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Dear friends and colleagues,</div>
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Happy holidays!</div>
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I'd like to start a relaxed, informal online series for our Austronesian linguistics community:
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Austronesian After Dark </span>('After Dark' for short).</div>
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The goal is to build connections and a sense of community especially among linguists in their 30s and 40s who often work quite independently while warmly welcoming colleagues from all generations (senior scholars, early-career researchers, and students
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The idea is to create a comfortable, grown-up space something like a stylish, laid-back club where people can drop in, listen quietly if they prefer, chat casually, or share thoughts over a drink. No pressure, just good company and occasional light conversation
about our shared interests.</div>
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Well aim to meet roughly <span style="font-weight: 700;">once a month</span> via Zoom (with Discord for ongoing chat, coordination, and voice channels we plan to use Discord voice chat as well for more casual hangouts and drink sessions).</div>
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Most months: pure hangout bring your favorite beverage, share stories, or just relax and listen.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;">
Every <span role="presentation" style="font-weight: 700;">second month</span>: one or two short, informal talks (1520 min) followed by open discussion nothing too formal.</li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">A little fun rule:</span> Feel free to use your real name or a playful nickname on Discord/Zoom it adds to the relaxed vibe! (Even if voices might give us away when we speak Suggested themes: islands, cocktails, proto-forms,
or whatever inspires you.)</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Trial event this Tuesday, December 30, 2025</span></div>
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Time: 21:00 JST (Tokyo/Osaka) / 20:00 CST (Taiwan) / 13:00 CET (Europe) / 12:00 GMT (UK) / 07:00 EST (US East) just
<span role="presentation" style="font-weight: 700;">30 minutes</span> (feel free to drop in late or leave early).</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;">
No talks, just casual end-of-year chat and drinks! Perfect for a quick holiday toast.</li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Discord server</span> (for announcements, ongoing chat, and future events):<br>
<span style="color: black;"><u><a style="color: black; display: inline; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px;" data-copy-preserve="1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1g4g62n r-yn5ncy r-clrlgt r-nvplwv r-1nao33i r-m71pgl r-1ddef8g r-1loqt21 OWAAutoLink" id="OWA99b286f4-fbc4-6b6c-28be-8085aa3ab829" target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/dvcZMg2RPf">https://discord.gg/dvcZMg2RPf</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Zoom link for Tuesday</span>:<br>
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Meeting ID: 815 2830 0087<br>
Passcode: Austro2025</div>
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If you cant make it this time but are interested in future gatherings, <b>feel free to join the Discord</b> anyway!</div>
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Looking forward to seeing some of you this Tuesday and creating a cozy virtual corner for us all.</div>
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Warm holiday wishes,</div>
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Yuko Kitada (aka Dewi Tengah Malam :))</div>
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