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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The <b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention">50th ASEEES Annual Convention</a></b> will be in held in Boston Marriott Copley Place on December 6-9, 2018. Information on the Convention can be found online
at <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=Wcc3pCou9pksKJh3zUqFwbNJjf%2FZq8mjNKnR73EfzcQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.aseees.org/convention</span></a>. <span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Notifications:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> We received an exceptionally high number of session and paper proposals this year. The proposal acceptance/rejection notifications were
sent out on May 1. If you have not received your notification, please check your spam folder first. The email is sent through our convention management software and coming from “@allacademic.com”. It is the responsibility of the session organizers to notify
the session participants, although we did cc them in the email notifications. The convention program schedule notification will be sent out by early June.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ASEEES Membership:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Please note that all participants on panels and roundtables who are scholars, students, and specialists of Russian, East European,
and Eurasian studies in any discipline in the US or abroad MUST be current members of ASEEES by
<b><span style="color:red">May 7: </span></b><a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">www.aseees.org/membership/individual</a> Scholars and specialists outside the field do not need to be members. The complete membership rules can be found
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/rules#rule2">here</a>.<span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><br>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Registration: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The convention registration is now open: <span style="color:#333333"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/registration"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.aseees.org/convention/registration</span></a>
</span>The early bird registration at discounted rates ends on <b>September 7</b>. All participants, without exception, must pre-register and pay the appropriate registration fee.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="orphans:2;text-align:start;widows:2;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hotel Reservation:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The reservation site for the
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbook.passkey.com%2Fe%2F49503817&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=yC1kcaxNvVvstZ46d%2BO3pNGTEn8hpBKB0bbJTfkOFj0%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">Boston Marriott Copley Place</span></a>, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, is also open: <span style="color:#333333"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel ">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel </a> </span> A limited number of
student room rates for students who are participating in sessions are available at $99 (plus taxes) per night. Students must complete a
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faseees.submittable.com%2Fsubmit%2F793%0D%0A+18%2Faseees2018-boston-student-room-requests&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=2tInfG0G%2Foldk3GVXb6%2B6kk0w3BkuOWfcwm%2BH2h%2FMI8%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">Student Room Request Form</span></a>. The first 50 qualified students who apply will be notified with the code for room reservations at that rate. A scanned valid student ID is required when submitting your request. <span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visa Invitation Letter:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> If you require a letter to attend the convention, please complete the
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2F1lv29Iiqm0pOmFpCRnpkaJ8zAxRaA7hjn9H9ee08fKsU%2Fedit&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=0298pibbG%2B3Xyj15oM6a1J6%2Fkkb%2BSyXfv%2FTYxBUumWc%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">Request for Letters</span></a> and one will be sent to you within two weeks. If you are a Russian participant traveling from Russia, we suggest that you apply for your US visa immediately as we do anticipate delays in visa processing.
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<p style="orphans:2;text-align:start;widows:2;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Travel Grants:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ASEEES is delighted to offer travel grants for the convention: the Davis
Graduate Student Travel Grant, the Regional Scholar Travel Grant, the Convention Opportunity Travel Grant, and the Russian Scholar Travel Grant, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The deadline for these travel grant applications is
<b><span style="color:red">May 21</span></b>. We’re also pleased in introduce a new grant –Diversity and Inclusion Convention Travel Grant. The deadline for this grant is
<b><span style="color:red">August 15</span></b>. For more information, see: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention%2Fgrants&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=TFXxsfQ%2FzI8B2xTloZh2XvEoPV7q6nblOQx8NzrfGko%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.aseees.org/convention/grants</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Online Discussion</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">: We hope that you will join the
<a href="aseees.hcommons.org/groups/2018-aseees-convention-boston/">ASEEES Commons group</a> for the convention. We also have a
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F135233890486894%2Fabout%2F&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=HxjheWqWiPTdZ%2BiayCCV%2FvOH8fwwfm%2FgqZmPK12XYzw%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a> group, and the Convention Twitter hashtag is:
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aseees18&src=typd">#aseees18</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sponsorship:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<b>ASEEES is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of its founding as well as the 50<sup>th</sup> convention</b>. We anticipating a number of celebratory activities and a few special events. For sponsorship information please visit: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention%2Fsponsorship&data=01%7C01%7Clypark%40pitt.edu%7C1f3bfe27d69f4ff633f808d5af90dced%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=93vVg2JOLY1GppA4XxEzT%2BHt41E96%2Fm5lMSFIzHIcVE%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:blue">www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Donate to Travel Grant Funds</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">:
<span style="background:white">Help us increase the number of travel grants that we can award. Please consider donating to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">General Investment
Fund</span></strong><b>,</b> the<b> </b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Kathryn Davis Student Travel Grant Fund</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>or the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Regional
Scholar Travel Grant Fund</span></strong><span style="color:#312F30">:</span></span><span style="color:#333333">
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/donate">www.aseees.org/donate</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Question?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 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 any assistance with membership renewal or convention registration, please contact Jacob Boehmer, Membership Coordinator, at (412) 648-9911 or <a href="mailto:aseees@pitt.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">aseees@pitt.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">+1 (412) 648-9911 (main), +1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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