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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#4472C4'>The deadline to submit to the 2018 annual meeting of the International Association for Conflict Management is 5pm (Eastern)!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'>CALL FOR CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'><o:p></o:p></span></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'>31</span></b><b><sup><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'>st</span></sup></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'> <b>Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management</b><o:p></o:p></span></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'>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA<br>July 8-11, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>Submission Deadline: February 5, 2018, 5:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></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'>President: Deborah Cai | Conference Program Chair: Laura Rees<br>Executive Director: Brandon Charpied | Local Arrangements Chair: Cheryl Rivers</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Museo500Regular;color:#323436'><o:p> </o:p></span></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><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width=105 style='width:52.5pt' noshade style='color:#222222' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>We invite you to present your work at the 2018 meeting of the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) to be held at Convene (formerly The Hub) in Center City in downtown Philadelphia. IACM was founded to encourage scholars and practitioners to develop and disseminate theory, research, experience, and practice for understanding and improving conflict management in interpersonal, organizational, societal, family, and international settings.<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'>Submissions present new material, distinct from published works (including those that will appear in print before the conference) and from presentations at other conferences. We encourage submissions that contribute new knowledge and understanding to the broad areas of negotiation and conflict management. A variety of research methods are welcome. We also encourage innovative interdisciplinary submissions highlighting dialogue between theory and practice.<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'>Authors can lead on a maximum of three submissions. The conference submission system will open on October 27, 2017. The deadline for submissions is February 5, 2018. You will receive an additional email 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>