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</style><p><span style="font-size: 16px">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">This is a friendly reminder that the submission deadline for </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">the 1st International Conference on Kra-Dai Languages and Linguistics (ICKD-1)</strong><span style="font-size: 16px"> is approaching. We invite all prospective contributors to submit their abstracts by </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">August 31, 2026</strong><span style="font-size: 16px">. Notification of acceptance will be made by </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">September 15, 2026</strong><span style="font-size: 16px">. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">Submissions should be made via the Google Form available on the conference website. For details and the call for papers, please visit </span><a style="font-size: 16px" href="https://sites.google.com/view/ickd2026/home" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/ickd2026/home</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">The conference will be held at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (Japan) from </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">November 21 to 23, 2026</strong><span style="font-size: 16px"> in a hybrid format. The main conference will take place on </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">November 21–22</strong><span style="font-size: 16px">, followed by a Post-Conference Workshop on </span><strong style="font-size: 16px">November 23</strong><span style="font-size: 16px">.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">The second circular</span><span style="font-family: 'MS Pゴシック', sans-serif;font-size: 16px"> is attached to this email, which we wish may be kindly checked. Post-Conference workshop will focus on the language contact between Kra-Dai and other language families. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee at </span><a style="font-size: 16px" href="mailto:kradaiconference2026@gmail.com" target="_blank"><strong>kradaiconference2026@gmail.com</strong></a><span style="font-size: 16px">.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">We appreciate your interest and look forward to your submissions. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">Sincerely,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">The ICKD-1 Organizing Committee</span></p><p><br></p>