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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">This is to bring to your attention that the preliminary programme for the upcoming iMean is now published. Please see:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/cahe/research/bristolcentreforlinguistics/events/imeanconference/programme.aspx">http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/cahe/research/bristolcentreforlinguistics/events/imeanconference/programme.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">Our social events can be found on: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/cahe/research/bristolcentreforlinguistics/events/imeanconference/socialevents-1.aspx</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">We would be grateful if you could disseminate to anybody who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">It is promising to be another exciting iMean and we look forward to seeing you in Bristol in April!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">With all my best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;">Kate Beeching on behalf of the iMean team</span></p>
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<h1 align="center" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:20pt">iMean conference 2017</span></h1>
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<p>iMean5 will be held at UWE Bristol, 6 - 8 April 2017.</p>
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<div>Abstracts should be submitted <a href="https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=40903304.o4DPaNvYf15ETNwT" id="LPNoLP">
via EasyChair</a> (<a class="OWAAutoLink" href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=imean2017" id="LPNoLP">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=imean2017</a>) by 5 January 2017.</div>
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<p>Further details: <a class="OWAAutoLink" href="http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/cahe/research/bristolcentreforlinguistics/events/i-meanconference.aspx" id="LPNoLP">
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<b>Sent:</b> 20 February 2017 01:36<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Gala-l] Lavender Languages 24 conference, Nottingham UK, 28-30 April 2017</font>
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A draft schedule for the 24th Annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics conference, being held outside of the USA for the first time (28-30 April 2017), is now available online. This conference, taking place at the University of Nottingham, is concerned with
all aspects of LGBTQ identity, representation, and experience from a linguistic perspective. There will be plenary talks by Paul Baker and Helen Sauntson, and special remarks from William Leap. Those interested in attending the conference should please be
aware that an 'early bird' fee is available until the end of February. More information is provided on our website: <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/lavlang24" target="_blank" id="LPlnk871898"><span id="LPlnk871898">www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/lavlang24</span></a>. </div>
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Please also note that this event follows the BAAL Special Interest Group in Language, Gender and Sexuality event 'Language, Discrimination and Conflict' (keynote speakers Erez Levon and Celia Kitzinger), also being held at the University of Nottingham. Please
see <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/lgas10/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk74300"><span id="LPlnk74300">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/lgas10/</span></a> for more details. <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-arts/english/lgas10/index.aspx" target="_blank" id="LPlnk234274"><span id="LPlnk234274"></span></a></div>
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