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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We are pleased to inform you that the decisions regarding the abstracts submitted for the MCLS 2025 Conference in Hong Kong have been finalized.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Notifications have been sent out via Conftool, and you should have received an email regarding the status of your submission. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">For those who applied for the travel awards, you should also receive an update soon. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Registration is now open, and more information can be found on our website:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/registration-membership" target="_blank" id="OWA56bc4bbf-cbc2-40ac-f4ee-285b036a7e98" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/registration-membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">Registration
& Membership</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"><b>Important Dates:</b> </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"><b>Early Bird Deadline:</b> March 31 </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"><b>Registration Deadline:</b> April 14 (All attendees must register before this date!) </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">As you plan your trip to Hong Kong, consider signing up for our
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.insudoc.info/" target="_blank" id="OWAe67eaf2f-03eb-5724-c4a3-e3d188aed435" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.insudoc.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">InSuDoc2025</a> Summer
School</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> for junior researchers (12-13 June) and the free-of-charge
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.eduhk.hk/crece2025/" target="_blank" id="OWAb62d3d19-0f0f-6c6c-f885-e4921ac7198b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.eduhk.hk/crece2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">CRECE2025</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> local
early childhood education conference (14 June). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We have also negotiated special deals with our university's partner hotels. If you are interested in these accommodations, please book through this link:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/travel-and-accommodations" target="_blank" id="OWAd5237f2e-528a-8cec-b56d-795133c24c72" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/travel-and-accommodations" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="3" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">Travel
& Accommodations</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We look forward to welcoming you to Hong Kong from June 9-11, 2025! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="mailto:mcls.conference.2025@gmail.com" id="OWA41bfb68b-0dca-7eb0-a5d9-fe76494b49cc" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:mcls.conference.2025@gmail.com" data-linkindex="4" style="margin: 0px;">mcls.conference.2025@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Cheers, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Dr. Jenny Yun-Chen Chan, Dr. Alfredo Bautista, Dr. Sum Kwing Cheung, and Prof. Kerry Lee </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">MCLS 2025 Conference Organizing Committee </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong" target="_blank" id="OWA6c078bb5-fe3e-48bf-3b56-e2756346c977" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="5" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Jenny Yun-Chen Chan, Ph.D.</span></p>
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Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education </p>
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<span style="color: black;">Education University of Hong Kong </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Email: chanjyc@eduhk.hk </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Personal website: </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://jyc-chan.com/" title="jyc-chan.com" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jyc-chan.com</a></u></span> | Twitter:
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