AABS Conference

CfP: AABS 2020 in Charlotte

CfP: AABS 2020 in Charlotte

Joseph M. Ellis Associate Professor of Political Science Vice-President of Conferences, AABS The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) conference will be held May 28th-30th 2020, in Charlotte, NC (USA) at Queens University. The conference theme is...

Looking Back at the 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford

Looking Back at the 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford

Liisi Esse, Ph.D. Associate Curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies, Stanford Libraries 2016-2018 AABS VP for Conferences The 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford University: The 100th Anniversary of Baltic Independence, held on 1–3 June, celebrated two important...

15 October CFP Deadline for AABS Conference

The 2018 AABS Conference at Stanford University will celebrate two important milestones – the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) and the 100th anniversary of independence for the Baltic republics of...

FPRI Report on Baltic States in European Security

FPRI Report on Baltic States in European Security

The Foreign Policy Research Institute presented a roundtable discussion on the Baltic States in European Security at the 25th Biennial Meeting of the American Association of Baltic Studies in Philadelphia.  Read the report online or download a PDF here.

Thanks to our Conference Sponsors!

We greatly appreciate the support of the following sponsors in making the 2016 conference in Philadelphia a sucess. Platinum Supporters Foreign Policy Research Institute Vladas Kaupas John J. Medveckis, Honorary Consul of Latvia in Philadelphia Philadelphia Society of...

Baltic Literature Hour at AABS Conference

AABS presents readings by four writers on Thursday, May 26, as part of the 2016 conference in Philadelphia. Jocelyn Bartkevicius is the editor of The Florida Review and director of the MFA program in creative writing. She studied literary fiction and nonfiction...

Pedejais Vilciens will perform at AABS conference dinner

The AABS conference dinner - Polka Party - will be held at the Philadelphia Society of Free Letts (531 N. 7th St, Philadelphia) on Friday, May 27. Join us for a traditional Latvian Cold Dinner Buffet by the Amber Table and music by “Pedejais Vilciens”. The party will...

AABS Conference Keynote by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

AABS Conference Keynote by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will give the keynote address "International Order Under Strain: Implications for the Baltic Sea Region" at the AABS conference on Thursday, May 26. The keynote will be followed by a reception in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall...

Film Festival at AABS 2016 Conference

Film Festival at AABS 2016 Conference

Featuring six short films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Saturday, May 28, at 7:00. Screening at Slought, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513 Series curator Jule Rozite is a film programmer from Latvia who received her film education in Glasgow,...