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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As the academic year has drawn to a
close, the MGSA Program Committee is turning its attention to devising a preliminary program for
the 27th MGSA Symposium. I write to remind all speakers of two important
requirements related to your participation at the symposium:</span></p>

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MEMBERSHIP</span></b></p>

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the MGSA Symposium program if the speaker is not a current member of the MGSA.
Regular membership is $60 for the 2022 calendar year; graduate students may
join at the subsidized rate of $30. <b>If
you are not already an MGSA member</b>, please do so at:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONFERENCE
PREREGISTRATION for SPEAKERS</span></b></p>

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preregistration</b> was <b>June 1</b>. <u>Speakers who have not yet submitted their
preregistration fee are kindly requested to do so at this time. </u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The early speaker preregistration
fee for scholars is $130 and is still available at this time;</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">scholars affiliated with a Greek
institution should apply at the $90 rate; </span></p>

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pre-register for the symposium now, please follow</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> this link:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MGSA Symposium website </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://mgsasymposium.org__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!JkEF5SdH1QD6Y8JLz0GIKyC1iKJb7wCsDjc5KJZMfuL25PnHE5uGTHvW5cWbFsseHxZuOkoXMjGspeU$" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://mgsasymposium.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> will be posting regular updates on
the preliminary program and other logistics. Guidelines on how to reach the
symposium venue at York University and how to reserve rooms at the conference
venue have been posted on the MGSA website. We look forward to seeing you in
Sacramento for what promises to be a most stimulating and important 2022 Symposium
with participants from a broad range of disciplines and from more than a dozen
countries.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best wishes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Vangelis Calotychos</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Executive Director MGSA</span></p>

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