<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear all,</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">the IGALA organizing committee is happy to announce that<b>:</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#000000">The </font></b><font color="#000000"><b>IGALA 9</b></font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b></font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>abstract submission deadline for <u>all graduate students</u> has been extended to 5 January 2015</b></font><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="black">We would also like to announce that USA-based graduate students might become eligible for subsidized conference travel expenses by a USA grant body. If successful, this grant will subsidize travel </font><font color="black">to IGALA 9 for</font><font color="black"> as many as 15 USA-based graduate students. You will be informed about how to apply once your paper has been accepted for the conference.</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="black">We are also still offering the </font><font color="black"><b>IGALA Hardship Registration fee</b></font><font color="black"> (only HKD 250) for a number of scholars from economically disadvantaged countries who attend and present at IGALA 9. You should apply for this after your paper has been accepted for the conference. For the application guidelines, please refer to the registration page of our website:  </font><a href="https://exchange.lancs.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=w_GwK5cL0g117NoJ9ZGObAXBFQpW7N04AVJj_QT0VK-CA3yx3wnTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBlAG4AZwBsAGkAcwBoAC4AYwBpAHQAeQB1AC4AZQBkAHUALgBoAGsALwBlAG4ALwBwAG8AcgB0AGEAbAAvAGkAZwBhAGwAYQAvAHIAZQBnAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AGkAbwBuAC4AagBzAHAA&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.english.cityu.edu.hk%2fen%2fportal%2figala%2fregistration.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.english.cityu.edu.hk/en/portal/igala/registration.jsp</a><font color="black">.</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="black">You can find links to the submission portal on the Call for Papers</font><font color="black"> page of our conference website:</font><a href="https://exchange.lancs.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=FMUw6ywUejda3-JiaDM_lY4qRXxhn99fsPb095sHAguCA3yx3wnTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBlAG4AZwBsAGkAcwBoAC4AYwBpAHQAeQB1AC4AZQBkAHUALgBoAGsALwBlAG4ALwBwAG8AcgB0AGEAbAAvAGkAZwBhAGwAYQAvAGMAYQBsAGwAZgBvAHIAcABhAHAAZQByAHMALgBqAHMAcAA.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.english.cityu.edu.hk%2fen%2fportal%2figala%2fcallforpapers.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.english.cityu.edu.hk/en/portal/igala/callforpapers.jsp</a><font color="black">.</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font color="black" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">You can find more information on the website of the conference: </span><a href="http://www.english.cityu.edu.hk/en/portal/igala/" target="_blank">http://www.english.cityu.edu.hk/en/portal/igala/</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> or visit our Facebook page </span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,204)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IGALA9" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.facebook.com/IGALA9</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">, Twitter @igala9 or contact us at </span><a href="mailto:igala9hk@gmail.com" target="_blank">igala9hk@gmail.com</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">.</span><font color="black"><br></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Best,</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times Ne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