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<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14pt;">Greetings ASEC Members!</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">I know it's been awhile, but I hope you all haven't forgotten about the ASEC Newsletter! Following a wonderful bi-annual conference held back in March
at Miami University, Ohio, I would like to ask you to send information to me for this year's summer edition!</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Please note that I have added some new points to my standard call for contributions below:</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">*******First of all, please include your <b>affiliation </b>when sending in information</span></u><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">.
<b>If we make this standard practice we can avoid many unnecessary mistakes and inaccuracies from appearing in the Newsletter.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">The information I am requesting falls into two categories:</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">1. <b><u>Members’ Activities</u>:</b> Here we list new publications and work on research projects. This is one of the most interesting and vital parts
of the Newsletter. <b>Please send me information on articles or books you have published or projects you are currently working on <i>within the last year (2016-2017).</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">2. <b><u>Items of Interest Concerning Eastern Christian Studies</u></b>: These can include web links about something you think we should be covering. <b>Please send me information
on conferences, events, and publications you think would be of interest to our membership.</b> We would be more than happy to include them in the Newsletter!</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Please send the information to me at </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="mailto:charndtiii@vassar.edu"><b><span style="font-size:14pt; color:blue">charndtiii@vassar.edu</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Let me also remind you that for this issue and future issues, ASEC members are invited to submit to me a photograph of a religio-architectural monument or place of worship located
in any of the countries that have a connection with ASEC members' research. This will be used as our masthead for the next issue. It must be your own photo or a photo to which you own the rights.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">I am looking to have all the contributions in by June 14th!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Thank you for your attention!</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Very sincerely yours,</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Charles H. Arndt III</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Assistant Professor</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Department of Russian Studies</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vassar College</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"">Poughkeepsie, NY <br>
12604</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times"></span></p>
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