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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">50<sup>th</sup> ASEEES Annual Convention, Boston, December 6-9, 2018</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">New:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We are delighted to announce the new <b>Diversity and Inclusion Travel Grant</b> program for the ASEEES convention. For more information see:
<a href="https://www.aseees.org/convention/grants/diversity-inclusion" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/convention/grants/diversity-inclusion</a> The program is open to graduate as well as undergraduate students and there is no requirement to be presenting at the convention. Applications are due
<b><span style="color:red">Aug 31</span></b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">New:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As we <b>celebrate the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of ASEEES and 50<sup>th</sup> Convention</b>, we are gathering stories from our members about their
<b>defining moments in the field</b>. Please help us celebrate by sharing your stories:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-celebrates-our-members-defining-moments" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/aseees-celebrates-our-members-defining-moments</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/convention/registration</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hotel Reservation:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please you reserve your hotel room at the Boston Marriott Copley Place today:
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/hotel" target="_BLANK">www.aseees.org/convention/hotel</a>. The rooms are selling out quickly. If you wish to share accommodations, we suggest that you enter your information on our
<a href="http://www.aseees.org/convention/roomshare" target="_BLANK"><span class="spelle">roomshare</span> page</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Program:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The online convention program can be found at:
<a href="http://aseees.org/convention/program" target="_BLANK">aseees.org/convention/program</a> All corrections and changes 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 Convention mobile app will be available in the fall.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sponsorship Opportunities:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/convention/sponsorship</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We thank the following
<b>Anniversary Sponsors</b> thus far: <a href="https://www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/convention/sponsors</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i>Founding Sponsor</i>: Carnegie Corporation of New York</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Anniversary Dance Party Sponsor</i>: Fund for the European University at St. Petersburg</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Decade Sponsors</i>: 1940s – Harriman Institute at Columbia University; 1970s – Cambridge University Press; 1990s – Natasha Kozmenko Booksellers; 2010s & Beyond – Williams College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Anniversary Platinum Sponsors</i>: Indiana University Russian and East European Institute; IREX</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Anniversary Gold Sponsors</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Arizona State University
<span class="spelle">Melikian</span> Center; Middlebury College; NYU Russian & Slavic Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES Board Election</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 2018 ASEEES Board of Directors Election ends on
<b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/about/governance/2018-board-elections" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/about/governance/2018-board-elections</a> 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 have not renewed your 2018 membership, please <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/individual" target="_BLANK">
renew your membership</a> and we will send you a ballot. </span><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</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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" target="_BLANK">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</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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" target="_BLANK">NewsNet</a> and on our Members Site
<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=aseees&WebCode=ArticleResult&FromSearchControl=Yes&FromSearchControl=Yes" target="_BLANK">
Announcement</a> section: <a href="http://www.aseees.org/membership/submit-member-news" target="_BLANK">
www.aseees.org/membership/submit-member-news</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+1 (412) 648-9911 (main), +1 (412) 648-9815 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
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