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Dear colleagues on the An-lang mailing list,</div>
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I am Yuko Kitada in Tokyo, Japan.</div>
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I am not a member of the 16-ICAL committee; however, let me post the information about the 16-ICAL next year because committee members have yet to post it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;">Most of you already know it, and it may be too late to inform you; however, I am posting it unofficially in case you do not know.</span></div>
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The 16th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics will be held at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines.</div>
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16-ICAL will be held from<b> 20th to 24th June 2024</b>.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The deadline for themed panel proposals is<b> 20th December 2023</b>. </span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The deadline for abstracts for papers and posters is
<b>20th January 2024</b>.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In addition, please note that
<b>this ICAL requires a full paper</b> on your topic.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The deadline for the full papers is
<b>20th May 2024</b>.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your abstracts can be submitted here:
<a href="https://www.lsphil.net/16ical/cfp" id="LPlnk155375" class="OWAAutoLink">
https://www.lsphil.net/16ical/cfp</a></span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Panel proposals should be sent to 16ical@gmail.com.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For further information, please visit the website of 16-ICAL:
<a href="https://www.lsphil.net/16ical" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" class="OWAAutoLink">
https://www.lsphil.net/16ical</a></span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Relatedly, the Austronesian Linguists' Discord community, which I moderate, has begun discussing our practical
travel plans, such as tours, hotels, and casual meet-ups. The plans will include smallish gatherings at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to travel to the venue area. Here is the place where we are talking about 16-ICAL:
<a href="https://discord.com/channels/1063726857960304650/1121145721979154482" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_2" class="OWAAutoLink">
https://discord.com/channels/1063726857960304650/1121145721979154482</a></span></div>
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In addition to it, our Discord community has many places to talk about various things.<br>
Discord is an ideal platform for group chats and discussions. At the same time, you can also send direct messages to your friends in the same manner as Facebook and WhatsApp. If you are interested in our Discord community, please visit
<a href="http://discord.gg/ZmUzRqssBB" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_1" class="OWAAutoLink">
http://discord.gg/ZmUzRqssBB</a></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yuko Kitada<br>
yukokitada@outlook.com</span></div>
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