<div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="color:black;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Keeping in mind the global concerns raised by the recent outbreak of novel COVID-19, the organizers of the 1st Pakistan TESOL International Conference 2020 have decided to postpone the event.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">The </span>organizers<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> have been closely monitoring the situation during the last few days and now due to the current health and quarantine risks of COVID-19, we have reached the decision </span>to <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">postpon</span>e<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">  the conference for the health and safety of our worthy members and participants.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px">The <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Pak ELT Forum understands the great efforts put</span> forth<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> by its members, speakers</span>,<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> and participants</span>,<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> to arrange their commitments, however, our primary concern remains </span>everyone’s <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">well-being</span>,<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> and we believe this to be the most appropriate precautionary decision.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">We send our best wishes for the health and prosperity of our members, speakers and participants in all regions</span>,<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> while we pass through this global challenge</span>. W<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">e will announce the new dates of the conference </span>in the very near future.<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">If you have any questions, please contact the secretariat at: <a href="mailto:paktesol2020@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:blue;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">paktesol2020@gmail.com</a>  and the organizers: <a href="mailto:kamal.khan@aiou.edu.pk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:blue;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">kamal.khan@aiou.edu.pk</a>  and <a href="mailto:rashidda.imran@aiou.edu.pk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:blue;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">rashida.imran@aiou.edu.pk</a> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:10pt;line-height:17.25px"><span style="color:black;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit">Kamal</span><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Garamond,Georgia,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;line-height:21.3px"><span style="line-height:18.46px;color:rgb(81,51,171);font-size:small"><span style="line-height:18.46px"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif">_______</span></b></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Garamond,Georgia,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android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