Subject: Reminder: May 18 (Thu.) deadline | Research Microtalks on South Asia, AEJMC Chicago 2017




By way of re-introduction, my name is Deb Aikat<http://mj.unc.edu/directory/faculty/debashis-aikat>.
I am a faculty member in UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Media and Journalism.
Read my bio here<http://mj.unc.edu/directory/faculty/debashis-aikat>.

We invite you and your colleagues to present research microtalks on South Asia or the South Asian diaspora.
Can you share with your AEJMC group this email, if you deem fit.

Here is a quick update on South Asia Initiative events at the 100th AEJMC 2017 conference in Chicago:

~~ Research Microtalks on South Asia at AEJMC 2017<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.aejmc.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AEJMC_So_Asia_Microtalks_call_final_m.pdf&c=E,1,2Q3_sVmtbgVTJo0PQjbGHfsNYuRfJSlW2Q3NuobGO9YPFkBBpzKXrecO6w4ei7i_i_DyForT3o6j6xySJi-tg3hDxvwK2bB9Nr1rn7mYu_orqwtOpQ,,&typo=1>
Deadline for extended abstracts: 11:59 p.m. ET, May 18, 2017.
See complete call<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.aejmc.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AEJMC_So_Asia_Microtalks_call_final_m.pdf&c=E,1,gucd3Yvv_BkHTxMsk7Z5s-84AWpqcrUH9Ma1PscihPr4nXUElecnTAJlBzhGdYgVB7uDIeX92HJuzE6Q-8VGOup11yZdjzsvrcgSGBjLPzPy8xbS0Ji070kODQ,,&typo=1> or read the attached document.

~~ Attend South Asia Events at the 100th AEJMC 2017 Conference in Chicago<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://aejmc.org/events/chicago17/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/04/So_Asia_Initiative_AEJMC_2017_save_date_m.pdf&c=E,1,Jk78aHYWAaFZvfBeMp53ds0Eq4qkdlWo_E2cID-XqBVbOJ0FM43OBWcDV0AMxABaVUjHNf1bEvJvup8ImkK8PCA6hNmuakLSCYtxqqieH3NK-GcJ9ZpthX71&typo=1>
The South Asia Initiative will host two events at the 100th AEJMC 2017 conference in Chicago.
Click here for event details<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://aejmc.org/events/chicago17/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/04/So_Asia_Initiative_AEJMC_2017_save_date_m.pdf&c=E,1,timFEpoa_MK6nH3l6ndRd19SPV_ZR8yQS2Nf8hINL0oDRuC_2Wo3GPAzUnMH_lpq4pLkKycSf5rosJxszwWQCrrZkb8ruSCaVmSSeXcaSK2E-yl2m-IH2g,,&typo=1> or read the attached document.
The AEJMC South Asia Initiative currently constitutes 520 members worldwide.
It was instituted at the AEJMC 2015 conference in San Francisco.

We hope you will attend the 2017 sessions<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://aejmc.org/events/chicago17/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/04/So_Asia_Initiative_AEJMC_2017_save_date_m.pdf'&c=E,1,P6is5FFbHa0n7W24BtG6vL1T_e43letL4_bPK2tMBzsyvBhszzi021yrQvcpivFbMobwGyLtGrAKWMGFnjK74qLSy_AUXwM_eQpUHA,,&typo=1> to share your ideas.
Let us know if you are NOT planning to attend the 100th AEJMC conference in Chicago<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://aejmc.org/events/chicago17/&c=E,1,KEv09aqu6vTLEmOa28hE-rbLG5bPu8kwyAqXs5N0IdL4UIYKaVeSAbOL84hIEHg38KEM89CT7xK0f9wbnuiduYBN35NANClg5P2dwPkXVRpWgdAQWw,,&typo=1>, but wish to share your ideas about the AEJMC South Asia Initiative.

Please share this email with your students and colleagues interested in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Let us continue to work on ideas to foster cross-disciplinary conversations and collaborative relationships.

Thanks,
Cordially,