Convention
Special Events
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Spotlight on Central Asian Studies: You can view the sessions in Central Asian studies in the online program by clicking on the button “Spotlight on Central Asian Studies” in the left navigation bar.
Featured Sessions: You can view the sessions that the 2025 Convention Program Committee designated “featured” sessions by clicking on the button “Featured Sessions” in the left navigation bar.
For information on our Film Series, please visit the 2025 Film Screenings webpage.
Wednesday, November 19
Pre-Convention Open House at the Library of Congress
5:30 – 7:30 pm
This event is not organized by ASEEES.
Thursday, November 20
Film: The Path
5:00 – 6:45 pm
ASEEES Opening Reception & Exhibit Hall Tour
6:30 – 8:00 pm
All registered convention attendees are welcome to attend the opening reception. Light refreshment and a cash bar will be available.
Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Reception
6:45 – 8:15 pm
Celebrating Central Asian and Southeast European Literature in Translation with Turkoslavia
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Offsite Event: Media Rare: The Legacy of Sam/Tamizdat and the Future of Independent Russophone Publishing
7:30 – 10:00 pm
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 602, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC
Reservations suggested
From the Footnotes to the Footlights – A Performance Showcase of Creative Research
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Film: 40 Days of Silence (Chilla)
8:00 – 10:00 pm
Graduate Student and First-Time Attendee Networking Event
8:15 – 9:15 pm
Drop in for a casual meet & greet with fellow graduate students and first time attendees. Dessert and beverages will be served.
Various affiliate group meetings start at 7:00 pm.
Friday, November 21
Vice Presidential Roundtable: Scholarly Work in Challenging Times: From the Start of Russia’s War to the Trump Presidency
10:00 – 11:45 am
REEES Think Tank Undergraduate Research Showcase
10:00 – 11:45 am
Presidential Plenary: How Can the Field of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Help Us to Understand the Current Moment?
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Film: Behind the Mask: Contemporary Drag Culture in Kazakhstan
3:30 – 5:15 pm
Careers Beyond Academia
3:30 -5:15 pm
Meet & Greet with Non-Academic Professionals (Sponsored by NCEEER)
5:15 – 6:15 pm
ASEEES Annual Meeting of the Members
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Literary Readings: Russophone Poetry of North America
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Association for Women in Slavic Studies Annual Reception and Awards Ceremony
6:30 – 8:00 pm
University of Michigan CREES Reception
7:00 – 8:30 pm
AAUS/NTShA/HURI Reception
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Concert: Songs of the Jewish Underworld from Pre-World War Two Poland
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Polish Studies Association Annual Membership Meeting and Reception
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Indiana University Alumni Reception
8:00 – 9:30 pm
Film: When the Phone Rang (Kada je zazvonio telefon)
8:00 – 10:00 pm
Harriman Institute Alumni Reception
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Various affiliate group meetings and receptions throughout the evening
Saturday, November 22
Film: Two Poets and a River
12:00 – 1:45 pm
View from DC: Policy Perspectives on Current US-Russia-Ukraine-EU Relations
12:00 – 1:45 pm
Film: Dear Mr. P…A Love Letter to James Lloydovich Patterson
4:00 – 5:45 pm
The Role of Public-Facing Scholarship in Tumultuous Times: Challenges, Strategies and Opportunities
4:00 – 5:45 pm
Popup bilingual reading of “Pkhentz” and “Exodus-22”
5:00 pm, Tamizdat Exhibit (Booth No. 114) in the Exhibit Hall
Performance: Belarus as a Ghost Light: Metaphysical Cabaret, collaborative musical reading featuring Tatsiana Zamirovskaya and Alesia Mankouskaya
6:30 – 7:30 pm. Doors open: 6:00 pm
ASEEES Awards Presentation & President’s Address by Adrienne Edgar, 2025 ASEEES President, “Scholarship and Shattered Illusions”
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Post-Award Reception Sponsored by IERES (GWU)
8:00 – 9:30 pm
An Evening of Ukrainian Poetry and Music
8:15 – 9:45 pm
Performance by the Silk Road Dance Company
9:00 – 9:30 pm
Dancers from the award-winning Silk Road Dance Company will perform traditional dances from Central Asia.
Doors open at 8:50 pm. The performance will start promptly at 9:00 pm.