<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear colleagues,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(apologies for cross-postings)<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">as only a handful of people have declared their interest in presenting a paper at the digital pre-CIFU in August 2021, the organizing team has decided to cancel the event. After this very exceptional academic year, which for many of us has meant countless online lectures and Zoom seminars, it is obvious that there is little enthusiasm for one more digital event – especially, as there is still hope for a "real" congress in Vienna next year. The presentations scheduled for the pre-congress will be automatically re-scheduled to the congress proper next year.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The planning of CIFU XIII, due to take place in Vienna from 22 to 27 August, 2022, will continue after the summer break. By that time, we will probably know more about whether and how the congress will be realized (for instance, whether it will be possible or even necessary to organize it in a hybrid form, enabling additional digital participation). At present, the situation in Austria does not look bad, and by the time of the congress, the University of Vienna will have lots of practical experience of events with security measures (distances and controlling them, desinfection, or the implementation of the current 3G rule, i.e. allowing meetings etc. for people who are either <i class="">getestet </i><span class="">(tested negative), </span><i class="">geimpft </i><span class="">(vaccinated) or </span><i class="">genesen </i><span class="">(recovered from COVID) and controlling that these criteria are fulfilled. You will find up-to-date information about possible travel regulations in time on the websites of the Austrian Ministry for International Affairs (</span><a href="https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entry-and-residence-in-austria/entrance-and-residence/" class="">https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/travel-stay/entry-and-residence-in-austria/entrance-and-residence/</a> ) or the Austrian embassy in your country.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">New information will appear on our website as soon as more details are known. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:cifu13@univie.ac.at" class="">cifu13@univie.ac.at</a> .</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Wishing you all a productive but sufficiently relaxed summer break</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Johanna Laakso</div><div class="">
<div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">--</div><div class="">Univ.Prof. Dr. Johanna Laakso</div><div class="">Universität Wien, Institut für Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (EVSL)</div><div class="">Abteilung Finno-Ugristik</div><div class="">Campus AAKH Spitalgasse 2-4 Hof 7</div><div class="">A-1090 Wien</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:johanna.laakso@univie.ac.at" class="">johanna.laakso@univie.ac.at</a> • <a href="http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Johanna.Laakso/" class="">http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Johanna.Laakso/</a></div><div class="">Project ELDIA: <a href="http://www.eldia-project.org/" class="">http://www.eldia-project.org/</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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