General Membership Information

Dues for membership in the Slovak Studies Association (SSA) are currently $5.00 per calendar year. If you wish, you may remit dues for several years in a single advance payment (2 years = $10.00, 3 years = $15.00, 4 years = $20.00, etc., in $5.00 increments for each year of dues to be paid). Members receive two issues of the Slovak Studies Association Newsletter annually, as well as occasional mailings regarding SSA administration. Members may also participate in the ‘ssa’ electronic discussion list and in the SSA’s annual meeting which is held each year in conjunction with the national convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), of which the SSA is an affiliate.

Join the Slovak Studies Association

To join the Slovak Studies Association, please complete and submit the Membership Application / Renewal Form according to the instructions on the form. In completing the form, be sure to follow all five steps in the order indicated. If you do not have access to a printer to print out this on-line form, contact John Berta, SSA Secretary, by e-mail at: bertaj@soc.mil, or by regular mail at: Social Sciences Division; Methodist College; 5400 Ramsey Street; Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304, USA, to request a membership form.

Renew Your SSA Membership

To renew your membership in the Slovak Studies Association, please complete and submit the Membership Application / Renewal Form according to the instructions on the form. In completing the form, be sure to follow all five steps in the order indicated. If you do not have access to a printer to print out this on-line form, contact John Berta, SSA Secretary, by e-mail at: bertaj@soc.mil, or by regular mail at: Social Sciences Division; Methodist College; 5400 Ramsey Street; Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304, USA, to request a membership form. You may also use the Membership Application / Renewal Form found in each issue of the Slovak Studies Association Newsletter.

Submit a Change of Address / Information

To change any portion of your SSA membership address or other information in your membership records, please complete the appropriate portion(s) of the Change of Address / Information Form according to the instructions on the form. In completing the form, be sure to follow all four steps in the order indicated. If you do not have access to a printer to print out this on-line form, contact John Berta, SSA Secretary, by e-mail at: bertaj@soc.mil, or by regular mail at: Social Sciences Division; Methodist College; 5400 Ramsey Street; Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304, USA, to request a change of address form.

The Slovak Studies Association Newsletter

The SSA publishes a biannual newsletter containing information and articles in the area of Slovak studies. The newsletter currently appears on a May/June -- November/December publication schedule. All members are encouraged to submit information and articles for possible publication in the SSA Newsletter. For further information see the newsletter section of this website or contact the SSA Newsletter Editor directly [note from the Webmaster: the position of SSA Newsletter Editor is currently vacant].

The ‘ssa’ Electronic Discussion List

The Slovak Studies Association maintains an electronic discussion list for its members called (appropriately) ‘ssa’. An electronic discussion list is an electronic service that automatically forwards messages submitted by individual listmembers to everyone who subscribes to the list. The ‘ssa’ list is intended to facilitate professional communication among SSA members, and while anyone in the world can subscribe to the list to receive the messages that are submitted, only SSA members can actually submit messages to the list. If you would like to participate in the ‘ssa’ discussion list, follow these easy instructions. If you are unfamiliar with the workings of an electronic discussion list, or if you would like further information concerning specifically the ‘ssa’ discussion list, contact Mark Lauersdorf, SSA Webmaster, by e-mail at: lauersdorf@uky.edu, or by regular mail at: Department of Modern and Classical Languages; 1055 Patterson Office Tower; University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA. The ‘ssa’ discussion list is currently hosted by the University of Kentucky.

The Slovak Studies Association Website

If you are reading this, you have already discovered the official Slovak Studies Association website. The site is constantly being updated with new categories and features and with additions to the existing categories and information. All members are encouraged to submit information for possible publication on the SSA website. For more information on submitting materials to the website, watch for the regular column “The SSA on the Web” in the Slovak Studies Association Newsletter, or contact Mark Lauersdorf, SSA Webmaster, by e-mail at: lauersdorf@uky.edu, or by regular mail at: Department of Modern and Classical Languages; 1055 Patterson Office Tower; University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA. The SSA website is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Kentucky.