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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">2020 ASEEES Virtual Convention Participation Survey<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On July 28, we sent an email to all 2020 Convention participants to complete a survey on their decision
<b>to accept participation in or withdraw from the virtual convention </b>by<b> <span style="color:red">
Aug 5</span></b>. If you did not receive the mail, please check your spam folder. The same letter and link to the form can be found at:
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www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/virtual-convention-participant-confirmation-survey</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">If you plan to participate in the convention, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">we ask that you</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
register</span></strong>. We are offering registration at 50% discount from the in-person rate.
<br>
In these challenging times, we're also offering <b>registration waivers</b> for those facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic. Graduate students, contingent faculty, independent scholars, and those who lost their jobs or were furloughed are especially
encouraged to apply. We’re also offering registration waivers for <b>scholars in Russia</b> and
<b>graduate students in Russian studies (broadly defined)</b> thanks to external grants. In addition, we’re offering
<b>free registration for all undergraduates</b> to attend the convention. Please encourage your students to complete the request form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">We also ask that you consider
<b>donating ASEEES</b> so that we can offer more waivers to support graduate students and scholars in need to participate in the convention.<br>
All registration, donation, and waiver information can be found on the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fconvention%2Fregistration&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfffd5f5cf02643b8158b08d834c26e44%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637317356953801440&sdata=BvqGnf4NhKmZigkWyWyOPHhx2ZzUt34mDcUr%2BHimtKA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.aseees.org/convention/registration" shash="yEsrRb14mzAdyAsk279UCRobRINqV0ohivO6NtOHkjjp6TV36SrinN6dvSha42Af6FkOYqZvmutNMTchUsDvLBO/4djmkWZzuBMvVuOxQqJZF/GeNcfcd/hFdVCS1DtrxI2muXmw5lRChf7y0uIoZAb7D9MolDW7CmUzXuor2wA="><span style="color:#0B7097">Registration
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">ASEEES Board Election</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The 2020 ASEEES <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fabout%2Fgovernance%2F2020-board-elections&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfffd5f5cf02643b8158b08d834c26e44%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637317356953801440&sdata=u3%2Bw2IPsCMlGwkZ5dSUUOn4%2BxQbPgT1sLp9BrlspswA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.aseees.org/about/governance/2020-board-elections" shash="QGffi4Vu5L444hAKF4jJC98RwQOb2YOuXmkyRdiKKKiBX9i2xdbPL7UOpVh+oERHinjQh3IPAeMeDI7iD1Aj+lq2I0oNslKt7woam76kQosJnwN5fw/tzGPzfOCi9VH2b9eOIME4LbMKNL34zDr20rWOqVkYKMou5j27adz5qXU=">
Board of Directors Election</a> ends on <b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>. 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. If you have not renewed your 2020 membership, please <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fmembership%2Findividual&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfffd5f5cf02643b8158b08d834c26e44%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637317356953811437&sdata=Je41aU2LIWLFKetXgDNZ%2F8sBmvqwknie1khx9tqItaQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.aseees.org/membership/individual" shash="wude4GSN3EAnYJ5l+zSemhaLktdu3QUYHGnZyj3EX4DV18TrMnZ0AgkbfklIdbnyCWJrVbjf1q45qlV8YoQbVaw9s+Uy3LDbjj4OVTjcIe44AVn/DOFWQpnTmYcfef8IjV1KoSXEo0XEbZ7bZbIPLpgj2IFVp9q7W20l0E/y9Eo=" target="_BLANK翸">
renew your membership</a> and we will send you a ballot. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Call for Proposals: ASEEES First Book Subvention</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The next deadline for the <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aseees.org%2Fprograms%2Ffirstbook-subvention&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfffd5f5cf02643b8158b08d834c26e44%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637317356953811437&sdata=EvL23N47uVlKQeAjjZImlESsn9Km1AwbxaLHUzsUvLA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.aseees.org/programs/firstbook-subvention" shash="EOEWIown+8julifoeylM/dH93H+OD3+haSsd2WgMdMSOxlWHpzQIj3YwZIcfAfi1vxZeWRfcNDFPQVKs2AYUlXcL0E6JDqLDOZZGOerqxuToCdOTELmwrujbKPpQNzb31V/UAz50qZ7SK97W97gZuP9d7AuG+tCeveUxk8YY9Cc=">
First Book Subvention</a> is <b><span style="color:red">Sept. 1</span></b>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Call for Applications/Volunteers: ASEEES Program “Exploring Career Diversity”</span></b><span style="color:#312F30"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#312F30;background:white">This service provides informational interviews by matching professionals with SEEES MA/PhDs employed beyond the professoriate (Senior Contact), with graduate students and recent MA/PhDs who are
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Apply or volunteer</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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