Dear Mukhriddin Begamov

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Dear Mukhriddin Begamov, 
On behalf of the organizing committee, we look forward to your participation in the 4th 
annual European Studies Graduate Fellows’ Conference on “Beyond the ‘Communist 
Bloc’: New Approaches to Studying Europe, Russia, and Eurasia.” The hybrid 
conference is scheduled on May 9-10, 2023 (complete schedule- 
HERE
).
The conference can provide up to three nights’ lodging in New Haven, CT (only), 
arrange/pay for round-trip airfare (or train fare, as the case may be) to New Haven, and 
reimburse your airport transport to and from New Haven. 
Further, to prepare for your visit and reimbursement, please complete the Visitor Travel 
Information Form, linked 
HERE
, as soon as possible. 
HOTEL 
We have reserved you a room at
 the Graduate Hotel (
HERE
),
 which is within walking 
distance of campus. The conference will pay the hotel directly
for your room and 
parking. All other incidentals are the responsibility of guests, including meals and 
charges for additional visitors who may be accompanying you on personal business.
 
 
 
TRAVEL TO NEW HAVEN
Please make sure you inform us of your travel itinerary in the Visitor Travel Information 
Form (
HERE
). If traveling from outside of the United States and Canada, then we will 
arrange your airfare. Most of our air travelers fly into one New York 
(JFK/LaGuardia/Newark), or Hartford (Bradley) airports
 then take either Metro 
North/Amtrak train to New Haven.  
Ground Transportation 
 
Uber/Lyft/Taxis - When you arrive to New Haven Train Station or the Airport, we 
suggest reserving an Uber or Lyft car to your hotel and from the Airport to New York 
City’s Penn Train Station for Amtrak train to New Haven.
From New York: