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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Good Morning Asianists:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I have a few updates from the meeting on Friday in case you weren't able to attend.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Dr. Eric Spears from Columbus State was elected chair of the Asia Council at Friday's meeting. Dr. Salli Vargis has graciously agreed to continue as Vice-Chair. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The focus of the meeting was preparation for the 2019 Asia Council workshop, the 2020 Asian Studies Development Program Conference hosted by in Atlanta by the Asia Council, and discussion of the new study abroad administrative
structure for USG World Council programs. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">If you have proposals for the 2019 workshop, please contact Eric Spears, so he can organize the proposals and we can move forward with planning.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Sincerely,</p>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">David Starling
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