<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div>FYI</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Betreff: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">2015 Annual Meeting CFP Closes in Three Weeks!</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Von: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">African Studies Association <<a href="mailto:members@africanstudies.org" class="">members@africanstudies.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Antwort an: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">African Studies Association <<a href="mailto:members@africanstudies.org" class="">members@africanstudies.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">An: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Norman <<a href="mailto:norman.schraepel@ethnologie.uni-halle.de" class="">norman.schraepel@ethnologie.uni-halle.de</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Datum: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">23. 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left; padding: 9px 18px;"><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 50px; letter-spacing: -1px; text-align: left; color: rgb(96, 96, 96) !important;" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class="">Dear ASA Community,</span></h1><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The deadline for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=81fa711932&e=895e70e3e1" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Call for Proposals</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the 58th Annual Meeting, "The State and Study of Africa" is just around the corner! March 15 is the last day you will be able to submit a proposal for a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=273286a046&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">paper</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=7bf7408ea0&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">panel</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=166408f012&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">roundtable</a>, or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=9ac040eb21&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Author Meets Critic roundtable</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for presentation at the Annual Meeting, which will be held November 19-22, 2015, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in San Diego, CA. This year the ASA also offers the opportunity to post a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=a741c10b2e&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">call for panelists</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the ASA website. Panel organizers must finalize their panel participants and submit an organized<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=b213457a2e&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">panel proposal</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by March 15. 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If you would like to attend this webinar, please RSVP to the ASA Secretariat at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:members@africanstudies.org" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">members@africanstudies.org</a>.<br class="">Please review the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=e710cb3e10&e=895e70e3e1" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(109, 198, 221); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">submission guidelines</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>before submitting your proposal. 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