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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is a pleasure to invite you to our conference “The Language of Extreme Events”, which
<span style="color:black">will take place on <b>April 22<sup>nd</sup>/23<sup>rd</sup> 2024</b> at the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology in Jena. The event is not only meant as a kick-off conference for my new “Language and the Anthropocene” Research
Group but also as a closing conference for my colleague Huw </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Groucutt<span style="color:black">’s
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Extreme Events” Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The conference will be hybrid but we greatly appreciate your in-person attendance.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Since we want to arrange catering for lunch and coffee breaks, it would be very helpful if you could register before April 15 at
</span><a href="mailto:gorelik@gea.mpg.de"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">gorelik@gea.mpg.de</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. Registration is free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the attachment, I add a program. We hope you find room in your busy schedules to attend. You are very welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Martine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Prof. Dr. habil Martine Robbeets</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Language and the Anthropocene</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Research Group</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
Leader</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Max Planck Institute </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">of</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Geoanthropology<br>
Kahlaische Strasse 10<br>
07745 Jena, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Linguistic Typology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gutenberg University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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