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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ASEEES Members:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Advocacy<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ASEEES has issued a public statement expressing deep concern over the Trump Administration’s Executive Order of 27 January 2017, restricting entry into the US. You can read the statement at:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-deep-concern-over-executive-order">
www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-deep-concern-over-executive-order</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Upcoming Two-part Webinar Series on Grants<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Finding Grants for Your Research Project:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">Thursday,
Feb.16, 2:00-3:00 pm ET </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">Structuring Your Grant Proposal:</span></strong><b><span style="background:white"> </span></b><span style="background:white">Thursday, Feb 23, 2:00-3:00
pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">The series is presented by Amanda Swain, PhD (UC Irvine).
</span>For more information and to sign up see: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/webinars">
www.aseees.org/programs/webinars</a> <span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2017 Annual Convention <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">49th ASEEES Convention Call for Proposals, Deadline: <span style="color:red">
Feb. 15</span>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp">www.aseees.org/convention/cfp</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2017 ASEEES Awards and Prizes<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please submit nominations for the 2017 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions Award to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Deadline:
<span style="color:red">April 1</span>: <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">Please submit nominations for the eight Book Prizes for 2017, Deadline:
<span style="color:red">April 15</span>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes">
www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nominations for the Tucker-Cohen Dissertation Prize are due <span style="color:red">
May 15</span>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/tucker-cohen-dissertation-prize">
www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/tucker-cohen-dissertation-prize</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nomination for the ASEEES Graduate Essay Prize are due <span style="color:red">
June 1</span>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/graduate-student-essay-prize">
www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/graduate-student-essay-prize</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2017 ASEEES Dissertation Grant Competition<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are accepting applications for the ASEEES Dissertation Grants – Deadline:
<span style="color:red">April 30. </span>For more information see: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/dissertation-grant">
www.aseees.org/programs/dissertation-grant</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Online Payment Processing Fixed</span>: The problem with the online payment processing has been corrected. Please renew your membership now, if you have not already done so:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a> . Please check on your membership status first (to avoid making duplicate payments). If you are not sure, please contact us at aseees@pitt.edu
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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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="../../../../Documents/Custom%20Office%20Templates"><b><span style="color:blue">ASEEES Membership 2017 – Become a Member</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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