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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear IACM community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We want to take a moment to update you as to the status of our 33rd annual conference in Charleston, SC given the rapidly developing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and impacts it is having on institutions, travel and more immediate conferences in March and April that you may have already seen cancel their events.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Be assured that your Executive team and Board of Directors has been actively watching and discussing the impacts that COVID-19 may have on our conference. We are currently exploring several paths and contingency plans for moving forward. IACM leadership is performing its due diligence and assures all hopeful conference attendees that no option is off of the table. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The highlight of our year is our annual conference. It is where we celebrate and extend our community. It is the annual event that draws us together from all over the world--researchers, practitioners and students alike—to share our ideas, engage in vibrant dialogue with each other, build new connections and collaborations, and celebrate friendships old and new. Just as is the spirit of our annual conference, and why so many find it invigorating and impactful, we anticipate that creativity and growth in our community will be sparked from any constraints and roadblocks we experience this year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The IACM Executive Committee will be meeting on Friday, March 20th to further discuss the situation before us. We will post an update following that meeting and seek to have a resolution to the current situation on Wednesday, April 1st following a meeting of the full IACM Board when we will come to agreement on the suitable paths we may head down. Given the necessary focus that we have placed on the current unique situation, IACM 2020 paper decisions have been slightly delayed, but we anticipate this information also being provided on April 1st via our manuscript management system. Future notices regarding IACM 2020 and COVID-19 will be disseminated via email, social media, and posted on our website at <a href="IAfCM.org">IAfCM.org</a> at <a href="https://iafcm.org/index.php/covid19/">https://iafcm.org/index.php/covid19/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We thank you for your support of our organization and conference as we continue to do our best in our organization’s support of you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoe Barsness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=96 height=27 style='width:1.0in;height:.2812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D5FC8E.3D4B7A90" alt="iacm_logo_no_tag_white_bg_email"><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>BRANDON 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><a href="https://iafcm.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://iafcm.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(843) 855 - 0301<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>