<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">Might it be possible for you to post the following announcement?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">Mark Caprio </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">The 23rd Asian Studies Conference in Japan
(ASCJ 2019)</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">Saitama University, June 29~30, 2019</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">Early Registration Announcement</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">Deadline: April 20, 2019</span></b></p>

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ASCJ executive committee is pleased to announce that our “Early Bird” registration
for this year’s conference is now open. The link is:</span></p>

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</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/ascj2019-er/">https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/ascj2019-er/</a></span></span></p>

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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">All presenters and other participants whose names
are to appear on the program should complete registration and payment by April
20.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">As per
the schedule, pre-registration offers a substantial fee reduction. From April
21<sup> </sup>to June 9, the registration fee will revert to the “Regular”
level.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Century"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif">ASCJ Registration Schedule and Fees</span></b></p>

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Bird: \4000 (Graduate Students \1500)</span></p>

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\5000 (Graduate Students \1500)</span></p>

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\6000 (Graduate Students \2500)</span></p>

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more information on the 2019 ASCJ Conference, or if you have questions, please contact
us via our website:  </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ascjapan.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Times,serif">https://ascjapan.org/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif"> </span></p>

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