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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Saludos Ecuatorianistas,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">¿Sabías que
<b>el único ingreso</b> que tiene la sección de Estudios Ecuatorianos es la cuota que pagas para ser miembro?
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Nuestra sección necesita el apoyo de cada miembro para seguir con nuestros programas valiosos: premios a los mejores ensayos, becas de viaje para el Congreso de LASA, nuestra reunión
y recepción durante el Congreso, mantenimiento de nuestro sitio web. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Pero como tesorera de la sección, me estoy dando cuenta que en este momento nuestros fondos no alcanzan para otorgar el mismo número de becas de viaje que el año pasado, ni para hacer
una recepción durante el Congreso… <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Por eso estamos pidiendo tu colaboración.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Si ya renovaste tu membresía en la sección para el 2020, muchas gracias.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Si tienes que actualizar tu membresía, lo puedes hacer en el sitio web de LASA:
<a href="https://lasaweb.org/es/join/renew-membership/">https://lasaweb.org/es/join/renew-membership/</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Si tu membresía de LASA está vigente, pero tienes que agregar solamente la membresía de la sección, aquí las instrucciones:</span></p>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:ES-EC" lang="ES-EC">Puede añadir secciones a su actual membresía en línea siguiendo estos pasos:</span></p>
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<span lang="ES-EC">Vaya a <a href="https://members.lasaweb.org/jru/">https://members.lasaweb.org/jru/</a>.</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span lang="ES-EC">En el siguiente menú desplegable, elija «Add sections to your existing Sections Subscriptions».</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span lang="ES-EC">Luego, haga clic en «continuar a la página de creación de formulario personalizado».</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span lang="ES-EC">Ingrese la contraseña y luego continúe con el formulario en línea y el pago.</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span lang="ES-EC">Si necesita ayuda, comuníquese con la secretaría de LASA al 412-648-7929 o a
<a href="mailto:lasa@lasaweb.org">lasa@lasaweb.org</a></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Gracias de antemano por seguir apoyando la sección, y felices fiestas!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Greetings Ecuadorianists,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Did you know that the Ecuadorian Studies Section’s
<b>only income</b> is your membership dues? </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Our section needs support from each member to continue our valuable programs: prizes for the best papers, travel grants for the LASA Congress, our meeting and reception
during the Congress, maintaining our website.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">But as section treasurer, I’m realizing that at this moment we don’t have enough funds to offer the same number of travel grants as last year, nor to host a reception
during the Congress… </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">So we are asking for you to pitch in.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">If you already renewed your section membership for 2020, thank you.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">If you need to renew your membership, you can do so on the LASA website:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC"><a href="https://lasaweb.org/en/join/renew-membership/"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">https://lasaweb.org/en/join/renew-membership/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">If your LASA<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>membership is active, but you just need to add the section membership, here are the instructions for doing that:</span></p>
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You may add sections to your current membership online by following these steps:</p>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Go to </span><span lang="ES-EC"><a href="https://members.lasaweb.org/jru/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">https://members.lasaweb.org/jru/</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">.</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">In the next drop-down menu, choose “Add sections to your existing Sections Subscriptions”</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Then click “continue to the customized form creation page.”</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Enter password, and then proceed with the online form and payment.</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">If needing assistance, contact LASA secretariat at 412-648-7929 or
</span><span lang="ES-EC"><a href="mailto:lasa@lasaweb.org"><span style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">lasa@lasaweb.org</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:
"Tahoma",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Thanks in advance for continuing to support the section, and happy holidays!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Saludos,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="ES-EC">Erynn</span></p>
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<div><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Erynn Masi de Casanova, Ph.D.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">Professor of </font><font size="2" face="tahoma">Sociology</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Director, Kunz Center for Social Research</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">University of Cincinnati</font><font size="2" face="tahoma"><br>
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