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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am excited to share that Early Bird Registration is open for the Society for Affective Science (SAS) annual meeting, which will be held in an all-virtual format
between March 30 - April 2, 2022. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the SAS membership and outreach committee, I encourage you and your trainees to attend. SAS is an excellent venue for presenting research, and the interdisciplinary
nature of the program is uniquely beneficial.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Below, I outline highlights and featured speakers for the upcoming meeting.
<b>Early bird registration rates are available through February 14, 2022</b>. Also as noted below,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">attendees who register by the early bird deadline will be able to sign up to participate in
</span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2022-sas-annual-conference/speed-networking/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Speed Networking Events</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">.
In addition to the main conference, registration is currently open for the </span>
<a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2022-sas-annual-conference/preconferences/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">SAS Preconferences</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you will join us at the 2022 SAS virtual meeting!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All the best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Anthony Atkinson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#005F84">SAS 2022 Conference Announcement</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">The Society for Affective Science (SAS) is delighted to announce its 2022 Annual Conference, held in an
<b>all-virtual</b> format between </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#13A1AB">March 30</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#13A1AB">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#13A1AB">
– April 2</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#13A1AB">nd</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#13A1AB">, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">.
This year’s extended format aims to facilitate international participation and account for schedule adjustments due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Conference sessions will include a combination of symposia, flash talks, “TED-style” talks, salons, posters,
and methods events. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">Invited speakers include Mono Abo-Zena, Janne Adolf, Laura Armstrong, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Sidney D’Mello, Phoebe Ellsworth, Alexi Galati, Katharine Greenaway, Joachim Gross, Igor Grossmann,
Oriel FeldmanHall, Lauren Heathcote, Lori Hoggard, Tom Hollenstein, Emily Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Siri Leknes, Jennifer MacCormack, Stacy Marsella, Abigail Marsh, Wendy Berry Mendes, Batja Mesquita, Yuri Miyamoto, Keely Muscatell, Desmond Ong, Carolyn Parkinson,
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway, Diego Reinero, Ajay Satpute, Frank Schilbach, Amitai Shenhav, Angela Smith, Jessica Taubert, Amrisha Vaish, Shirley Wang, Kaitlyn Werner, Aidan Wright, and Jordan Wylie. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">Advancing Interdisciplinary Science</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">In line with our goal to facilitate interdisciplinarity, we encourage attendance from across the domain of affective science including anthropology, business, computer science, cultural
studies, economics, education, geography, history, integrative medicine, law, linguistics, literature, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public health, sociology, theater, and more.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">SAS Registration</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">Early bird registration rates are available until February 14, 2022 11:59 PM UTC-12</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">. Registration
will remain open until the end of the conference, but we strongly recommend that attendees register by March 26, 2022 to ensure access to the virtual platform before the conference begins.<b>
</b></span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2022-sas-annual-conference/registration/"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">View conference rates and register here.
</span></b></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202124"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202124">Attendees who register by the early bird deadline can also sign up to participate in
</span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2022-sas-annual-conference/speed-networking/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Speed Networking Events</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202124">.
In addition to the main conference, attendees may also register to attend one of the
</span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2022-sas-annual-conference/preconferences/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">SAS Preconferences</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202124">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#2BAFBB">Questions?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For registration portal questions or issues, please email
</span><a href="mailto:sas@podiumconferences.com"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">sas@podiumconferences.com</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">For any other SAS 2022 conference related questions, please contact the Program Co-Chairs,
<b>Maria Gendron</b> at </span><a href="mailto:maria.gendron@yale.edu"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">maria.gendron@yale.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black"> and
<b>Stephanie Carpenter</b> at </span><a href="mailto:smcarpen@umich.edu"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">smcarpen@umich.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">For more updates, watch our</span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">website</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black"> and follow us on Twitter (@affectScience)!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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