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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">"Dubinsky, Jim" <dubinsky@vt.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 2:06 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Association for Business Communication's 84th Annual Conference: Please Consider Joining Us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear ATTW Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The April 26th deadline to submit
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">James M. Dubinsky, PhD<br>
Associate Professor, Rhetoric & Writing, D/English (0112), </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Chair, VT Veterans Caucus, Virginia Tech</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Executive Director, Association for Business Communication (ABC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(540) 231-1939 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">proposals</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">for
the 84th ABC Annual International Conference is fast-approaching. We hope you'll submit to the Detroit conference as we celebrate “Innovations with Business Communication: Companies, Communities, and Classrooms" October 23-26, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Motown’s Barry Gordy wrote, “...That's what I want….” We want your submissions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Please read the</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://bit.ly/2FRl3Qt" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">submission
guidelines</span></a> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">to see your options for presenting. You can also find general conference information at <a href="https://www.businesscommunication.org/page/2019-annual?source=5" target="_blank">https://www.businesscommunication.org/page/2019-annual.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Questions? Email us at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ABCDetroit19@gmail.com" target="_blank" title="mailto:ABCDetroit19@gmail.com">ABCDetroit19@gmail.com</a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Clive Muir, Stephen F. Austin State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dirk Remley, Kent State University<br>
ABC Detroit Conference Co-Chairs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">FYI: ABC offers travel funding grants up to $400 for graduate students who will present; and we offer special rates for graduate student registration.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jim</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">James M. Dubinsky, PhD<br>
Associate Professor, Rhetoric & Writing, D/English (0112), </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Chair, VT Veterans Caucus, Virginia Tech</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Executive Director, Association for Business Communication (ABC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(540) 231-1939 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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