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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">50<sup>th</sup> Annual ASEEES Convention Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Celebrating ASEEES’ 70<sup>th</sup> Anniversary
</span><span style="color:#C00000"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Boston, MA | December 6 – 9, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> [Please note that the dates are later than usual]<b><br>
</b><span style="background:white">Convention Theme: <b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/2017-theme">Performance</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention"><span style="font-weight:normal">www.aseees.org/convention</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The <b>Proposal Submission </b>
closes on <b><span style="color:red">February 28, 2018</span></b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/cfp">
www.aseees.org/convention/cfp</a><b> </b></span><b><br>
</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.28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:white">Rules for Participation: </span>
</b><span style="background:white">Please carefully review the rules for participation:
</span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules"><span style="background:white">www.aseees.org/convention/rules</span></a><span style="background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#141823;background:white">Panelists Wanted Boards</span></b><span style="color:#141823;background:white">: We are anticipating a large number of proposals for the 2017 Convention. Individual paper submissions will
have a MUCH LOWER chance of being accepted than panel/roundtable proposals. We STRONGLY encourage all interested participants to form, or become part of, a panel proposal.
</span>To assist in the process of forming panels, we have created the <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/paperspanels-wanted-board">
Panel/Paper Wanted Board</a>. If you are looking for a panel to join or a paper presenter for your panel, please
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0ApSs2h2I7nkMdDc5N1FLQk0xZGhEcXBHWGw2aUhlUUE&rm=full#gid=0">
review the proposals</a> on the online board. You can also indicate your willingness to volunteer as chair or discussant.
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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. 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>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2018-2019 Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship Call for Applications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.6pt">The Cohen-Tucker Fellowship (CTDRF) provides a stipend of $22,000 for US graduate students at US universities to conduct dissertation research on Russian historical studies. For more information see:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/ctdrf">www.aseees.org/programs/ctdrf</a>. Please share this information with any interested students.<br>
<b>Application Deadline <span style="color:red">January 8, 2018</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2018 ASEEES First Book Subvention Call for Proposals</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
</span>Proposal Deadline <span style="color:red">February 1, 2018</span></b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention">
www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">NCEEER </span>
</b>announces the return of Title VIII funding and is<b> </b><span style="color:black;background:white">currently accepting applications for its Title VIII National Research Competition and Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grant Programs:
</span><a href="http://www.nceeer.org">www.nceeer.org</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Application Deadline is <b><span style="color:red">Dec. 31, 2017</span></b><span style="color:red">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Please note that the <u>ASEEES office will be closed Dec. 22 – Jan 1</u>. Our online membership renewal and convention proposal sites are open.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Happy Holidays!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<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/">www.aseees.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">2018 ASEEES Membership – Join/Renew</span></u><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086">Find us on Facebook</a> |
<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies">Follow us on Twitter</a> | <a href="https://aseees.hcommons.org/">
<span style="color:blue">ASEEES Commons</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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