As a general rule, I view announcements like this, signed only with a first name, as most likely a scam. If it were legitimate, the least one would expect is a real name on the announcement. The gmail address only reinforces that suspicion.
paul
> On Mar 24, 2016, at 7:06 AM, Joan R <joan.sd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ...
> Joan
> Conference Manager
