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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear former participants of the Humor Research Conference and those who expressed an interest,<BR>
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We are approaching the submission deadline for our next Humor Research Conference, so here’s another reminder:<BR>
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/humor">http://www.tamuc.edu/humor</a><BR>
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Hope to see you in February!<BR>
Kiki<BR>
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4th Humor Research Conference 2014<BR>
“Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Humor”<BR>
February 21-23, 2014<BR>
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The 4th annual Humor Research Conference (HRC) 2014 in Texas will take place as an international multidisciplinary all-plenary 3-day event at Texas A&M—Commerce’s facility in Rockwall next door to Dallas, TX. The theme of this year’s HRC is “Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Humor.” <BR>
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Please submit:<BR>
* Abstract for general submission (up to 250 words; plus 1 extra page for images, references, etc.); indicate if paper (20m + Q/A) or poster or either. <BR>
* Panels of 3 papers (90 minutes) <BR>
* Workshops (90 minutes) <BR>
* Submission email: <a href="CHSSA@tamuc.edu">CHSSA@tamuc.edu</a> <BR>
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Important Dates:<BR>
* December 1, 2013: Submission deadline <BR>
* December 15, 2013: Notification of acceptance <BR>
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Conference Venue:<BR>
A&M-Commerce at Rockwall <<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/locations/rockwall/default.aspx">http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/locations/rockwall/default.aspx</a>> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B>Christian F. Hempelmann | Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics<BR>
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Texas A&M University-Commerce<BR>
P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011<BR>
Tel. 903.468.5291 | Fax: 903.886.5980 | www.tamuc.edu<BR>
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