<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">I am writing to you regarding the Society for Affective Science (SAS) and its annual meeting, which will be held<b> in-person</b> <b>from Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. </b>You can learn more about the 2024 SAS conference here: </span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/" target="_blank">https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">SAS is an excellent venue to learn about what’s new in affective science. The interdisciplinary nature of the program is also uniquely beneficial.</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">The submission deadline is Wednesday, November 15, 2023. </span></b><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Don't miss out on the opportunity to present your science to the affective science community!: </span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/abstract-guidelines-submission/" target="_blank"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/abstract-guidelines-submission/</span></a><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you will join us in New Orleans, LA at the 2024 SAS meeting!</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">All the best,</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Katie </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">--<br>Katie Hoemann, PhD (she/her)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Postdoctoral Fellow | Center for Social and Cultural Psychology | KU Leuven</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:katie.hoemann@kuleuven.be" style="color:blue" target="_blank">katie.hoemann@kuleuven.be </a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">******************************************************************************<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:28.8pt"><b><span style="font-size:21pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">SAS 2024 Call for Abstract Submissions Open</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">The Society for Affective Science (SAS) is delighted to open its call for abstracts to be considered for the 2024 Annual Conference. The conference will be held in-person between <b>Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024</b> in <b>New Orleans, Louisiana, USA</b>. The conference will once again feature Preconference sessions which will take place on Friday, March 1, 2024 prior to the opening of the Conference.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">We encourage submissions from authors at all career stages. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">There is no fee to submit an abstract. The conference registration fees will be announced in November.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Abstract Submissions – Four Submission Types</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Poster: New Idea</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Poster: New Results</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Flash Talk</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Symposium</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Each presenting author may submit a maximum of TWO abstracts total, across all tracks (Poster: New Idea, Poster: New Results, Flash Talk, and Symposium). Abstracts submitted by the same presenting author must reflect two different research projects. There is no abstract limit for non-presenting authors.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/nm5xnk/rdx0y3ub/36f8rac__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eC-G1IzuuHpnkbO7ZYvcVvK4aTL7CX9RZBN3gjYDlloPPa4qR4ZltguI7x-X8ePu1uR4AxPXmUd5ZNvXV0VVeQe1ovGrb3BP$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,104,165);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS AND THE SUBMISSION PORTALS</span></b></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br><br></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Advancing Interdisciplinary Science</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br>In line with our goal to facilitate interdisciplinarity, we welcome submissions from across all domains of affective science, including anthropology, business, computer science, cultural studies, economics, education, geography, history, integrative medicine, law, linguistics, literature, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public health, sociology, theater, and more.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:28.8pt"><b><span style="font-size:21pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Important Dates</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Submission Deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Abstracts must be submitted by </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Baker Island Time (BIT; UTC-12 — last time zone on earth)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">to be considered for inclusion in the program.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Please note: due to the earlier conference dates, there will be no extension to the submission deadline as in past years. Plan to submit early.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Submission Review Process</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br>Abstracts will be evaluated based on scholarly merit by a double-blind peer review process with our Abstract Review Board.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Notification of acceptance or rejection</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> of abstracts will be e-mailed to the corresponding author by <b>early-January 2024</b>. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Presenting authors must be the first author on the submitted abstract. All presenters must register and pay to attend the meeting. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Questions? </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">For any SAS 2024 conference related questions, please email </span><a href="mailto:sas@podiumconferences.com?subject=SAS%20" title="Talk to SAS" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,104,165);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">sas@podiumconferences.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">. <br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.2pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,95,132);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">For more updates, watch our </span><a href="https://society-for-affective-science.org/conferences/2024-sas-annual-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">website!</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br>******************************************************************************</p></div>
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