<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear IGALA-ers all around the world,</div><div><br></div><div>i hope this email finds you well. I am going to share some information about the BAAL (BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS) and the special interest group Language, Gender and Sexuality.</div><div><br></div><div>Registration for the event is now open: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/baal-sig-language-gender-and-sexuality-tickets-602542790707">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/baal-sig-language-gender-and-sexuality-tickets-602542790707</a>. Please note that the event is face-to-face only. If you happen to be or live in the UK, please do join us on 2nd May, in (hopefully sunny) Brighton. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions on accommodation or other matters.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px"><font><span lang="en-US"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:rgb(197,90,17);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Federica
Formato BA, MA, PhD</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe Print";color:rgb(197,90,17)"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics, University of Brighton</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><a href="https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/federica-formato" target="_blank">https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/federica-formato</a><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><a href="http://federicaformato.wixsite.com/federicaformato" target="_blank"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">http://federicaformato.wixsite.com/federicaformato</font></a></span></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><br></span></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><span></span><span></span><br></span></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><br></span></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:middle;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><br></span></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><br></p><span style="color:blue;font-size:10pt;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>