The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), a nonprofit, non-political, scholarly society, is the leading private organization in the world dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about the former Soviet Union (including Eurasia) and Eastern and Central Europe. The AAASS supports teaching, research, and publication relating to the peoples and territories within this area.
2008 National Convention
The 40th National Convention of the AAASS will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Thursday, November 20 through Sunday, November 23, 2008. The Registration Desk will open on Thurday morning at 9:00 a.m. Panel Sessions will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The last session on Sunday will begin at 10:15 a.m. and end at 12:15 p.m. ... more...
Convention Pre-registration
All convention participants must register and pay the registration fee. You may register for the convention online through the Members Only / Registered Users site (www.aaassmembers.org) or download a pre-registration form. Pre-registration will close on October 10. After that, you must register on site and the fee will be an additional $30 ($10 for students; $15 for retirees). Avoid long lines and extra expense by pre-registering. ... more...
Hotel Reservations
The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown has sold out. We have obtained additional rooms at the Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, at 21 N. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA 19017, which is next door to the convention hotel. The group rate is the same: $160 per night single or double. We will post a link to the hotel so that you can make your reservations online as soon as possible, but in the interim, please call 1-800-320-5744 to make your reservations. You must say you are with the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies to get the discounted rate. Please book now - the room rate is only in effect until October 20.
Preliminary Program for the 2008 Convention
The preliminary program for the 2008 convention was published in the August issue of NewsNet and is also available in pdf. The final version of the program will be distributed at the convention.
The deadline for changes to the final program has passed (the deadline was September 12). Organizers may continue to make changes to their panels/roundtables through the Members Only / Registered Users section of our web site, but these changes will not be captured in the final program.
If you want your changes put in the program supplement, please e-mail them to Wendy Walker, walker@fas.harvard.edu. The deadline for changes to the program supplement is November 7, 2008.
Convention Child Care
The on-site child care program has been cancelled due to inadequate enrollment. For information on other resources, please feel free to contact Anne Eakin Moss (aeakinmoss at jhu.edu).
Convention Exhibitors and Advertisers
Our decorator for the convention will be Vista Convention Services. You may download a kit from their web site at www.vistacs.com. Click on exhibitor kit login, and enter the username AAASS. The password is PHILLY08.
Organizations and companies interested in exhibiting at the 2008 convention and purchasing a booth in the Exhibit Hall should contact Wendy Walker, e-mail: walker@fas.harvard.edu. ... more...
Apply for AAASS Membership or Renew Online
Members of the AAASS -- and those interested in joining the Association -- can now submit their membership applications online, through our Members Only / Registered Users site (www.aaassmembers.org). ... more...
Call for Papers for the 2009 AAASS Convention
The 41st National Convention of the AAASS will be held at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA, from Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15. The full Call for Papers for the 2009 AAASS Convention is available in pdf format. ... more...
