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il to let you know the system is open. Types of conference submissions (theoretical, empirical, or applied) include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Full papers (30 pages maximum; qualify for conference paper awards)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Extended abstracts (1000 words minimum)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Symposia, debates, roundtables, workshops, novel sessions (10 pages maximum for symposia, 5 pages maximum for all other formats)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Full papers and extended abstracts may also be submitted to be considered for inclusion on one of the special topics panels that will run throughout the 2018 conference. These topics are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Conflict and religion<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Conflict in government<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Conflict and media<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Conflict and race<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Conflict in communities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'><a href="http://iafcm.org/2018/openconf.php">SUBMIT HERE</a>  |  <a href="https://iafcm.org/index.php/submission-guidelines/">SUBMISSION GUIDELINES</a>  |  <a href="https://iafcm.org/index.php/2017-conference-philadelphia-pa/">HOTEL & REGISTRATION INFO</a>   |  <a href="http://ac4.ei.columbia.edu/fellowships-funding/iacm-student-scholarship-program/">SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=201 height=86 style='width:2.0902in;height:.8958in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D39E68.80782060" alt="International Association for Conflict Management"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>BRANDON TAYLOR CHARPIED  |  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Association for Conflict Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="https://iafcm.org/">IAfCM.org</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Submit to IACM 2018 in Philadelphia | <a href="https://iafcm.org/index.php/iacm-2018-call-for-submissions/">Call for Submissions</a> | July 8 - 11, 2018<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Join us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/iafcm/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/iacm_conflict">Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>