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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">2016 ASEEES-MAG SUMMER CONVENTION IN LVIV, UKRAINE</span></b>
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To accommodate the holiday schedule, we have <b>extended the proposal deadline</b> to
<b><span style="color:red">Jan. 15</span></b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/summer-convention/cfp">
www.aseees.org/summer-convention/cfp</a> We hope to see many of you at the summer convention in Lviv! For more information see:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/summer-convention">www.aseees.org/summer-convention</a>
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<p class="main-content-text" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">ASEEES WEBINAR</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">We are offering our first webinar of 2016: “<b>Publishing Your First Book</b>” by Linda Manning, Northern Illinois University Press,
<b>Wed, January 20, 2-3pm ET</b>. Ms. Manning will offer information how to prepare for submitting a proposal—and eventually a manuscript—to an academic publisher. Topics covered will include seeking out publishers, making contact, submitting a proposal, and
an overview of the publishing process. There will be some specific guidance provided for publishing a revised dissertation.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information and to register<span style="color:#312F30">:
</span><a href="http://aseees.org/programs/webinars">aseees.org/programs/webinars</a><span style="color:#312F30">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">FIRST BOOK SUBVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next deadline for the First Book Subvention program applications is
<b><span style="color:red">Feb. 1</span></b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention">
www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention</a> Please note that the application must come from the publisher.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">2016 MEMBERSHIP</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please renew your ASEEES membership for 2016 by <span style="color:red">
Feb 1 </span>to guarantee receipt of all ASEEES publications: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">
www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a><b>. </b> <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>
We offer <b>two-year membership </b>options so that you can renew for 2016 and 2017 at the 2016 dues rate.
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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.
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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>
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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>
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<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>
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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) 648-9911 (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> |
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">ASEEES2016 Convention, Washington, DC, Nov 17-20</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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