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JASNA Oregon & SW Washington Region

AGM Tribute Grant 2016 recipient announced

4/30/2016

Dear Members,

The AGM Tribute Grant Committee would like to announce the selection of the 2016 grant recipient. Congratulations to Vonnie Alto, who will be attending the conference in Washington D.C. this October! We are sure she will find the upcoming JASNA conference to be an enriching experience.

We would also like to ask you to consider rooming wth Vonnie and splitting the cost of her room. Washington D.C. is an expensive city and we would like to be able to cover the cost of her trip. Please let Margaret know if you would like to share Vonnie's room. It is already reserved at the special rate (still super high) for four nights, October 20-24th.

Sincerely,

The 2016 AGM Tribute Grant Committee
Kim Higgins
Nancy Sheperd
Kelly Kirschner

Tribute Grant applications due April 15

4/6/2016

There is just a week left to get your applications in for the 2016 AGM Tribute Grant, due April 15. Application forms are available online here at http://www.jasna-orswwa.org/tribute-grant-2016.html and must be filed electronically. It doesn't take long to apply. You must be a member of our region who has not attended an AGM before. This is a great opportunity to attend the 2016 AGM in Washington D.C., October 21-23.

The Grant Committee:
Kim Higgins
Nancy Shepherd
Kelly Kirschner

Illustration of Jane Austen writing

2016 AGM Tribute Grant honorees

3/16/2016

Our AGM Tribute Grant honorees were chosen at the March Reading Group meeting. They are Mary Margaret Benson and Frank McClanahan. Mary Margaret was the founder of our group and the RC from 1985-1992. Her husband, Frank, later took his turn as RC, and both were instrumental in the success of our 2010 Portland AGM. They continue to help our region thrive in various ways. We are grateful for all they have done!

~ The AGM Tribute Grant Committee

There is still time to apply for the 2016 AGM Tribute Grant, for attendance at the Washington, D.C. AGM, "Emma at 200: No One But Herself," October 21-23, 2016. See all the info, including FAQs and grant application form on our 2016 AGM Tribute Grant page at http://www.jasna-orswwa.org/tribute-grant-2016.html

AGM Tribute Grant Applications Now Open

2/15/2016

Illustration of Jane Austen writing at a table

It is time to submit your AGM Tribute Grant Application!

Beginning today, February 15, the Grant Committee will be accepting applications for the Oregon/SW Washington Region's 2016 AGM Tribute Grant. This year's AGM will be held October 21-23, 2016, in Washington D.C., and the theme is "Emma at 200: No One But Herself." It promises to be a compelling event in a dynamic location!

If you have not yet attended an AGM and would like to apply, go to our Tribute Grant 2016 page. Please be sure to read all of the FAQs and application details before you apply. Any applicant not meeting the list of criteria will be disqualified. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Higgins at jasna.orswwa@gmail.com.

Members, who have previously applied but have not been awarded the grant, are encouraged to apply again. The final day to submit your application will be April 15. The winner will be announced on or before May 15. We will select our honoree/s at the reading group meeting on March 13.

New photos of AGM 2015 posted on Facebook album

10/18/2015

The JASNA 2015 AGM, "Living in Jane Austen's World," took place October 9-11, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. Regional member and treasurer Marva Wiebe has sent along a treasure trove of photos taken during her time at the AGM, available to view in an album on the region's Facebook page.

If you have photos to add/delete/update, please contact regional webmaster Jennifer Snoek-Brown.

Screenshot of Facebook album for JASNA 2015 AGM

Screenshot of Facebook album for JASNA 2015 AGM. On the region's Facebook page, click the link on the top menu for Photos, then click the link for Albums to view the entire Facebook album.

Preparations for Sept. 13 meeting

8/12/2015

The next reading group discussion and meeting is scheduled for September 13. Please note that the host and location for the September meeting has been changed. Arnie Perlstein will be hosting the meeting at his home in NE Portland, and look for detailed directions to the next meeting in an email to members early next month.

Also note that we will be holding an election for a new Regional Coordinator at the September meeting, as well as conducting a business meeting afterwards with the board and RC-elect.

In the meantime, our discussion leaders for the September meeting, Debbie Eley & Margaret Christmann, have sent along some suggestions for the upcoming reading group discussion:

Dear Janeites,

The September presentation and discussion will relate to the AGM theme: "Living in Jane Austen's World". Topics for discussion will cover "women's work" and looking for "hidden" clues about current events of the time that can be found in her novels.

We suggest reading a Jane Austen novel of your choice or an article in Persuasions or Regency World. There also books that inform you about every day life during the Georgian Times. The discussion will include questions and your examples that you found in your reading choice.

Margaret and Debbie

Recommended:

A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's World

By Sue Wilkes, 2014
What you would see and do if you entered the world Jane Austen was familiar with.

Jane Austen's England: Daily Life in the Georgian and Regency Periods

By Roy and Lesley Adkins, reprinted 2014
Learn of the life Jane Austen lived in: war, politics, industry, and social life.

Attached below:

List of Persuasion articles found online at JASNA.org, available to download and/or view the file in PDF format below.

Living in Jane Austen's World in JASNA Publications
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File Type:	pdf

Jane Austen's England book cover

Registration for 2015 AGM is now open!

6/4/2015

Registration for the 2015 AGM in Louisville, KY is now open! Registration will close September 1
or whenever the conference is full, whichever comes first. Visit http://jasna.org/agms/louisville/registration.html to register online and to review the 2015 AGM registration brochure as a PDF.

Members who have joined the JASNA Email List receive notifications of AGM registration and conference updates.

IMPORTANT: Even if you told JASNA not to mail you a paper registration brochure, you must also proactively join the JASNA Email List if you want to receive alerts about the conference. Please contact e-communications@ jasna.org for simple directions on how to join the JASNA Email List if you aren't a subscriber yet.

2015 AGM Tribute Grant Application is now online!

1/29/2015

The new 2015 AGM Tribute Grant application is now posted online at our website on our Tribute Grant 2015 page at http://www.jasna-orswwa.org/tribute-grant-2015.html. This year we honor beloved past members Kathleen McCann and Virginia Urrutia.

If you meet the criteria, please apply! If not, let your friends and relatives know about it. We would like to increase the number of applicants this year.

The application process closes on April 15th this year, and the winner will be announced by May 15, 2015.

Photos from JASNA AGM in Montreal

10/19/2014

More photos! Please enjoy the slideshow photo gallery below from the JASNA AGM in Montreal. Over a dozen members from the ORSWWA region were able to attend the JASNA AGM in Montreal, and they had a great time!

You can read more about the AGM in Montreal here at http://www.jasna.org/agms/montreal/index.html.

If you would like to contribute more photos, please contact Jennifer Snoek-Brown, the region's web manager, directly.

Tribute grant winner announced + AGM registration

6/9/2014

The recipient of our first annual AGM Tribute Grant, honoring Janet Rohrbaugh and Anna Quillan, has been awarded to Elizabeth Moscoso! Elizabeth is a student at Marylhurst University majoring in English Literature, with a focus on creative writing. She has been a member of our region since 2012. Elizabeth credits Jane Austen as her inspiration to become a writer. Through her writing, she hopes to showcase the human condition the way that Austen did during her lifetime. She is excited to learn more about Mansfield Park and the controversies in the novel. While attending the AGM, she hopes that she will be able to gain insight as to Jane’s ability to write to that topic.

The Grant committee is excited to be able to offer Elizabeth the chance to attend the AGM in Montreal this year, and we know that Janet and Anna, so dearly missed, would be as well.

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Perfect timing, too, as AGM registration opened up last week! Go to the JASNA AGM registration page link to view the online registration form. The registration page states that registration is at full capacity, but the wait list is open.