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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2018 ASEEES Convention PDF Version Preliminary Program Available
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<p class="MsoNormal">A <b>PDF version</b> of the preliminary program is available, along with the online program:
<a href="http://aseees.org/convention/program">aseees.org/convention/program</a> Please note that the pdf version was produced on June 15 and will
<u>NOT be updated</u>. Please check the online program for the most up-to-date info. Changes to participants or to panel/paper titles should be emailed to
<a href="mailto:aseees.proposal@pitt.edu">aseees.proposal@pitt.edu</a> by no later than
<b><span style="color:red">Oct 5. </span></b>The mobile app will be available in the fall.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Registration: </b>Please register by <b><span style="color:red">Sept 7</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> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Hotel Reservation: </b>Please you reserve your hotel room at the Boston Marriott Copley Place today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>. 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>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sponsorship: </b>We are offering unique opportunities for institutions to sponsor the Anniversary Convention. It is a great way to show support for the field and reach the convention attendees (approx. attendance 2700). Please consider
having your institution become a sponsor: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship">
www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship</a> . We thank these <a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors">
convention sponsors</a> thus far.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Volunteer to Serve as a Mentor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ASEEES offers a mentoring program for graduate students and early-career scholars:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring">www.aseees.org/programs/mentoring</a> We received a large number of applications this year from those seeking mentors. We are asking
<span style="color:#312F30;background:white">mid-career or senior scholars, as well as professionals from outside the academy to
</span>consider volunteering to serve as a mentor by completing this short form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk7O-IvzUZYdJR2xY54d9NcFiIYTxx1LzO1F8NgzxtQhAKMA/viewform">
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk7O-IvzUZYdJR2xY54d9NcFiIYTxx1LzO1F8NgzxtQhAKMA/viewform</a> The expected time commitment is minimal. ASEEES membership is not required to serve as a mentor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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 2018 ASEEES Board of Directors Election has started: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/governance/2018-board-elections">
www.aseees.org/about/governance/2018-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 unique 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> If you have not renewed your 2018 membership, please
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual">renew your membership</a> and we will send you a ballot. Voting ends on
<b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Send Us Your News<o:p></o:p></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 submit 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: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/submit-member-news">
www.aseees.org/membership/submit-member-news</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<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.facebook.com/pages/Association-for-Slavic-East-European-and-Eurasian-Studies/141362775903086"><span style="color:#0563C1">Facebook</span></a> |
<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/aseeestudies"><span style="color:#0563C1">Twitter</span></a> |
<a href="https://aseees.hcommons.org/"><span style="color:blue">ASEEES Commons</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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