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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>The IACM Board of Directors has continued to gather information regarding the viability of our 2020 conference hosted in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Unfortunately, given the escalation of events related to COVID-19, the associated knowns and unknowns, and the importance of ensuring the health and safety of our members, we have decided that IACM 2020 will not be hosted in Charleston. Instead, we will be hosting a virtual experience called vIACM for our 33rd annual conference!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are an organization open to finding new ways to embrace experiences and achieve our mission. Our Board of Directors and Program Chair Greg Paul have been working tirelessly to lay the foundation to develop this virtual experience. For now, the virtual conference will simply be taking the place of IACM 2020. We have no intention of ever displacing the irreplaceable IACM conference, its culture, and its experience. But if there was ever a time to try something new – much like so many of you are accomplishing in your now digital classrooms – now is that time!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We understand that beyond the impact of the virus, subsequent and immediate budget cuts and travel restrictions, as well as a tremendous number of cancelled conferences, have made it difficult to present or attend conferences. Therefore, we have drastically reduced our registration prices for this event. General registration will be only $125, while Student/Emeritus registration is only $75.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have already submitted a paper and have been awaiting a decision, you will receive those decisions in the next few days along with additional information regarding your options for presenting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope that you will join us in this first ever vIACM 2020! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes to you, your loved ones and your communities,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoe Barsness, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brandon Charpied, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greg Paul, Program Chair<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 width=96 height=27 style='width:1.0in;height:.2812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D60469.E8FD2630" 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>