<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">TIMOR-LESTE: THE LOCAL, THE REGIONAL AND THE GLOBAL</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liceu Campus, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e (UNTL),
Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, Dili, Timor-Leste</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 – 10 July 2015</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Just
a few updates & reminders on the 2015 conference in Dili:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u>Conference
Program</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> * The
organising committee is pleased to announce that we have received more than 150
abstracts! It promises to be another exciting conference in Dili. If you have
not yet received confirmation of acceptance of your paper proposal, please email:
</span><a href="mailto:tlsa_2015@tlsastudies.org">tlsa_2015@tlsastudies.org</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> * We
expect to distribute the first draft of the program by the end of May.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u>Conference
Sponsors & Partners</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Alongside the regular support of the National University of Timor
Lorosa’e (UNTL), Swinburne University of Technology and the Technical
University of Lisbon, the TLSA gratefully acknowledges the active support of
The Presidency of the Republic of Timor-Leste for the 2015 conference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u>Registration</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> * See
details here: </span><a href="http://www.tlstudies.org/ConferenceEng2015.html#register">http://www.tlstudies.org/ConferenceEng2015.html#register</a><span style="color:black">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Internationals: All international delegates should submit their
completed registration forms by Friday 19 June. Internationals may either
pre-pay using the registration form, or pay at the registration desk in Dili on
9 July. (Write “pay in Dili” at the payment section of the registration form if
that is your intention.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
East Timorese nationals: please register at the registration desk on 9 July.
You can confirm your attendance before the conference by emailing: Alarico da
Costa Ximenes, UNTL. Email: </span><a href="mailto:alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com">alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com</a><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u>Conference
Publication</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> * As
with the 2009, 2011 and 2013 TLSA conferences, we will publish a peer-reviewed,
4-language conference proceedings publication, which will be distributed free
to East Timorese universities and libraries. Your TLSA conference registration
fees and the support of our partners make this possible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> * See
the 2013 conference proceedings here: </span><a href="http://www.tlstudies.org/index.html">http://www.tlstudies.org/index.html</a><span style="color:black">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Please note that full written papers are not due until after the
conference, usually in September.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u>General
information on panel sessions</u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Each panel session will be 90 minutes in total:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Each presenter will have 20 minutes in a three-speaker panel; or 15
minutes in a four-speaker panel (60 mins)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
There will question and discussion time after that (30 mins)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> *
Powerpoint facilities will be available at the conference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We
look forward to seeing you all in Dili in July!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hannah
Loney</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">for
the TLSA </span></p>
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