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Friends,It's nearly time to make travel plans for the Madison South Asia Conference in October and so I write to invite you to the preconference program "Sri Lankan Cinema and its Diaspora."  The program, which is sponsored by AISLS, will take place on Thursday afternoon, October 11, 1:00 -- 6:30 pm.The schedule of events includes film screenings, commentary by one of the film makers, and a roundtable discussion; it has been assembled by Nalin Jayasena, who is a member of the English Department of Miami University (Ohio) and a film studies scholar.  You can view the schedule of events program at aisls.org/news.html .The pre-conference program is open to all conference attendees, as well as the general public.  Please share this announcement with friends and colleagues.  There is no charge for attending.I hope to see you there.JeanneJeanne MarecekSwarthmore College Source: AISLS