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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Information on the Southern Gerontological Society and a conference to be held nearby in Panama City Beach.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, Neil<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Neil Charness, Ph.D., William G. Chase Professor of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FSU Distinguished Research Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director, Institute for Successful Longevity<a href="http:// www.isl.fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue"> www.isl.fsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Psychology, Florida State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida, USA 32306-4301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phone (office): 850-644-6686; Fax: 850-644-7739<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E-mail: <a href="mailto:charness@psy.fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">charness@psy.fsu.edu</span></a>; <a href="http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please Note:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org <admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 18, 2021 6:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Neil Charness <charness@psy.fsu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Southern Gerontological Society Call for Abstracts Invitation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Neil H. Charness,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My name is Amanda James, and I am the new Executive Director of the Southern Gerontological Society (SGS). SGS is an inclusive membership association of diverse individuals and
organizations with interests in gerontology. SGS’s regional representation includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington,
D.C., and West Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a stakeholder in one of our states, I wanted to reach out to you and let you know that our Call for Abstracts for our 2022 Annual Conference has opened. Our conference will
take place April 5 – 9, 2022 at the Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort. We know there is amazing work happening across our region and invite you to share yours with our attendees. You can learn more about the Annual Conference
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/southerngerontologicalsociety.org/meeting.html__;!!PhOWcWs!i9SS3U4C3QnIudO41P0BakxjQoKLLytDSiB3Dn1b6v3R-4n-ct_Wy5dBPf18JJicuJ4$">
here</a>. Our Call for Abstracts closes November 30, 2021. In addition to professional submissions, we encourage students to submit their work for consideration. We have several student awards including a travel scholarship. You can learn more about our student
awards and scholarship here (as well as all our awards) <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/southerngerontologicalsociety.org/awards.html__;!!PhOWcWs!i9SS3U4C3QnIudO41P0BakxjQoKLLytDSiB3Dn1b6v3R-4n-ct_Wy5dBPf18O5-bCG4$">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you are interested in reaching our members and attendees as a sponsor, we have many opportunities and will happily customize a package based on your needs. I have attached
some more information and you can learn more <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/southerngerontologicalsociety.org/meeting-sponsorship.html__;!!PhOWcWs!i9SS3U4C3QnIudO41P0BakxjQoKLLytDSiB3Dn1b6v3R-4n-ct_Wy5dBPf18N6EkgI0$">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While we are hopeful that we will be able to provide a safe in-person experience, we are monitoring the pandemic situation and will make changes to our conference format if needed.
Should any changes be made, we will work with accepted presenters and sponsor to adjust their participation as appropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you would like to keep up with the latest conference information as well as other SGS updates, you can join our email list
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/PwIb3A9__;!!PhOWcWs!i9SS3U4C3QnIudO41P0BakxjQoKLLytDSiB3Dn1b6v3R-4n-ct_Wy5dBPf181ITMmpI$">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lastly, if you would like to learn more about if being a member of SGS would be a good fit for you or your organization, please visit our
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/southerngerontologicalsociety.org/membership.html__;!!PhOWcWs!i9SS3U4C3QnIudO41P0BakxjQoKLLytDSiB3Dn1b6v3R-4n-ct_Wy5dBPf18QB_ynx8$">
membership page</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions about our conference, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I would love to learn more about your work.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your time,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Amanda James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Southern Gerontological Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">866-920-4660<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org">admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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