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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear members and colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As part of ATTW’s commitment to social justice practices and increasing organizational participation and supporting research from underrepresented scholars and teachers of technical communication, ATTW is
offering three awards to recognize and amplify the important contributions of underrepresented students and/or non-tenure track faculty presenting at ATTW 2020 in Milwaukee, WI. The award includes a conference registration waiver and financial assistance ($500)
with the costs of traveling to ATTW 2020. Award recipients will be honored at the ATTW awards reception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eligible candidates for this award include students and non-tenure-track faculty whose race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and/or nationality are underrepresented in the field of technical communication.
Applications include an extended abstract (not more than 750 words) that summarizes the applicant’s ATTW presentation and its contribution(s) to the field of technical communication. The Amplification Awards Selection Committee will prioritize abstracts that
are clearly defined and offer significant pedagogical, theoretical, and/or methodological contributions to the field of technical communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Graduate student applicants may apply for both this award and the Graduate Research Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications should be submitted to <a href="http://attw.submittable.com/">http://attw.submittable.com</a> by 11:59 PM PST on February 10, 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please feel free to contact Natasha Jones with any questions at <a href="mailto:jonesn30@msu.edu">jonesn30@msu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Angela M. Haas, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Graduate Program Director and Professor, Department of English, Illinois State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">President, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coordinator, Computers & Writing Graduate Research Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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