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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
            lang="EN-GB">Dear Colleagues, dear Friends!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
              lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
            lang="EN-GB">I would like to inform you about the upcoming
            EBSA 2021 Congress in Vienna:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">The
              conference is on track!</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> We
            have assembled an exciting program, with prestigious plenary
            and key-note speakers and well-balanced scientific sessions<span
              style="color:black">. All invited speakers have already
              confirmed their <b>on-site participation</b>! </span>
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">Hybrid
              conference:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> as planned, the
            meeting will be held as a hybrid conference.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Each
            session will be double-chaired to establish a good mix
            between on-site and virtual participants.  
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">We
            will have highly interactive breaks with
            <span style="color:black">coffee & cake for on-site
              participants and attractive meeting rooms</span> for
            virtual participants. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">Full
              flexibility</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> in your choice
            between on-site and virtual participation. You can switch at
            any time point before the conference starts, from on-site to
            virtual participation. Your Registration Fee will be
            adjusted accordingly, and any excess payment will be
            refunded to you. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">Vienna
              will provide a warm and safe welcome for you!
            </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Particularly, we are
            continuously monitoring COVID regulations of the different
            countries and we will adapt the on-site safety measures
            accordingly. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span
              style="color:black" lang="EN-US">You matter!</span></b><span
            style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> It is you who will make
            the congress an exciting event. Please be an EBSA 2021
            ambassador and help spread the word to colleagues to
            register for Abstract submission!</span><span lang="EN-US">
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Abstract submission
              deadline: <span style="color:black">
                31 March 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">See
            you in Vienna!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Best
            regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">Elena
            Pohl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">--------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Elena E.
            Pohl, MD<br>
            University Professor<br>
            Chair of Physiology and Biophysics<br>
            Department of Biomedical Sciences<br>
            University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Vice-President
            of EBSA
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Chair of
            the 13. European Biophysics Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">(24-28
            July 2021, Vienna, Austria)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB"><a
              href="http://ebsa2021.org/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="color:blue">http://ebsa2021.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D" lang="EN-GB">Phone
            +43 1 25077 4570<br>
            Phone +43 1 25077 4571 (Secretary)<br>
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