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---------- From: David Moon <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: BASEES membership for postgraduates Date: 27 November 2000 09:17 BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (BASEES) Invitation to Postgraduates to join the Association BASEES is an organisation of scholars actively involved in Slavonic and East European studies, Its membership includes people across the disciplines (including historians, social scientists, modern linguists and people studying literature and the arts) and at different stages in their academic careers, from new graduates to professors. There are numerous ways in which BASEES membership is useful for scholars in the field of Slavonic and East European studies: BASEES holds an annual conference (usually at the end of March or beginning of April in Cambridge) which provides an opportunity for scholars to present and listen to papers on recent developments in the subject, and to meet people from the UK and other countries with like interests. The annual conference also has a publishers' exhibition at which new publications can be previewed. In recent years postgraduates have held their own session at the conference, which has allowed them to exchange idea about the research in which they are engaged. Postgraduate members of BASEES can apply to the association for financial assistance to attend the annual conference, particularly if they are presenting a paper. In some cases this extends to all the registration and accommodation costs. Postgraduate members may also apply to the Association's Research and Development Committee for a grant to assist them in their research. Members of BASEES, including postgraduates, receive a regular Newsletter. Membership of BASEES gives automatic membership of ICCEES (the International Council for Central and East European Studies). Every five years ICCEES holds a week-long international congress; details of this and of other international events in the field are circulated to BASEES members. BASEES provides a forum for discussion about Slavonic and East European studies in UK institutions of higher education and represents the interests of its members to government and state institutions. It has done much in recent years to campaign for new posts in the field and for improved provision for graduates and post-doctoral scholars in the FSU and Eastern Europe. If you are a postgraduate registered at a higher education institution in the United Kingdom, carrying our research in the field of Slavonic and East European studies, you may apply to become an associate member of the Association. All you need to do is to send an email to the Membership Secretary at [log in to unmask], or write to Dr David Moon, BASEES Membership Secretary, Department of History, University of Strathclyde, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ. On the application form you will need the signatures of two full members of the Association. The annual membership fee for postgraduates, as associate members, is only (cheque payable to BASEES, or by banker's order). Copies of these forms, and further details of the Association, may also be obtained from the Association's website: www.gla.ac.uk/acad/ICEES, then click on BASEES.