenter for your panel, please
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0ApSs2h2I7nkMdDc5N1FLQk0xZGhEcXBHWGw2aUhlUUE&rm=full#gid=0">
review the proposals</a> on the online board. You can also indicate your willingness to volunteer as chair or discussant. You can also use the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/769001783227799/">2016 Convention Facebook group</a>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Membership Requirement</b>: ALL individual paper submitters and session organizers in the
<u>US and abroad</u> <b>MUST be ASEEES members </b>in order to submit a proposal. Please review the
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules#membership">membership rules</a> for participation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With any inquiries about the convention, please contact the convention manager at
<a href="mailto:aseees.convention@pitt.edu">aseees.convention@pitt.edu</a> If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> <br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">DONATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">In this season of giving, consider donating to ASEEES:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/donate">www.aseees.org/donate</a> Help us to provide more travel grants and new programs in 2016!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">Happy Holidays! The ASEEES office will be closed from Dec. 24 – January 3 and reopen on January 4.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lynda Park<br>
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) 648-9911 (main), +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.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086"><span style="color:#0563C1">Find us on Facebook</span></a> |
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2585509"><span style="color:#0563C1">Join us on LinkedIn</span></a> |
<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies"><span style="color:#0563C1">Follow us on Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>