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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">please note the following information about the SIGN8 Call for Papers:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- In order to include additional information in the Call, the
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">deadline</span> for submissions has been accepted to
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">14 May 2017</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Non-Brazilian authors can send abstracts and address questions to either
<a href="mailto:islandsinfo@uclan.ac.uk">islandsinfo@uclan.ac.uk</a> or to <a href="mailto:trabalhos@sign8.com.br">
trabalhos@sign8.com.br</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- As in previous SIGN conferences, remote presentations will be possible, if authors are unable to attend in person. Therefore, we encourage prospective presenters to submit abstracts even if travel arrangements are not certain yet.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to welcoming you at SIGN8.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ulrike Zeshan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Prof. Ulrike Zeshan OBE MAE (Member of Academia Europaea)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Director, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Central Lancashire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Preston PR1 2HE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ph.: +44-1772-893104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:uzeshan@uclan.ac.uk">uzeshan@uclan.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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