Moapa Speech Analysis

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Good Morning!

Please see attached registration forms for this year’s MOAPPA. There is an option for paying with credit card. The forms will have all information you will need about the conference and details about payment. Forms were sent out late afternoon yesterday and I checked to see if Doug Sampson or James McTavish from Missouri State University was on our list and Doug Sampson was on there. I will add you and James McTavish on our list as well for the other information regarding MOAPPA is to come.

If you need any additional information feel free to contact me. We hope to see you there!

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