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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES 2016 Convention</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
</span><br>
Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Nov. 17-20, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">If you are traveling to the U.S. on a visa waiver program, please make note of some important changes – particularly, as of April 1, 2016 you must have an e-passport and, if you have traveled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan
or Syria since March 1, 2011, you cannot travel on the visa waiver program (you must get a visa): <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/international-traveler-advisory">www.aseees.org/convention/international-traveler-advisory</a> If you are a panel
organizer with international participants, we ask that you forward this message to them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">If you are a participant, you must register by
<b><span style="color:red">September 30</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>
to keep your name in the convention program index: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">
www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a> Pre-registration for all convention attendees ends on
<span style="color:red">October 14</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">The convention program can be viewed at:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/program">www.aseees.org/convention/program</a> Please make note of the
<b>special programs</b>: <span style="color:red"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/special-events">www.aseees.org/convention/special-events</a>
</span>and <b>related events</b>: <span style="color:red"><a href="http://www.aseees.pitt.edu/convention/2016-convention-related-events">www.aseees.pitt.edu/convention/2016-convention-related-events</a>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>HOTEL RESERVATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Please reserve your hotel room at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>.
<span style="background:white">If you prefer to speak with a live operator please call 1-877-212-5752 and reference "Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasians Studies 2016."<span style="color:#312F30">
</span></span>The room block expires on Oct. 25. If you wish to share accommodations, we suggest that you enter your information on our
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/roomshare">roomshare page</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">For any convention related inquiries, please contact Margaret Manges, convention manager, at
<a href="mailto:aseees.convention@pitt.edu">aseees.convention@pitt.edu</a> or <span style="color:black;background:white">
(412) 648-4049.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Join: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/769001783227799/">
ASEEES 2016 Facebook group</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aseees16?src=hash">
TWITTER #aseees16</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2016 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In case you missed the announcement in the August NewsNet, <b>
<span lang="EN" style="background:white">John E. Bowlt</span></b><span style="background:white">, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Director of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture at the University of Southern California, is the recipient
of </span>the 2016 Distinguished Contributions Award<span style="background:white">. You can read the press release (with a link to the full citation):
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/bowlt-distinguished-contributions-award">
www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/bowlt-distinguished-contributions-award</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>SEND US YOUR NEWS OR ARTICLE PROPOSALS FOR NEWSNET<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Do you have a new job or a 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">NewsNet</a> and on our Members Site
<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes">
Announcement</a> section. We are also looking for article proposals for NewsNet. Please send your news and article proposals to
<a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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.aseees.org/convention"><span style="color:red">2016 ASEEES Annual Convention, Washington, DC</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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