This is the official mailing list of the
Young Associates from Newly Independent States (YANIS) at Yale University.

The purpose of YANIS is:

· To promote and develop community of Yale students
from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

· To assist and facilitate members in their daily
activities by the means of language, cultural accommodation, job search,
etc.

· To organize seminars, workshops and conferences
reflecting the interests of the constituent countries

· To foster networking among students from the former
Soviet Union

· To represent, protect, and advance the interests of
the members of YANIS.