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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>Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Nov. 9-12, 2017</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">www.aseees.org/convention</a><b>
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<span style="background:white">Convention Theme: <a href="hrrp://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-theme">
Transgressions</a></span></b><span style="background:white"> The theme includes the centenary of the 1917 revolution. We anticipate related art exhibits in the Chicago area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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, lightning round presentation, 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>Please read the descriptions and <b>rules for participation</b> here: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules">
<span style="background:white">www.aseees.org/convention/rules</span></a><span style="background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Membership Requirement</b>: ALL individual paper and lightning round presentation submitters and panel/roundtable organizers in the
<u>US and abroad</u> <b>MUST be ASEEES members </b>in order to submit a proposal. If you are a panel/roundtable participant but NOT the organizer, you do not need to be an ASEEES member at this time, although we very much encourage you to become a member now.
Please review the <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules#membership">membership rules</a> for participation. Renew your membership today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Question?</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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Upcoming Two-part Webinar Series on Grants, Feb. 16 & 23<o:p></o:p></span></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> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Send Us Your News!<span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></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. Please send your news and article proposals to Mary Arnstein, Communications Coordinator, at
<a href="mailto:newsnet@pitt.edu">newsnet@pitt.edu</a>. We also welcome institutional member news.<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) 648-9911 (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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