
<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi!<div>Is there any information about participation? <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">-Viridiana Vidaña</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 19, 2026, at 9:52 AM, Marta McCabe via Edling <edling@lists.mail.umbc.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }

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div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">13th 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;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">October 2-3, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>The<span class="m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0">Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools</span></b><span class="m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> (<a href="https://heritagelanguageschools.org/">https://heritagelanguageschools.org/</a>) </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">excited to announce that registration for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>13th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language </b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Schools Conference</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>now OPEN</b>!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The conference will be<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>hybrid</b><i>,</i> held both on site at America</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">n University in Washington, DC and online</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">on<span class="m3465654457592769406apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday and Saturday,<span class="m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space"> </span><b>October 2-3, 2026.</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Early-Bird discount</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> for in-person tickets is available<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>till August 31</b>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434"> All conference participants will receive the book<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Bridging Worlds: The Power of Heritage Languages in Social Cohesion</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434">On-site participants will receive a hard copy of the book and online participants will get free access to the e-book.</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: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#5E81CA">Conference website</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42">: <a href="https://www.american.edu/baker/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm">https://www.american.edu/baker/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#5E81CA">Register now</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42">: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-community-based-heritage-language-schools-conference-tickets-1987868568400?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-community-based-heritage-language-schools-conference-tickets-1987868568400?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=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