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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt"><b><span style="color:#C00000">48<sup>th</sup> ASEEES Annual Convention Call for Proposals<br>
</span></b>Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, November 17-20, 2016<b>:
</b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">www.aseees.org/convention</a><b> <span style="color:#C00000">
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Proposal Submission </b>closes on <b><span style="color:red">February 15</span></b>:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp">www.aseees.org/convention/cfp</a><b>
</b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">ALL submissions</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">- panel, roundtable, individual paper, and meeting</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">request
</span></strong><span style="background:white">submissions – are due by Feb. 15.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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>
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<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 Panel/Paper Wanted Board:
<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>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Membership Requirement</b>: ALL individual paper submitters and panel/roundtable 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">With any inquiries about the convention, please contact Margaret Manges, the convention manager, at
<a href="mailto:aseees.convention@pitt.edu">aseees.convention@pitt.edu</a> If you need assistance logging into the ASEEES members site or are experiencing other technical difficulties, please contact
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000;background:white">ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award Call for Nominations<br>
</span></b><span style="background:white">The ASEEES Distinguished Contributions Award honors senior scholars who have helped to build and develop the field through scholarship, training, and service to the profession.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please submit your nomination by <b><span style="color:red">April 1</span></b>:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/distinguished-contributions-award">
www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/distinguished-contributions-award</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">ASEEES Book Prizes Call for Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ASEEES awards nine book prizes: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes">
www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes</a> Please note that the nomination deadline is now
<b><span style="color:red">April 15</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Mentoring Program Call for Applications/Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The applications for the 2016-2017 mentoring program is now open:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring">http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring</a> Please submit your application/volunteer form by
<b><span style="color:red">April 24</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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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) 648-9788 (direct), +1 (412) 648-9911 (main), +1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lypark@pitt.edu"><span style="color:blue">lypark@pitt.edu</span></a><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></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>
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