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<div style="font-size: 13.194443702697754px;"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b>Call for Papers:</b></font><font size="3"><b><br>
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<div style="font-size: 13.194443702697754px;"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b>invites panel proposals and individual paper proposals for </b></font><font size="3"><b><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b><u>Conference Dates and Location</u></b></font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">August 11 to 14, 2016
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Palmer House Hilton
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">17 E Monroe St
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Chicago, IL 60603</font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b><u>Submission Deadlines</u></b></font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">October 18, 2015 (individual paper proposals only: submit to Xing Fan at stars.fan@utoronto.ca)</font><font size="3"><br>
</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">November 1, 2015 (complete panel proposals and technology requests: submit to ATHE at </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.athe.org&d=AwMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=rQPSMXMhP_i8Z29C0_LdyhLwjjSqX9j__qRLRmUsH2I&m=OoXxLg5lp7ceiZfRj2UoPyiK_OhlIi4NnHmTWBPehz8&s=Wsd7tpNROofw5fJJocLcYViTCfq5nshn9NgL9M_UFBs&e=" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">www.athe.org</font></a><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">)</font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b><u>Conference Theme: Performance, Labor and ATHE @ 30</u></b></font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Read more about the 2016 conference in a message from the 2016 conference planner, Kelly Howe, at </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.athe.org_-3Fpage-3D2016-5FConference&d=AwMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=rQPSMXMhP_i8Z29C0_LdyhLwjjSqX9j__qRLRmUsH2I&m=OoXxLg5lp7ceiZfRj2UoPyiK_OhlIi4NnHmTWBPehz8&s=R-GnQbTkO8ncAWPPQJQQX2Lh8V-dxcwFZHW6zx9OoAc&e=" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">http://www.athe.org/?page=2016_Conference</font></a><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"> </font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b><u>Individual Paper Proposals</u></b></font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Proposals should include: paper title, an abstract (300 words), educational affiliation, and contact information. Please specify any AV needs. Individual paper proposals must be submitted to
Xing Fan (stars.fan@utoronto.ca) by October 18, 2015 so that she can group submissions into panels.</font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3"><b><u>Complete Panel Proposals (Paper Panels and Multi-Focus Sessions)</u></b></font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Complete panel proposals (with all members assembled) should be submitted directly to ATHE (</font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.athe.org&d=AwMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=rQPSMXMhP_i8Z29C0_LdyhLwjjSqX9j__qRLRmUsH2I&m=OoXxLg5lp7ceiZfRj2UoPyiK_OhlIi4NnHmTWBPehz8&s=Wsd7tpNROofw5fJJocLcYViTCfq5nshn9NgL9M_UFBs&e=" target="_blank"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">www.athe.org</font></a><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">)
by November 1, 2015. Please follow ATHE’s online instruction on technology requests. It is important to forward a copy of your completed proposal to Xing Fan (stars.fan@utoronto.ca) for planning purposes. </font><font size="3"><br>
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</font><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Multi-focus session proposals should be sponsored by two Focus Groups, two Committees or a combination of both. You may propose more than two sponsors, but it is not required. Each group must
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<div style="font-size: 13.194443702697754px;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">(Please feel free to email Xing Fan at stars.fan@utoronto.ca for further information.)</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.194443702697754px;"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Best wishes,</font></div>
<div style="font-size: 13.194443702697754px;"><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">Xing</font></div>
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<div class="PlainText">Xing Fan<br>
Assistant Professor of Asian Theatre and Performance Studies<br>
Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies<br>
University of Toronto<br>
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214 College Street, 3rd Floor<br>
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Office phone: 416-978-6032</div>
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