2011 ASEEES ANNUAL CONVENTION
November 17–20, 2011

 

2011 marked our second year exhibiting at the ASEEES Annual Convention (ASEEES is the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, in case you wondered). This year we were in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., which gave us a wonderful opportunity to connect with the Polish Embassy and other Washington-area friends. All of the titles which we’d released by the time of the conference were on display and available for sale.

We were happy to see some familiar faces and renew acquaintances from last year’s ASEEES convention, and to meet a lot of new people as well!

As a bonus, Jarek Garlinski and Alice Waydenfeld Faintich were able to join us this year, and helped out with “booth duty.”

Jarek translated our book 303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron, which won the top Gold Award for History at the 2011 Benjamin Franklin Awards, and our forthcoming book The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery.

Alice is the daughter of Dr. Stefan Waydenfeld, author of our award-winning book The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom, and has been doing a lot of presentations about the Siberian deportations exemplified in her father’s book.

 

Jarek Garlinski, Aquila Polonica president Terry Tegnazian and Alice Faintich Aquila Polonica publicist Debra Gendel shows Jarek Garlinski our Facebook page

In addition, George and Aleksandra Kulczycki flew in from London. George and Aleksandra are great favorites at ASEEES – after 30 or so years, they seem to know everyone! They have generously funded the annual Jerzy and Aleksandra Kulczycki Book Prize, which is awarded jointly by ASEEES and the Polish Studies Association for the best original book published outside Poland in English (i.e., not a translation) dealing with any aspect of Polish Studies.

Jarek Garlinksi and George KulczyckiGeorge and Aleksandra Kulczycki, Aquila Polonica publicist Debra Gendel

Aquila Polonica Prize HonorableMention winner Robert Brier andTerry TegnazianThis was also the first year that the biennial Aquila Polonica Prize was awarded by the Polish Studies Association.

 

 

 

 

 

Jarek Garlinski, Terry Tegnazian and Polish Ambassador Robert KupieckiOne of the other highlights of this convention was the Polish Embassy dinner reception on November 19th at the beautiful Embassy building.

 

 

 

Aquila Polonica publicist Debra Gendel — making good use of her time at the booth A view of our aisle in the Exhibit Hall