<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p id="gmail-m_-3115417801431698025gmail-m_-1830438229012947157gmail-docs-internal-guid-303b02a1-7fff-629a-dd61-2221d025d9e2" style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br>Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">I hope this message finds you well in these uncertain times.</span></p><br style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">I am writing to you regarding the Society for Affective Science (SAS) and its annual meeting, which will be held in an all-virtual format between April 15-30, 2021. </span></p><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">On behalf of the SAS membership and outreach committee, I encourage you and your trainees (postdocs, students, etc.) to attend. My collaborators and I have found SAS to be an excellent venue for presenting research and the interdisciplinary nature of the program to be uniquely beneficial.</span></p><br style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Below, I outline exciting highlights from the upcoming meeting and opportunities for you and your trainees to submit abstracts for a pre-recorded virtual presentation. </span></p><p style="font:400 13.33px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott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<p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:8pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Society for Affective Science (SAS) is delighted to announce its call for </span><span style="color:rgb(19,161,171);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">abstracts</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> to be considered for the 2021 Annual Conference, held in an </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">all-virtua</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">l format between </span><span style="color:rgb(19,161,171);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">April 15-30, 2021</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. This year’s extended format aims to facilitate international participation and account for schedule adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"> </p><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Program Highlights</span></p><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We are excited to announce that this year's invited program includes: </span></p><ul style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">TED-style talks</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,2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tter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">IMPORTANT: Abstracts are changing this year!</span></p><ul style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Highly-ranked submissions will be </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">published </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">in a supplement of our journal </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none" href="https://www.springer.com/journal/42761" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Affective Science</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">IMPORTANT:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> This does NOT preclude the work from being submitted/ published as a full paper in any scientific outlet</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br><br></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">No poster/flash talk distinction!</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Presenters of accepted abstracts will be offered TWO sessions to deliver a 5-7 minute pre-recorded presentation followed by live Q&A</span></p></li></ul><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;margin-left:36pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"> </p><ul style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:15px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">TWO submission types:</span></p></li></ul><ol style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(67,67,67);padding-left:4.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:45pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:decimal;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:4pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(19,161,171);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">New Results</span><span style="color:rgb(0,95,132);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Showcasing the latest new findings in affective science based on data collected and analyzed. We welcome and encourage preliminary work! </span></h3></li></ol><br style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><ol style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" start="2"><li style="color:rgb(67,67,67);padding-left:4.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-left:45pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:decimal;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(19,161,171);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">New Idea</span><span style="color:rgb(0,95,132);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">NEW! </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Showcasing a new research idea, complete with planned experimental designs and analysis approach(es). Data are not required, other than for proof of concept. Work already pre-registered in another platform is admissible. </span></h3></li></ol><br style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><ul style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal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e:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Abstracts must be submitted by </span><span style="color:rgb(19,161,171);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Thursday, December 10th, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Baker Island Time (BIT; UTC-12 — last timezone on earth) to be considered for inclusion in the program. </span></p><h2 style="font:700 24px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:7pt 0pt 6pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submission Review Process </span></h2><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:5pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Abstracts will be evaluated based on scholarly merit by a double-blind peer review process with our Abstract Review Board.</span></p><h2 style="font:700 24px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:7pt 0pt 6pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(43,175,187);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Questions?</span></h2><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:5pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For abstract submissions, please contact the Abstract Committee Chairs, Maria Gendron at </span><a style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">maria.gendron@yale.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and Hongbo Yu at </span><a style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">hongbo.yu@psych.ucsb.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. For any other SAS 2021 conference related questions, please contact the Program Chair, Rachael Jack at </span><a style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">rachael.jack@glasgow.ac.uk</span></a></p><p style="font:400 16px/1.38 Times New Roman;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);t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