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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>11th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>October 4-5, 2024</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#BF3F2F'>REGISTRATION OPEN</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The<span class=xapple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools</span></b><span class=xapple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>is excited to invite you to participate in its 11<sup>th</sup><span class=xapple-converted-space> </span>annual conference! This conference brings together everyone who is interested in learning about and collaborating with community-based HL schools. Attendees </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:#FEFEFE'>typically include directors and administrators of community-based HL schools, teachers, members of the language communities, representatives of public schools, researchers in the field of HL education, and leaders of national language organizations.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>This event will be <b>hybrid</b><i>,</i> held both on site at American University in Washington, DC and online on<span class=xapple-converted-space> </span><b>October 4-5, 2024</b>. Please explore the </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333'>conference website</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>, learn about the </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333'>plenary speakers</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>, and </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333'>register now</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>!</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Conference web: <a href="https://www.american.edu/soe/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm">https://www.american.edu/soe/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Registration: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://tinyurl.com/heritagelanguage2024">https://tinyurl.com/heritagelanguage2024</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Coalition’s web: <a href="https://www.heritagelanguageschools.org/">https://www.heritagelanguageschools.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:#FEFEFE'>If you would like to receive announcements about future events and conferences from the Coalition, sign up for their<span class=xapple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>newsletter</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>: <a href="https://www.heritagelanguageschools.org/coalition/newsletter">https://www.heritagelanguageschools.org/coalition/newsletter</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>