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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Jean-Christophe,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>my answers are in the text in
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your care.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Prof. Paolo Ramat<BR>Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori
(IUSS)<BR>Responsabile della classe di Scienze Umane<BR>V.le Lungo Ticino Sforza
56, 27100 Pavia – Italia<BR>Tel. +39 0382 375811 Fax +39 0382 375899 </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vote.alt@GMAIL.COM href="mailto:vote.alt@GMAIL.COM">Jean-Christophe
Verstraete</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
href="mailto:LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG">LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 22, 2008 6:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ALT membership poll</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear ALT members, <BR><BR>The executive committee is currently
discussing ALT policy with respect to conference planning, and before making
any decisions it would like to find out what the views of the membership are.
So far, ALT has operated on a two-year cycle, with venues alternating between
Europe and another location, usually North America and in one case Asia
(Padang). <BR><BR>The executive committee has been discussing the pros and
cons of this tradition, and would like to give ALT members the opportunity to
express their preference on two questions: the alternation between conference
venues and the frequency of conferences. <BR><BR>Would you like <BR><BR>1. the
location of the conference to alternate between <BR> a)
Europe, (North) America and Other <BR> b)
<STRONG><EM><U>Europe and Other</U></EM></STRONG> <BR><BR>2. the conference to
be held <BR> a) <STRONG><EM><U>every two
years</U></EM></STRONG> <BR> b) every year
<BR><BR>Independently from the questions pertaining to post-2011 policy, the
executive committee would also like to have an idea of how members feel about
the venue for ALT's conference in 2011. We're in the luxurious position
of having four very good offers to host this conference. One of the many
considerations in choosing between them is how many ALT members would have an
opportunity to attend. So, without prejudging the decision, the executive
committee would like you to indicate <BR><BR>3. if you would firmly plan to
attend the ALT conference if held at: <BR> a) Dartmouth
(Hanover, NH, USA; late August, early September) <BR> b)
Hong Kong (mid June, mid October, mid August) <BR> c)
<STRONG><EM><U>Leipzig </U></EM></STRONG>(late August,<STRONG><EM><U> early
September</U></EM></STRONG>) <BR> d) Oxford (August)
<BR><BR>ALT members can express their preference by replying to this e-mail,
choosing from the following options: <BR><BR>1a / 1b <BR>2a / 2b <BR>3a / 3b /
3c / 3d <BR><BR>The deadline for sending your response is October 15th. Thank
you for your cooperation! <BR><BR><BR>On behalf of the executive committee,
<BR><BR>Jean-Christophe Verstraete
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