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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">Dear Colleagues, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">ACLA plays an active role in building our scholarly community throughout the year, as well as advancing research and teaching in all areas of applied linguistics
across Canada. To do so, we depend on your support. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">Your membership is our primary means of continuing to support the work we do and to build on our scholarly contributions and collaborations. We therefore
kindly invite you to <a href="https://forum.ideas-idees.ca/?lid=TNJ5B-ATKFF-WRAGS&pkClient=25">
renew your membership</a> each year, even in those years when you may not be attending or presenting at the annual conference. We extend a grateful thank you to those of you who have already renewed their membership for the 2022 year. Again, we regret this
year not being able to meet as usual for our annual conference. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">We hope to see many of you attend our upcoming virtual AGM on May 15, 2022 and join in the discussion about the new initiatives we have been working on
this year, particularly those that pertain to the <a href="http://www.aclacaal.org/membership/">
benefits of ACLA membership</a> beyond the annual conference. More information to come. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">Take good care, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">Julie S. Byrd Clark </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">President of ACLA\CAAL </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">---------------------------- </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Chères/chers collègues,</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">L’ACLA participe activement tout au long de l’année à l’édification de notre communauté universitaire
et à l’avancement de la recherche et de l’enseignement dans tous les domaines de la linguistique appliquée à travers le Canada. Pour ce faire, nous dépendons de votre soutien. </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Votre adhésion est l’unique moyen de continuer à soutenir notre travail et à tirer parti de nos contributions
savantes et de nos collaborations. Nous vous vivement invitons donc à <a href="https://forum.ideas-idees.ca/?lid=ACKV5-E8447-98B4X&pkClient=25">
renouveler votre adhésion</a> chaque année, même lorsque vous ne participez pas ou ne présentez pas à notre conférence annuelle. Nous remercions chaleureusement celles et ceux qui ont déjà renouvelé leur adhésion pour l’année 2022. Encore une fois, nous regrettons
de ne pas être en mesure cette année de vous retrouver comme d’habitude pour notre conférence annuelle.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Nous espérons que bon nombre d’entre vous assisteront à notre prochaine AGA virtuelle le 15 mai 2022
et participeront à la discussion sur les nouvelles initiatives que nous avons menées cette année y compris celles associées aux
<a href="http://www.aclacaal.org/fr/membership/">bénéfices de votre adhésion</a> au-delà de la conférence annuelle. Plus d’informations vous seront transmises bientôt.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Prenez bien soin de vous.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Julie S. Byrd Clark</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Présidente de l’ACLA</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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