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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">I am so excited about our New Orleans meeting in January, and I hope you are too. I’m writing to remind you of our new online registration process. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please log in to our registration page (<a href="https://www.americandialect.org/register-for-the-2020-american-dialect-society-conference-here" target="_blank">https://www.americandialect.org/register-for-the-2020-american-dialect-society-conference-here</a>) and click on Register Here. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">In addition to registering for the conference, you can also reserve your seat for our Saturday luncheon at 12:15. We will feature a buffet of New Orleans specialties (with vegetarian options) and a talk by Sonja Lanehart, University of Arizona, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">"</span>Unapologetically Black Language, Linguists, and Linguistics.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">"</span> We will also be announcing the winner of the Roger Shuy Best Paper in <i>American Speech</i> Award. On-site registration for the conference and tickets for the luncheon (while they last) will also be available at the LSA Registration Desk.<br></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">I hope to see many of you in New Orleans in January!<u></u><u></u></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season,<u></u><u></u></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Julie<u></u><u></u></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Julie Roberts, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Executive Director, American Dialect Society<br>
Professor and Director, Linguistics Program<br>
University of Vermont<br>
<a href="mailto:Julie.Roberts.uvm@gmail.com" title="mailto:Julie.Roberts.uvm@gmail.com" target="_blank">Julie.Roberts.uvm@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></font></p>
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