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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Dear SLA Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Thank you so much to all who participated in yesterday’s online event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Over 50 members participated, signaling widespread interest, enthusiasm, and investment in setting the SLA’s agenda moving forward.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">We will be busy compiling notes about members’ ideas and priorities as gathered from the five energetic breakout room discussions to share back with you before the end of the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">As we underscored during the event, SLA’s greatest resource is an enthused and active membership, willing to volunteer our time and energies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">We hope and trust this time and energy will be widely and equitably shared moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Bernie Perley, SLA President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Lynnette Arnold, Member at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Summerson Carr, President-Elect
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Adrienne Lo, Member at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas, Member at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Jack Sidnell, Secretary-Treasurer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Linganth <linganth-bounces@listserv.linguistlist.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>SLA Online<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 13, 2023 3:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> linganth@listserv.linguistlist.org; linguist@listserv.linguistlist.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Linganth] Reminder: Save the Date: Society for Linguistic Anthropology Futures<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">The Society for Linguistic Anthropology is in an exciting moment! Recent changes at the American Anthropological Association are prompting important conversations that give us
opportunities to imagine how our collective future might develop. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Please join us at SLA Futures, a virtual event on Tuesday, Oct 17 at 6 pm Eastern. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Check your email for registration
details on Monday, Oct 16. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">At this event, we will discuss how recent developments in the financial landscape are impacting the organization and gather feedback from members about plans for the organization
moving forward. Please come and share your thoughts. We hope to see you all there.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times;color:black">With all best wishes for your health and wellbeing,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black">Bernard Perley</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Society for Linguistic Anthropology Online</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Digital Media Directors: Catherine Tebaldi (Universite du Luxembourg), Shannon Ward (University of British Columbia Okanagan)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">SLA Social Media Manager: Nora Tyeklar (University of Texas at Austin)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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