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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000;background:white">New ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant Program
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">ASEEES is delighted to announce a new Dissertation Research Grant Program for doctoral students at US universities. Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, we are sponsoring up to ten
grants annually, at a maximum of $5,000 each, for the purposes of conducting doctoral dissertation research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in any discipline. The application deadline is April 30.
For more info see: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-announces-new-dissertation-research-grant-program">aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-announces-new-dissertation-research-grant-program</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">2016 ASEEES-MAG Summer Convention, Lviv, 26-28 June<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We received an overwhelming number of proposals for the ASEEES-MAG Summer Convention in Lviv, Ukraine:
<a href="http://aseees.org/summer-convention">aseees.org/summer-convention</a> We anticipate approximately 150 sessions with 450-500 participants. Registration is now open:
<a href="http://aseees.org/summer-convention/registration">aseees.org/summer-convention/registration</a> Sponsorship/advertising info can be found at:
<a href="http://aseees.org/summer-convention/sponsor-ads">aseees.org/summer-convention/sponsor-ads</a>
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<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 Prizes Call for Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ASEEES awards nine book prizes, graduate student essay prize and the Tucker-Cohen Dissertation Prize. For more information and for specific deadlines see:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes">www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes</a> Please note that the deadline for all book prizes 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 open:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring">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"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Regional Affiliate Conferences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note the upcoming regional affiliate conferences this spring:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Southern Conference for Slavic Studies, March 17-19:
<a href="http://slavicstudies.ua.edu/">slavicstudies.ua.edu/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Western Association for Slavic Studies conference (held jointly with WSSA), April 13-16:
<a href="http://www.wssaweb.com/conferences.html">www.wssaweb.com/conferences.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Midwest Slavic Conference, April 8-10:
<a href="https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/about/conferences/midwest-slavic">slaviccenter.osu.edu/about/conferences/midwest-slavic</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Lynda Park<br>
Executive Director<br>
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies<br>
203C Bellefield Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">University of Pittsburgh<br>
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6424 USA<br>
(412) 648-9788 (direct), 648-9911 (main)<br>
(412) 648-9815 (fax)<br>
<a href="http://www.aseees.org"><span style="color:blue">www.aseees.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://aseees.org/convention">ASEEES2016 Washington, DC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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