Greetings

• Professor Henry E. Hale of George Washington University
• Professor Stephen Hutchings of the University of Manchester, President of BASEES
• Professor Judith Deutsch Kornblatt of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, President of ASEEES
• Professor Graeme Gill of the University of Sydney, President of ICCEES
• Professor Nobuo Shimotomai of Hosei University, Co-chairman of the Organization Committee of the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari
• Professor Mitsuyoshi Numano of the University of Tokyo, Co-chairman of the Organization Committee of the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari

Dear researchers of Eastern Europe and Eurasia,

I am writing to call your attention to the landmark event that is the ICCEES World Congress meeting to take place in Makuhari, Japan, August 3-8, 2015. Writing this in spring 2013, August 2015 may seem like a long time from now, but it is well worth looking forward to and planning ahead for. Not only is this a worldwide gathering of many of the globe’s best specialists in our field that takes place only once every five years, but it is the first time that this meeting will take place in Asia. For too long, national scholarly communities have been developing in relative isolation from one another, at the cost of a deeper understanding that comes from the engagement of diverse perspectives. The 2015 meeting in Makuhari thus carries the symbolic importance of breaking down these barriers, making East European and Eurasian studies a truly global enterprise. I am excited at this opportunity to see, meet, and learn from colleagues from at least four continents--an opportunity not to be missed.

Sincerely,
Henry E. Hale
George Washington University

• Professor Stephen Hutchings of the University of Manchester, President of BASEES
• Professor Judith Deutsch Kornblatt of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, President of ASEEES
• Professor Graeme Gill of the University of Sydney, President of ICCEES
• Professor Nobuo Shimotomai of Hosei University, Co-chairman of the Organization Committee of the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari
• Professor Mitsuyoshi Numano of the University of Tokyo, Co-chairman of the Organization Committee of the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari

WHAT'S NEW

»»The 5th East Asian Conference for Slavic Eurasian Studies in Osaka (August 2013):
Deadline of Proposal
individual— 29 March 2013
panel— 26 April 2013
(November 13, 2012)

»»ICCEES European Congress 'Europe: Crisis and Renewal' Will Be Held at Cambridge University, Fitzwilliam College on 5-8 April 2013.
See the program at http://www.euroiccees2013.org/
(Februay 14, 2013)

»»Mongolia Will Be a New Member Country of ICCEES!
(November 13, 2012)

»»The bouchure of the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari began to be circulated!
(May 25, 2012)

The First ICCEES World Congress to Be Held in Asia!

All previous ICCEES world congresses have been held in North America and Europe ― Banff, Garmisch, Washington, Harrogate, Warsaw, Tampere, Berlin, and Stockholm. This is the first time the congress is being held in Asia.

In addition to the traditional participants from the North Atlantic and Russia, the Organizing Committee especially welcomes "newcomers" from Asia, Eurasia, and the global South.

To make the IX World Congress a truly transformative event, we propose the catchphrase "Makuhari ― Where Many Wests Meet Many Easts."