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Dear SSILA Member:<br>
<br>
SSILA will hold its summer meeting at the University of Michigan,
July 12 -14, 2013, in Ann Arbor in conjunction with the LSA Summer
Institute (<a href="http://lsa2013.lsa.umich.edu/" style="color:
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widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">lsa2013.lsa.umich.edu</a>). Attached are the Call for
Papers and the Abstract Submission Instructions for using
EasyChair. This information is also posted on our website
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ssila.org">www.ssila.org</a>). The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1,
2013. <br>
<br>
Nominations for the Hale Prize and the Golla Prize and submissions
for the Haas Award are due by May 1. Descriptions of these awards
and instructions on nominations are available at the SSILA website.<br>
<br>
SSILA is currently requesting volunteers for the position of Editor
and for a Reader pool: <br>
<ul>
<li>The Editor position is a three-year appointment. A brief
description of the position is included in our bylaws, also
available at the website.</li>
<li>The Reader pool will consist of SSILA members willing to read
and evaluate abstracts submitted for our conferences and report
back to the Program Committee. </li>
</ul>
<br>
If you are interested in serving as Editor or as a Reader, please
send your name, a brief statement of interest, and your contact
information to me at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ssila2@gmail.com">ssila2@gmail.com</a>.<br>
<br>
Best, <br>
<br>
Ivy<br>
<br>
<br>
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Ivy Doak, Executive Secretary
SSILA
PO Box 1295
Denton, TX 76202
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ssila2@gmail.com">ssila2@gmail.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ssila.org">www.ssila.org</a></pre>
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