<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><base href="x-msg://12/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "> </span></div></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"Francis Scardera (Francesco)" <<a href="mailto:francis.scardera@sympatico.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">francis.scardera@sympatico.ca</a>><br><b>Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>2014 Conference on Iroquois Research :: April 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "> </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="798" style="width: 598.5pt; "><tbody><tr style="height: 56.25pt; "><td width="180" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width: 135pt; background-color: rgb(102, 0, 204); padding: 3.75pt; height: 56.25pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><br></span><i><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: white; ">Conference on Iroquois Research</span></i><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: white; "><br>Fostering research on the Haudenosaunee since 1945</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 15pt; "><td colspan="3" valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 102); padding: 3.75pt; height: 15pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="779" style="width: 584.25pt; background-color: rgb(255, 153, 102); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Conference Update</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: right; "><b><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "> April 2014</span></b><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "> </span><o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td width="180" valign="top" style="width: 135pt; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 255); padding: 3.75pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><o:p> </o:p></div><p align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">2014 - 2015</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><br></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Organizing Committee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br>Co-Chairs</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:terryabrams@earthlink.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Terry Abrams</a><br><a href="mailto:francis.scardera@sympatico.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Francis Scardera</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Finance Committee</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:archeo72@twcny.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Ellie McDowell-Loudan</a></span><br><a href="mailto:Dolores@stny.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Dolores Elliott</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:telliott@stny.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Tom Elliott</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Publications</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:kmerriam@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Kathryn Merriam</a><br><span class="style23"><a href="mailto:cbenn@ryerson.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Carl Benn</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Program Coordinator</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:anselmlm@buffalostate.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Lisa Marie Anselmi</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Poster Session Coordinator</span></b><br><a href="mailto:anselmlm@buffalostate.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Lisa Marie Anselmi</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Scholarship Committee</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><span class="style23"><a href="mailto:kevin.white@oswego.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Kevin White</a></span><br><span class="style23"><a href="mailto:curtis.lazore@akwesasne.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Curtis Lazore</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="style23"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Community Liaison</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><span class="style23"><a href="mailto:curtis.lazore@akwesasne.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Curtis Lazore</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Silent Auction</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><a href="mailto:Dolores@stny.rr.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Dolores Elliott</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "> </span>______________________<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign="top" style="padding: 3.75pt; "></td><td valign="top" style="padding: 3.75pt; "><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="559" style="width: 419.25pt; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding: 4.5pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Conference on Iroquois Research</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br>Beaver Hollow Conference Center<br>Java Center, New York<br>October 3-5, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, RESEARCH UPDATES & FILM</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><a href="http://www.iroquoia.org/presenters.php" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Submit Your Abstract Online</a><br><br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">First Round Deadline: June 1st, 2014</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Paper: (15 minutes - formal)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Perhaps the most formal category at the conference and an excellent way to share research results, thoughts and ideas. An increasing number of papers in this category are accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation.<b><br><br>Research update: (5-10 minutes - informal)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></b>Ideal for the grad student or seasoned researcher seeking sources, assistance, guidance and opinions on current research. Can't identify an artifact found during your latest excavation? Can't identify an individual in a photo you found during your search at the archives? This is your chance to ask the audience.<b><br><br>Film:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></b>The current schedule can accommodate 2 films.<br><b><br>Poster Session: (2 hours - formal)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></b>Ideal for students. A great way to participate at a conference without the pressures of presenting before an audience. This session is a more intimate encounter with other researchers, lending itself to an excellent way to gather more data and advice.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">SCHOLARSHIPS</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><a href="http://www.iroquoia.org/scholarships.php" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Scholarship Information</a><br><br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">Deadline: June 30, 2014<br><br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><a href="http://www.iroquoia.org/scholarship_application.php" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">NEW: Online Application</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br><br></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">New Scholarships</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br>The Organizing Committee of the Conference on Iroquois Research is happy to announce that, once again, scholarships will be made available to its participants. A total of 6 scholarships worth up to $500.00 each have been set aside to assist those who require financial assistance. It is thanks to donations and events like the Silent Auction that these scholarships are available. We want to thank everyone for their generous contributions.<br><br>For additional information, please contact Scholarship Coordinators:<br><br><b><a href="mailto:kevin.white@oswego.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Kevin White</a></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="mailto:curtis.lazore@akwesasne.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Curtis Lazore</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><br><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">UPDATES </span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">FIELD SCHOOLS IN IROQUOIA</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><br>Is your institution or organization offering a field school focusing on pre or post-contact Iroquoia? Promote your field school in the new section of our web site. Send a brief description and any accompanying information pamphlet (PDF preferred) or web link to</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "> </span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><a href="mailto:francis.scardera@sympatico.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Francis Scardera</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">. </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br> <o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 7.5pt; "><td valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 102); padding: 3.75pt; height: 7.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></td><td valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 102); padding: 3.75pt; height: 7.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></td><td valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 102); padding: 3.75pt; height: 7.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Web Site<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.iroquoia.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">www.iroquoia.org</a><br></span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: white; "><br></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Disclaimer:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:francis.scardera@sympatico.ca?subject=Please%20Remove%20my%20email%20from%20the%20list.%20Thank%20You." style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Unsubscribe</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>& click send - You can always join us later!</span><o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div id="translator-popup"><div id="translator-popup-toolbar"><div id="translator-popup-title"><div id="translator-popup-target-languages-wrapper"><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; "><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></body></html>