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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Conferences have been cancelled all around the world. The Association for Asian Studies meeting scheduled fro March 2020 was no exception. Unfortunately, this also meant the cancellation of the
Timor-Leste Studies Initiative pre-conference workshop. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">But the workshop goes on, online. On June 1 we opened a virtual workshop with one paper spotlighted per day and open for comments, questions and discussion. This is not a live event, it is asynchronous
- meaning that a new paper is posted each day and remain open for comment. We decided this gives everyone in time zones around the world a chance to take part. Presenters are in Timor-Leste, other parts of Asia, Europe and North America. You can check out
the presenters and abstracts at <a href="https://tlstudiesinitiative.org/tlsi-workshop-online-2/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://tlstudiesinitiative.org/tlsi-workshop-online-2/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">The workshop is a closed event, but those in Timor-Leste studies who are interested in taking part can ask for access by e-mailing Susanna Barnes of the University of Saskatchewan at <a href="mailto:susanna.barnes@usask.ca" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="color: currentcolor;">susanna.barnes@usask.ca</a>.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">The TLSI is also conducting a survey to help determine how we can best help promote Timor-Leste studies. List members are invited to share thoughts on our survey run through Bishop's University
at <a href="https://survey.ubishops.ca/index.php/947674" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://survey.ubishops.ca/index.php/947674</a></span></p>
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