{"id":17530,"date":"2026-05-29T20:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/?page_id=17530"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:49:59","slug":"reecas-northwest-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/reecas-nw\/reecas-nw-past-conferences\/reecas-northwest-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"REECAS NW 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">REECAS Northwest 2026<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 32nd Annual REECAS-NW Conference for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">April 16-18, 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">University of Washington<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Seattle, WA USA<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*Save the Date! REECAS NW 2027 will be April 15-17th, 2027*<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/01\/ASEEES-CROPPED.png\" width=\"256\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Conference-Program\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/REECAS-NW-CONF.-FINAL-5.pdf\">Click here for Conference Program<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#About\"><strong>About the Conference<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a style=\"box-shadow: #bfe6ff 0px 0px 0px 1px\" href=\"#Call-for-Proposals\">Call for Proposals<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Theme\">Conference Theme<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#keynote-speaker\"><strong>Keynote Address<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Plenary\">Conference Plenary<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Panels\">Featured Panels<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"#Conference-Registration\">Conference Registration<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"#Conference-Program\">Conference Program | Now Available<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Essay-Prize\">Graduate Student Essay Prize<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Conference-Hotel\"><strong>Conference Hotel <\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Event-Venue\"><strong>Venue, Campus Maps, Parking, and Transportation<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#International-Visas\"><strong>Invitation Letter Request Form<\/strong><\/a> (accepted presenters only)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/reecas-northwest-conference-sponsors\/\">Conference Sponsors<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"#Questions\"><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"About\">About the Conference<\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17298\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17298\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-2048x1276.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-375x234.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-750x467.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/REECAS-NW2025_MalksooKeynote-1140x710.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 REECAS-NW Keynote Speaker Lauri M\u00e4lksoo (University of Tartu)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>The annual <b>REECAS-Northwest<\/b> conference is the official northwest regional conference of the <b>\u202f<a id=\"OWA0e64c149-2fad-1d19-3fae-a94cb50ba345\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.aseees.org\/about\/affiliate\/regional\/northwest__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hf-2yjhrXBh2ITWlrPeQgT34TOjO_rwzOUcMD2bt28eQAN6FzG298jNzI4u8e6AImYgypcnEZSkvxOBOdvS4HA$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.aseees.org\/about\/affiliate\/regional\/northwest__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hf-2yjhrXBh2ITWlrPeQgT34TOjO_rwzOUcMD2bt28eQAN6FzG298jNzI4u8e6AImYgypcnEZSkvxOBOdvS4HA$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"d8616fbb-eaea-4b99-a0ad-b4479a0c1aef\">Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)<\/a><\/b>. <b>Established in 1994<\/b>,\u202fREECAS Northwest welcomes students, faculty, independent scholars, and language educators from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, with participant and partner universities from across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. The\u202f<b>interdisciplinary conference<\/b>\u202fis organized by the University of Washington\u2019s Ellison Center \/\u00a0 <strong>Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Jackson School of International Studies.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Schedule Overview<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Thursday, April 16th\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>3:00pm &#8211; \u00a0Check-In &#8211; HUB Room 250<\/li>\n<li>4:00-5:45pm &#8211; Panel Sessions 1<\/li>\n<li>6:15-7:30pm &#8211; Keynote Speech and Reception &#8211; HUB 250<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 17th<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00am &#8211; Check-In and Light Breakfast provided<\/li>\n<li>9:00-10:30am- Panel Sessions 2<\/li>\n<li>11:00-12:30pm &#8211; Panel Sessions 3<\/li>\n<li>12:30-2:00pm &#8211; Lunch Break (lunch not provided)<\/li>\n<li>2:00-3:30 &#8211; Panel Sessions 4<\/li>\n<li>4:00-5:30 &#8211; Plenary Speeches &#8211; HUB 250<\/li>\n<li>7:00-9:00pm &#8211; Concert &#8211; New Directions in European Music,\n<div role=\"presentation\">Plymouth Church of Christ, 1217 Sixth Avenue<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 18th<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00am &#8211; Check-In and Light Breakfast provided<\/li>\n<li>9:00 &#8211; 10:30 am Panel Sessions 5<\/li>\n<li>11:00-12:30 &#8211; Panel Sessions 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Call-for-Proposals\">Call for Proposals | Closed<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>32nd Annual REECAS Northwest Conference\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>April 16-18, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>at the University of Washington<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Proposal Deadline: January 25th, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>REECAS-Northwest, the annual <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/aseees.org__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gDk8RiD4tBfzxl4_6N_-mU08ACiLnzUPUTsUzLazQKMitZgzT3F1zCWhINTa2n3KCi2tIyaJtHt27iwEVA$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/aseees.org__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gDk8RiD4tBfzxl4_6N_-mU08ACiLnzUPUTsUzLazQKMitZgzT3F1zCWhINTa2n3KCi2tIyaJtHt27iwEVA$\" data-outlook-id=\"956fd12f-74e0-433b-9097-561bc674ec6d\">ASEEES<\/a>\u00a0northwest regional conference,<\/strong>\u00a0welcomes faculty, students, independent scholars, and language educators from the United States and abroad. The conference will be hosted by UW-Seattle, 16-18 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposals on all subjects connected to the European, Russian, and Eurasian regions, from any disciplinary perspective, are welcomed<\/strong>. Proposals are encouraged, but <b>not required <\/b>to address the conference theme, \u201cStrategy in European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies.&#8221; Individual proposal submissions will be grouped into panels by topics.<\/p>\n<p>To submit your proposal, please submit a 250-word abstract and abbreviated C.V. using the form on the REECAS Northwest Conference webpage: <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/emFPmh6aN6__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gDk8RiD4tBfzxl4_6N_-mU08ACiLnzUPUTsUzLazQKMitZgzT3F1zCWhINTa2n3KCi2tIyaJtHtgxHiUmg$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/emFPmh6aN6__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gDk8RiD4tBfzxl4_6N_-mU08ACiLnzUPUTsUzLazQKMitZgzT3F1zCWhINTa2n3KCi2tIyaJtHtgxHiUmg$\" data-outlook-id=\"16870238-1059-4527-a3da-242447aa8011\">Call for Proposals Form: REECAS NW 2026 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a>. <strong>Deadline January 25th, 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Questions? Please email <a href=\"mailto:cereas@uw.edu\">cereas@uw.edu<\/a> with any questions not answered on the conference webpage.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Theme\">Conference Theme: Strategy in European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies<\/h2>\n<p>Strategy is essential in times of great changes, to identify long-term goals, anticipate paths and overcome barriers. Strategic planning underlies all disciplines of Area Studies: International relations scholars assess European, Russian, or Central Asian strategies in the war over Ukraine. Historians assess strategies of the past, as they have played out into the present. Instructors assess pedagogical strategies to\u00a0help students learn and use languages in studying history and politics of countries and peoples.\u00a0\u00a0Literary translators and musicians alike decide whom to interpret and publish for future readers, and why. Professors and students decide why, career-wise, it is useful to gather, as a regional community, at a conference, to meet and hear their peers across disciplinary divides. All of the above are reasons to share your work at the REECAS-NW conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"keynote-speaker\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D197692123\">2026 Keynote Address<\/a> | April 16, 6:15-7:30 in HUB 250| <b>European Strategy and the Ukraine War<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17554 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/OBrien_Phillips_photo_BW-240x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Professor Phillips O\u2019Brien<\/strong> is the Chair of Strategic Studies and Head of the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. He has published widely on issues of conflict, politics, war and strategy in the 20th\u00a0and 21st centuries. Amongst his books are: <i>How the War was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II <\/i>(Cambridge University Press, 2015) and <i>The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, FDR\u2019s Chief of Staff<\/i>, (Penguin\/Random House 2015).<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Brien has also published multiple articles in major journals including <i>Foreign Affairs,<\/i><i>Diplomatic History<\/i>, <i>the Journal of Strategic Studies, <\/i>and, <i>Past and Present. <\/i>In 2024 he published a new multi-archival study of grand-strategy making in World War II with Penguin\/Random House, entitled: <i>The Strategists: How Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Roosevelt were Made by and Made War<\/i>. His latest book, published in autumn of 2025, is <i>War and Power: Who Wins Wars and Why<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Professor O\u2019Brien has been particularly active as an analyst and commentator during this most recent phase of the Russo-Ukraine War. He has been appointed as a Senior Adviser (non-residential) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC and has worked with scholars and analysts in Ukraine and much the rest of Europe and across the Atlantic to try and digest some of the lessons of the war. His\u00a0commentary has been published regularly in <i>The Atlantic<\/i>, <i>The Times, The Spectator, The Telegraph<\/i>\u00a0and other major newspapers and journals, while he has made media appearances for outlets in more than 15 countries, including <i>MSNBC, CNN, NPR, BBC, DW <\/i>and <i>L\u2019Express<\/i>.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Plenary\">Conference Plenary | April 17 | Ukraine, REECAS and the European Union<\/h2>\n<div><a id=\"OWAb3db3f71-b440-4005-adc3-23f1738038b9\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu\/about\/people\/nargis-kassenova__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vycgfEgpXJA$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu\/about\/people\/nargis-kassenova__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vycgfEgpXJA$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"a9f8f381-7042-4436-90eb-37706d315f1e\"><strong>Nargis Kassenova,<\/strong><\/a> Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center, Harvard University<\/div>\n<div><strong><a id=\"OWA3fe177b4-2b75-8f23-ca77-1d52c9505017\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/polisci.indiana.edu\/about\/faculty\/zajac-justyna.html__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vychJE_DMhQ$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/polisci.indiana.edu\/about\/faculty\/zajac-justyna.html__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vychJE_DMhQ$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"27eb157f-8cd0-489d-95c6-5c6f40bf19b8\">Justyna Zaj\u0105c<\/a>,<\/strong> Director, Polish Studies Center; Professor of Practice in European Security Studies, Indiana University<\/div>\n<div><strong><a id=\"OWA3cbe2a76-1ee9-7a95-79fe-9a9a80a59763\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.newhaven.edu\/faculty-staff-profiles\/lena-lennon.php__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vyci2bno6Bw$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.newhaven.edu\/faculty-staff-profiles\/lena-lennon.php__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jnuTTVe59aclHi5gH9f73IM4KbVQbx83b3ZnKQo53CSCpVUN7n7yLgoev09RuG6Bp_3MJy6vyci2bno6Bw$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"e3210418-7d75-4d69-b8d6-09dff14c2cf3\">Olena Lennon<\/a>,<\/strong> Practitioner In Residence, National Security Department\/Homeland Security, University of New Haven<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Panels\" style=\"text-align: left\">Featured Panels<b><\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Featured Panel, Strategies in in Literary Studies<\/b><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">Redefining Polish Literary Canon Through Translation <\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The panel examines literary translation as a site of canon formation, reinterpretation, and critique. Focusing on Polish literature in translation, the three papers explore how translators actively shape the reception of texts across linguistic, cultural, and ideological boundaries. The essays will highlight translation\u2019s capacity to recover marginalized voices and reframe literary histories and herstories.<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>Presenters: <\/b>Piotr Florczyk (U of Washington), Andrzej Brylak (U of Southern California); Agnieszka Jezyk (U of Washington)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Featured Panel, <\/b><b>Strategies in Language Pedagogy<\/b><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><b>New Directions Language Learning Programs During Resource-Challenged Times<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While post-secondary language programs in the United States have seen a decline in supporting resources since the 1990s with the end of the cold war, we now arguably face the most difficult period yet for language education, with the elimination of Title VI funding and other pressures. Less-commonly taught language programs, including languages in the REECAS region, are at the greatest risk. We must take advantage of new methods and tools to facilitate the sustainment of existing programs and the growth of new programs. This roundtable will explore feasible and positive paths forward, including, but not limited to, facilitated interdependent language learning (FILL), and strategic offerings through course share programs of language for specific purposes courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Presenters:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Russell Hugo, Director, University of Washington Language Learning Center<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Robert Elliot, Director, Yamada Language Center, University of Oregon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Piibi-Kai Kivik, Indiana University<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Bridget Yaden, Pacific Lutheran University<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Featured Concert: New Directions in European Music<\/b><b><\/b><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>An Evening of Baltic Music with Magi Ensemble, April 17th, 7:00pm\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nThe M\u00e4gi Ensemble, a professional women&#8217;s ensemble based in Seattle, will share an evening of music from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, highlighted by the phenomenal <i>Folk Mass<\/i>\u00a0by Latvian composer\u00a0Laura J\u0113kabsone (b.1985). The M\u00e4gi Ensemble has been honored to perform at the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian National Song Festivals and for many presidents and ambassadors. <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.magiensemblecom__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kk8Qkdbj_Tpaa10jNZnVluKbLRr8ez_k13U-z9BP7oLknQbSZq5gLXmnNSr4UZylqZnQOoGs7yCLiCc6sA$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.magiensemblecom__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kk8Qkdbj_Tpaa10jNZnVluKbLRr8ez_k13U-z9BP7oLknQbSZq5gLXmnNSr4UZylqZnQOoGs7yCLiCc6sA$\" data-outlook-id=\"50e3b2c0-6e3c-4f4d-8917-27738d9b3f5f\">www.magiensemblecom<\/a>. The concert is co-sponsored by the Plymouth Church of Christ Music &amp; the Arts Concert Series.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Conference-Registration\">Conference Registration <b><\/b>| Register by Feb 16<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><i><strong>Registration is required for the REECAS Northwest Conference. <\/strong><\/i><em>ALL participants (accepted presenters and audience members) must register using the below online form.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Faculty\/Scholar Presenters: $50<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Student Presenters: $25<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>General Public Attendees (non-presenters): $0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>University of Washington Faculty\/Students\/Staff: $0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keynote Lecture-only Attendees: $0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a class=\"uw-btn btn-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.net\/C20410_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6509&amp;SINGLESTORE=true\">Conference Registration<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Conference-Program\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/REECAS-NW-CONF.-FINAL-5.pdf\">Conference Program<\/a> | Now Available!<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Essay-Prize\">Graduate Student Essay Prize<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">REECAS Northwest awards an annual prize for the best graduate student paper presented at the conference and nominates the winner for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseees.org\/programs\/aseees-prizes\/graduate-student-essay-prize\">ASEEES Beth Holmgren Graduate Student Essay Prize.<\/a> For consideration, students must present their paper at the REECAS Northwest Conference and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdGeFUWZxevmj56nsOv3fzX4Cog_52mn-DpXgYHcr4ZX7fFtQ\/viewform?usp=header\">submit their paper here by April 19th.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Conference-Hotel\">Conference Hotel | Conference Rates<\/h2>\n<p><strong data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Graduate by Hilton Seattle<\/strong><br \/>\n4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington, 98105<br \/>\nConference Rate: $189\/night (single or double occupancy), April 16-18, 2026<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/book.passkey.com\/e\/51101059?utm_source=50628148&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=298228911&amp;trkid=602913713&amp;linkid=3765702304__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gqLJ5zvvm54G9Yn7PaAn9a07zAY8RA-vdOtncGHfa6lY9Q0pvxbZLw9rAvUiJWApobuHJJy7Vw$\">Link to hotel booking website<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Event-Venue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/venue-campus-maps-parking-and-transportation\/\">Venue, Campus Maps, Parking, and Transportation<\/a><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"International-Visas\">Invitation Letter Request<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>(Accepted proposals only) \u2013 If you require a letter of invitation to present at the conference, please complete the below form by February 16, 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"uw-btn btn-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScUX3g4HH4qmp8YfD3Qv-SnAzcqhIipSkJB4lU0-DOiaPvuBA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112444389284667438922\">Invitation Letter Form<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Questions\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you have questions not answered by this webpage, please contact cereas@uw.edu.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aseees.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12368 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/ellisoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/02\/Aseees_logo-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REECAS Northwest 2026 The 32nd Annual REECAS-NW Conference for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies April 16-18, 2026 University of Washington Seattle, WA USA *Save the Date! 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