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Dear LSA Community:

Greetings! Please find important updates on our activities below:



A)    *2020 LSA Awards *

Lagos Studies Association is accepting nominations for its 2020 Awards.
Deadline is February 28, 2020.



*1)      **Distinguished Scholar Award *

=E2=80=A2 Nominees *do not* have to be members of the LSA

=E2=80=A2 Prospective awardees must be a senior academic who has =E2=80=9Cp=
ublished
research articles or/and academic books/monographs that helped shape new
directions in Lagos, Nigerian, and African studies.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=A2 Nomination should include a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae of the
nominees and a 1000-

            word narrative clearly explaining why the recipients deserve
the award

=E2=80=A2 Both members and non-members of the LSA can submit nomination

=E2=80=A2 The award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a
standing ovation!

=E2=80=A2 The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Confer=
ence,
June 25-27, 2020

=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here:
https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D996

=E2=80=A2 Deadline: February 28, 2020



*2)      **Distinguished Personality Award*

=E2=80=A2 Nominees *do not* have to be members of the LSA

=E2=80=A2 Prospective awardees must be a non-academic practitioner who has =
made
=E2=80=9Cpositive, visible, and major contributions to Lagos politics, soci=
ety, or
economy.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=A2 Nomination should include a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae of the
nominees and a 1000-

            word narrative clearly explaining why the recipients deserve
the award

=E2=80=A2 Both members and non-members of the LSA can submit nominations

=E2=80=A2 The award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a
standing ovation!

=E2=80=A2 The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Confer=
ence,
June 25-27, 2020

=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here:
https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D998

=E2=80=A2 Deadline: February 28, 2020



*3)      **Best Doctoral Thesis in Lagos Studies Award*

=E2=80=A2 Open to a doctoral thesis on Lagos completed in any university in=
 the
world and successfully defended in 2019

=E2=80=A2 Nomination must include a 1000-word narrative on the significant
contribution of the thesis to

            Lagos studies. It must also highlight methodological and
theoretical innovation or

            uniqueness

=E2=80=A2 The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Confer=
ence,
June 25-27, 2020

=E2=80=A2 The award comes with a plaque

=E2=80=A2 The LSA would guide the recipient of this award in revising her o=
r his
thesis into a publishable

            book or/and journal manuscripts

=E2=80=A2 Nomination should be sent to: lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com

=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here:
https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1000

=E2=80=A2 Deadline: February 28, 2020





*4)      **Best Graduate Student Paper Presented at the Annual LSA
Conference*

=E2=80=A2 This award goes to the best paper presented by a graduate student=
 at LSA
2019

=E2=80=A2 The award comes with a plaque

=E2=80=A2 The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Confer=
ence,
June 25-27, 2020

=E2=80=A2 Send full paper presented at the 2019 LSA Conference to:

            lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com

=E2=80=A2 The LSA would guide the recipient of this award in revising her o=
r his
paper into a publishable

            journal manuscript

=E2=80=A2 Self-nomination is allowed

=E2=80=A2 For previous winners of the award, see
https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1002

=E2=80=A2 Deadline: February 28, 2020





*(B) Membership Dues: *----Join the LSA Today! Pay your membership due and
become a member in perfect standing



1)      *Nigeria-Based Members. *Account details: 0521034910/Guarantee
Trust Bank/LSA Foundation LTD/GTE

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Student membership: N2,000

Academic and non-academic practitioners: N5,000

Institutional membership: N20,000

Lifetime membership: N200,000



2)      *International Members. *Send your payment through a secured LSA
PayPal Account using our email address. lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com*.=
*
You can also make international transfer to our Nigerian bank account with
WorldRemit or Moneygram. Nigerian Account details: 0521034910/Guarantee
Trust Bank/LSA Foundation LTD/GTE

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Student membership: $15

Academic and non-academic practitioners: $30

Lifetime membership: $600

Institutional membership: $100





(C)  *Facebook Updates*

We have updated our Facebook page with professional development
opportunities, articles, and LSA and members=E2=80=99 activities and news:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/205111409881162/






Sincerely,

Saheed Aderinto



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*US Address*

The Lagos Studies Association

C\O Saheed Aderinto
286 Central Drive

History Department

McKee Building

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee NC 28723

Website: https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/

Email Address: lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com



*Nigeria Address *

The Lagos Studies Association

C\O Dr. Yetunde Zaid

University of Lagos Library

P.M.B 1012

Akoka, Lagos

Nigeria

Email Address: lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com

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=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Dear
LSA Community:</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Greetings!
Please find important updates on our activities below:</span></p>

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font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style=3D"font-size:=
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Lagos Studies Association is accepting nominations for its 2020 Awards. Dea=
dline is
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font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style=3D"font-size:=
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</span></span></b><b><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif">Distinguished
Scholar Award </span></u></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Nominees</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> <u>do not</u> have to be member=
s of the
LSA</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Prospective</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;f=
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ademic
who has =E2=80=9C</span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif">published research articles or/and
academic books/monographs that helped shape new directions in Lagos, Nigeri=
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and African studies.=E2=80=9D </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fam=
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font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Nomination</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> should include a comprehensiv=
e Curriculum
Vitae of the nominees and a 1000-</span></p>

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why the recipients deserve the award</span></p>

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font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Both members and non-members of the LSA
can submit nomination</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The
award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a standing ovat=
ion!</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award will be formally presented at
the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here: </span>=
</span><a href=3D"https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D996" style=3D"col=
or:rgb(5,99,193)">https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D996</a>
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"></span></p>

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font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Deadline: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">February 28, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0</span></p>

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line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span =
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pan style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fon=
t-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-f=
amily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span></b><b><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif">Distinguished
Personality Award</span></u></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Nominees</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> <u>do not</u> have to be member=
s of the
LSA</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Prospective</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;f=
ont-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> awardees </span><span style=
=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">must be a=
 non-academic practitioner who has made =E2=80=9Cpositive,
visible, and major contributions to Lagos politics, society, or economy.=E2=
=80=9D</span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roma=
n&quot;,serif"></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Nomination</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> should include a comprehensiv=
e Curriculum
Vitae of the nominees and a 1000-</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 word narrative clearly explainin=
g
why the recipients deserve the award</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Both members and non-members of the LSA
can submit nominations </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The
award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a standing ovat=
ion!</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award will be formally presented at
the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here</span></=
span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">: </span><a href=3D"https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D998" sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D998</a>
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif=
"></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Deadline: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">February 28, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0</span></p>

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line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">3)<s=
pan style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fon=
t-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-f=
amily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span></b><b><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif">Best Doctoral
Thesis in Lagos Studies Award</span></u></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Open to a doctoral thesis on Lagos compl=
eted
in any university in the world and successfully defended in 2019</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Nomination must include a 1000-word
narrative on the significant contribution of the thesis to </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Lagos studies. It must also
highlight methodological and theoretical innovation or </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 uniqueness</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award will be formally presented at
the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020<span class=3D"gm=
ail-completetext"></span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award comes with a plaque</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The LSA would guide the recipient of thi=
s
award in revising her or his thesis into a publishable </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 book or/and journal manuscripts<=
/span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Nomination should be sent to: </span><a =
href=3D"mailto:lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,1=
93)"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com</span></a><span style=3D"font-size=
:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Sample of previous nomination can be found here: </span>=
</span><a href=3D"https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1000" style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(5,99,193)">https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1000</a>
<span class=3D"gmail-completetext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-famil=
y:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"></span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Deadline: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">February 28, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=C2=A0</span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;=
line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">4)<s=
pan style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fon=
t-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-f=
amily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span></b><b><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;,serif">Best Graduate
Student Paper Presented at the Annual LSA Conference</span></u></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">This award goes to the best paper
presented by a graduate student at LSA 2019</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award comes with a plaque </span></p=
>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The award will be formally presented at
the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Send </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fa=
mily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">full paper presented at the 2019 LS=
A
Conference to: </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span><a href=3D"mailto:lagosst=
udiesassociation@gmail.com" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">lagosstudiesass=
ociation@gmail.com</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quo=
t;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The LSA would guide the recipient of thi=
s
award in revising her or his paper into a publishable </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 journal manuscript</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Self-nomination is allowed</span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 For previous winners of the award, see </span></span><a =
href=3D"https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1002" style=3D"color:rgb(5,=
99,193)">https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=3D1002</a>
<span class=3D"gmail-completetext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-famil=
y:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"></span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class=3D"gmail-complet=
etext"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;,serif">=E2=80=A2 Deadline: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">February 28, 2020<span class=
=3D"gmail-completetext"><u></u></span></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initia=
l;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initi=
al;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><=
u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,ser=
if"><span style=3D"text-decoration-line:none">=C2=A0</span></span></u></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initia=
l;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initi=
al;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><=
u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,ser=
if">(B) Membership Dues: </span></u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fami=
ly:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">----Join the LSA Today! Pay your memb=
ership due and become a
member in perfect standing</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style=3D"font-size:=
12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"text-dec=
oration-line:none">=C2=A0</span></span></u></p>

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pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif=
">1)<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm=
al;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;T=
imes New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New =
Roman&quot;,serif">Nigeria-Based
Members. </span></u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times N=
ew Roman&quot;,serif">Account details:
0521034910/Guarantee Trust Bank/LSA Foundation LTD/GTE</span></p>

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t 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"=
>----</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:n=
ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Student membership: N2,000</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:n=
ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Academic and non-academic
practitioners: N5,000</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:n=
ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Institutional membership: N20,000</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:n=
ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Lifetime membership: N200,000</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:n=
ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">=C2=A0</span></p>

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pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif=
">2)<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm=
al;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;T=
imes New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><u><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New =
Roman&quot;,serif">International Members. </span></u><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Send your payment
through a secured LSA PayPal Account using our email address. </span><a hre=
f=3D"mailto:lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com" style=3D"color:rgb(5,99,193)=
"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,ser=
if;letter-spacing:0.25pt">lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com</span></a><b><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;l=
etter-spacing:0.25pt">.</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family=
:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"> You can also mak=
e
international transfer to our Nigerian bank account with WorldRemit or
Moneygram. Nigerian </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;=
Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Account details:
0521034910/Guarantee Trust Bank/LSA Foundation LTD/GTE</span><span style=3D=
"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"></span></p>

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t 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"=
>-----</span></p>

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ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Student membership: $15</span></p>

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ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Academic and non-academic
practitioners: $30</span></p>

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ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Lifetime membership: $600</span></p>

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ormal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:=
initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip=
:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
serif">Institutional membership: $100</span></p>

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background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initia=
l;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initi=
al;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"=
>=C2=A0</span></p>

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