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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2017 ASEEES Convention Early Registration Ends on Aug. 11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">
49<sup>th</sup> ASEEES Convention</a> will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, on Nov. 9-12, 2017.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Please register by <b><span style="color:red">August 11</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>to receive the reduced registration rate: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration">
www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a> Please note all convention participants MUST register by Sept. 30.
<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>HOTEL RESERVATION<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Please reserve your hotel room at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>. We have already sold over half of the room block. It will definitely sell out. 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"><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> The online program is updated regularly; the PDF version is a static document, up to date as of June 15 only. Please submit all panel/roundtable changes by
<b><span style="color:red">Sept. 5</span></b><span style="color:#312F30;background:white"> to </span><a href="mailto:aseees.proposal@pitt.edu"><span style="background:white">aseees.proposal@pitt.edu</span></a><b><span style="color:red"><br>
<br>
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">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>, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/art-institute-revoliutsiia">Exhibit, walking roundtable (Nov 9) and free admission (Nov 9-14)</a> at the Art Institute of Chicago<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/uchicago-revolution-everyday">Exhibit, reception, and film screening</a> at the UChicago Smart Museum and the Logan Center for the
Arts, Nov 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-special-events/films">Film Series</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>SPONSORSHIP<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">We thank the following Convention sponsors <<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors">www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Platinum Sponsor<b>: Cambridge University Press | Williams College<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gold Sponsors<b>: American Councils for International Education | Columbia University Harriman Institute | Natasha Kozmenko Booksellers<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Silver Sponsors:<b> Indiana University REEI | Stanford University CREEES<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Bronze Sponsors<b>: University of Texas</b> CREEES |
<b>University of Michigan</b> CREEES<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Associate Sponsors: New York University Department of Russian and Slavic Studies | Ukrainian Jewish Encounter | University of Chicago CEERES<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:black">For information on sponsorship opportunities, see
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship">www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b>EXHIBITORS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The list of 2017 exhibitors thus far can be found at:<b>
</b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors">www.aseees.org/convention/exhibitors</a><b> </b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/exhibit">Exhibit and advertising opportunities</a> are still available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">INVITATION LETTER REQUEST</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Please submit your visa/invitation letter requests by </span><span style="color:red">Sept. 15</span><span style="color:black">:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/visa">www.aseees.org/convention/visa</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES CLIR
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Subcommittee on Education & Access</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">
<b>Survey<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Subcommittee on Education & Access was formed in 2017 by the ASEEES Committee on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR), with the goal to promote education about libraries, information resources, digital projects, cataloging and
metadata curation, and information literacy to ASEEES members and the broader community of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The committee requests your participation in completing a short survey (only five questions):
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FH8LYTS3&data=01%7C01%7Cnewsnet%40pitt.edu%7Cdc639e0e790343298ffd08d4cc6cc495%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=JVfjZN3gSoMAsTHVftcZgSU5LeL6Wvk7bu3qJBlVAvM%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H8LYTS3</a> The committee welcomes your comments and suggestions All responses are completely confidential.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES Board Election<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The 2017 ASEEES Board of Directors Election is currently ongoing:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/board-elections">www.aseees.org/about/board-elections</a> Please VOTE, if you have not already done so. Your participation in the ASEEES governance is important. If you are a current member, you should have received an
e-mail with a link to an online ballot. If you have not received an email ballot, please check your spam folder first. The email is coming via Surveymonkey.com If you are having difficulties with the online ballot or would prefer a paper ballot, please
contact the membership coordinator at <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> Voting ends on
<b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES First Book Subvention<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The next deadline for the First Book Subvention is <b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>. For more information and the link to the proposal submission site go to:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention">www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>UPDATE YOUR MEMBER PROFILE</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>If you have moved recently or changed your institutional affiliation, please
<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=MyInfo">
update your information in the members site</a> or by contacting the membership coordinator at
<a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu">aseees@pitt.edu</a> If you have changed your institutional affiliation, please make sure you update your information so that your listing in the Convention Program will be correct. We must receive such changes by
<b><span style="color:red">September 5</span></b>, in order for the correct info to appear in the program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Please enter/update your demographic information. Our online member directory is only as useful as the information you enter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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
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