<div dir="ltr"><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We are looking forward to the forthcoming AMS Annual Conference in Chicago! We are delighted for the participation of the members of our group this year and the opportunity to meet and talk with you during the </span><strong style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Lightning Lounge: "Political uses of music in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula," </span></strong><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">scheduled on</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Friday, November 15, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm</span></strong><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">, at </span><strong style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Spire Parlor.</span></strong></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></strong></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We also plan to promote the talks and presentations of our group members on our Facebook page. If you would like to </span><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">be included</span><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> in the updates, please send your request to <a href="mailto:jfvelasquez@uh.edu" target="_blank">jfvelasquez@uh.edu </a>with the title of your paper/panel, time, and place </span><strong style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">before Wednesday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m</span></strong><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">.</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Best regards,</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Vera Wolkowicz</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Javier Marín-López</span></p><p style="background:none;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:none;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Juan Fernando Velásquez</span></p></div>