<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Dear 2020 KUGS
Conference Participant:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">I hope this letter finds you healthy and safe. It is with deep regret that
we inform you of the cancellation of the 2020 Korea University Graduate Student
Conference in Seoul, South Korea. Over the past few weeks, the KUGS leadership
and faculty have been monitoring worldwide developments related to COVID-19.
With many countries and regions recommending self-quarantine and many
institutions strongly advising staff, faculty and students to restrict travel,
we know it is no longer practical nor ethical to continue with our annual
conference.</span></p>

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for the 2020 conference will automatically be included in the 2021 conference.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Thank you for your participation and support of our conference. We hope the
situation around the world normalizes soon without harm to you and your loved
ones, and to see you next year.<a name="_GoBack"></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Sincerely,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Leighanne Yuh, Ph.D.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Assistant Professor</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Department of Korean History</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Associate Editor, <i>International
Journal of Korean History</i></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Korea University</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="color:rgb(80,0,80)" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p align="left" style="line-height:15.75pt;font-size:small;margin-bottom:5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height:15.75pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><font size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style="text-align:center;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Annual Korea University </span></b></span><b style="text-align:center;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Graduate Student Conference</span></b></font></p><p align="left" style="line-height:15.75pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Department of Korean History, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea</span><font size="4"><b style="text-align:center;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></b></font></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="color:rgb(80,0,80)" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p align="left" style="line-height:15.75pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><font size="4"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Inquiries: For general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:koreahistoryconference@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">koreahistoryconference@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:15.75pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></font></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div>