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<p>Dear colleagues: </p>
<p>FYI ... Please feel free to distribute widely!</p>
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<p>Best,</p>
<p>Toni</p>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">Toni Serafini<a></a><a></a>, Ph.D.</font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">Assistant Professor,
<em>Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies</em></font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">Adjunct Assistant Professor,
<em>Health Studies and Gerontology </em>(UW)</font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo</font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">290 Westmount Road, North</font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L<a></a><a></a> 3G3<a></a><a></a></font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1">519.884.8110 x28293<a></a><a></a></font></div>
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 13px" dir="ltr"><font size="1"><a></a><font color="#0000ff" size="1"><font size="1"><a href="mailto:tserafini@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" size="1">tserafini@uwaterloo.ca</font></a></font><a></a></font><a href="mailto:tserafini@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank"></font></a></div>
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><a></a><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><a></a></span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><a></a></span></b></span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><a></a></span></b></span></b></span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">SMF</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b> SYMPOSIUM
- March 30, 2012: </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“Couples, Families, and Relationships in a Globalized
World”</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US"></span></b> </p>
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-US">Extended Deadline January 31, 2012</span></b></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The theme of this year’s SMF<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a> Symposium is derived from our commitment to increasing awareness of diverse family relationships from a multicultural
perspective within our globalized world. The SMF<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a> program is especially interested in the intersections of couples, families, and relationships in a multicultural context. Proposals are encouraged to reflect on one or all of these
integrated topics, focusing on a global perspective and multicultural contexts.</span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Topics may include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">reproduction</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">family health issues (e.g., midwifery)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">child rearing</span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span>·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">diversity in family experiences</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">relationship dynamics from an international or national perspective</span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Proposals should be 300 words, and submitted together with a brief curriculum vitae (CV).
<b>Students are especially encouraged to submit their proposals!</b></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Proposals should be submitted by January 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012 to
<font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="mailto:amorrow@smfsymposium.ca" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">amorrow@smfsymposium.ca</font></a></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><a></a></font></font></font></font><a></a></font></font><a></a></font><a></a></font>.
For additional information on the call for proposals and updates on our event, please visit our website: <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="http://www.smfsymposium.ca/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.smfsymposium.ca</font></a></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><a></a></font></font></font></font><a></a></font></font><a></a></font><a></a></font>
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<b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; BACKGROUND: white; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Brought to you by the Department of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (SMF<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>), St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo</span></i></b></p>
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