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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">We are writing to invite your contributions and/or contributions from your students for the

</span><span lang="en-CA"><b><span tabindex="0" class="contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_486_621" role="button">2018 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference</span></b></span><span lang="en-CA"><span tabindex="0" class="contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_486_621" role="button">,

 to held August 23–25, 2018 at OISE/University of Toronto.</span> </span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">Click

</span><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://wordpress.oise.utoronto.ca/lpp-conference/submit-an-abstract/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#0563c1"><span lang="en-CA"><b>here</b></span></font></a><span lang="en-CA"> to

 submit your abstract; more information on the conference can be found below.</span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">In addition to research and practitioner sessions, the conference will feature keynote presentations by

</span><span lang="en-CA"><b>Monica Heller</b></span><span lang="en-CA"> (OISE/University of Toronto),

</span><span lang="en-CA"><b>Tiffany Lee</b></span><span lang="en-CA"> (University of New Mexico), and

</span><span lang="en-CA"><b>Kristin Snoddon</b></span><span lang="en-CA"> (Carleton University), as well as an invited colloquium organized by

</span><span lang="en-CA"><b>Enrica Piccardo</b></span><span lang="en-CA"> (OISE/University of Toronto) and

<span lang="en-CA">Brian North<span lang="en-CA"> (Research and Consultant with the Council of Europe) on Common European Framework of Reference.

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">As always, the conference welcomes papers and colloquia from diverse disciplinary perspectives on language policy and planning. For 2018, we

 are especially interested in work that engages the policy work related to the Indigenous Languages Act in Canada and to indigenous language policy in general, as well as research on language assessment frameworks. We are particularly keen on expanding the

 practitioner-led sessions at the conference this year.</span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">Please see the

</span><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://wordpress.oise.utoronto.ca/lpp-conference/call-for-papers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#0563c1"><span lang="en-CA"><b>Call for Papers</b></span></font></a><span lang="en-CA">

 page of our conference website for more complete information.</span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">Otherwise, we welcome you to visit the conference website to

<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://wordpress.oise.utoronto.ca/lpp-conference/submit-an-abstract/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#0563c1"><span lang="en-CA">submit your abstract</a><span lang="en-CA">.

 Abstracts are due by </span><span lang="en-CA"><b>February 28, 2018</b></span><span lang="en-CA">.</span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!</span></span></font></div>

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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-CA">Jeff Bale & Eve Haque</span></span></font></div>

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