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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">The January issue of NewsNet is now available</span></b><b><span style="color:black;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="http://aseees.org/sites/default/files/downloads/january%202017%202.pdf">This issue includes</a>:<b>
</b></span><span style="color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">“Area Studies and the ‘False Song of Globalism’” by Padraic Kenney, Indiana University; 2016 Executive Director’s Report by Lynda Park; “Reading Mayakovsky
in São Paulo: Boris Schnaiderman and the Legacy of Russian Studies in Brazil” by Cassio de Oliveira, Portland State University; Affiliate Organizations’ 2016 Prize Winners; 2017 ASEEES Board of Directors & Committees; and our regular features<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#C00000">Webinar on ASEEES Commons</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">“Introducing ASEEES Commons: Why and How to Use It”?
<span style="color:#1F497D">(</span><b>January 19</b>, 2:00-3:00 pm ET<span style="color:#1F497D">)
</span>will teach ASEEES members how to use the Commons to increase the reach of their work; to find resources or potential collaborators; and to share materials. The webinar will focus on creating, editing and searching content. Any member interested in understanding
how to make Commons and CORE work for them should attend. <br>
To register<span style="color:#312F30">: </span><a href="http://aseees.org/programs/webinars">aseees.org/programs/webinars</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">49<sup>th</sup> ASEEES Annual Convention Call for Proposals</span><span style="color:#C00000"><br>
</span>All submissions due </b>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>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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As always, please send along news of book publications, promotions, fellowships received, and other news for inclusion in the March issue of NewsNet.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mary Arnstein</span> <br>
<span style="color:#1F497D">Communications Coordinator</span><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"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/">www.aseees.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">2017 ASEEES Membership – Join/Renew</span></u><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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