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I'm grateful to Anke de Looper for drawing my attention to a series of conferences advertising themselves on the Internet as 'International Conference on Historical Linguistics' and 'ICHL'. These meetings appear to be organized by something called 'The World
Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology'. They have nothing to do with the International Society for Historical Linguistics. I am investigating further, but would like to reassure you for the moment that the next two ICHLs are taking place, as agreed,
in Oxford next year and in Heidelberg in 2023.</div>
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I hope everyone is well in these difficult times.</div>
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All good wishes,</div>
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John Charles Smith</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Secretary, ISHL</span><br>
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<div class="PlainText"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">John Charles Smith</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">St Catherine's College, Oxford, OX1 3UJ, UK</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Research Centre for Romance Linguistics, University of Oxford</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">College phone: +44 1865 271700; College Fax: +44 1865 271768</span></div>
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