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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">I am writing to you regarding the Society for Affective Science (SAS) and its annual meeting, which will be held<b> in-person</b> <b>from
Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. </b>You can learn more about the 2024 SAS conference here: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/">https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white">SAS is an excellent venue to learn about what’s new in affective science. The interdisciplinary nature of the program is
also uniquely beneficial.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">The submission deadline is Wednesday, November 15, 2023. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Don't
miss out on the opportunity to present your science to the affective science community!:
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/abstract-guidelines-submission/"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/abstract-guidelines-submission/</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you will join us in New Orleans, LA at the 2024 SAS meeting!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">All the best,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Anthony Atkinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Durham University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Durham, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/a-p-atkinson/">https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/a-p-atkinson/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://atkinsonap.github.io/">https://atkinsonap.github.io/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">SAS 2024 Call for Abstract Submissions Open</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">The Society for Affective Science (SAS) is delighted
to open its call for abstracts to be considered for the 2024 Annual Conference. The conference will be held in-person between <b>Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024</b> in <b>New Orleans, Louisiana, USA</b>. The conference will once again feature Preconference
sessions which will take place on Friday, March 1, 2024 prior to the opening of the Conference.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">We encourage submissions from authors at all career
stages. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">There is no fee to submit an abstract. The conference
registration fees will be announced in November.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Abstract Submissions – Four Submission Types</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Poster: New Idea</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Poster: New Results
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Flash Talk</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Symposium</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Each presenting author may submit a maximum of TWO abstracts
total, across all tracks (Poster: New Idea, Poster: New Results, Flash Talk, and Symposium). Abstracts submitted by the same presenting author must reflect two different research projects. There is no abstract limit for non-presenting authors.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Advancing Interdisciplinary Science</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
In line with our goal to facilitate interdisciplinarity, we welcome submissions from across all domains 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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:28.8pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Important Dates</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Submission Deadline</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Abstracts must be submitted by </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Wednesday,
November 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Baker Island Time (BIT; UTC-12 — last time zone on earth)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">to
be considered for inclusion in the program.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Please note: due to the earlier conference dates,
there will be no extension to the submission deadline as in past years. Plan to submit early.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Submission Review Process</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Abstracts will be evaluated based on scholarly merit by a double-blind peer review process with our Abstract Review Board.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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abstracts will be e-mailed to the corresponding author by <b>early-January 2024</b>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Presenting authors must be the first author on the submitted
abstract. All presenters must register and pay to attend the meeting. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:16.2pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">Questions? </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">For any SAS 2024 conference related questions, please email </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:sas@podiumconferences.com?subject=SAS%20" title="Talk to SAS"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0068A5;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">sas@podiumconferences.com</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F84;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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