<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5ad2b185-7fff-7530-da3c-45b0dfb4be35"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would like to bring to your attention the 3DEM Gordon Research Seminar which will be held at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel in </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Castelldefels, Spain </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">during the weekend of June 20-21, 2020.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GRS provides a great opportunity for junior scientists to meet, present and discuss cutting-edge developments in 3DEM in a vibrant, friendly and inclusive atmosphere. This year’s inaugural 3DEM GRS was a great success and we aim to build on that with an even better meeting next year!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will be creating an exciting program on the theme of “Visualizing Biological Complexity Across Scales” by selecting outstanding speakers and discussion leaders from submitted abstracts. We encourage junior researchers working in 3DEM to consider participating in the 2020 GRS by submitting an abstract on your research, and we ask more senior scientists to please bring this opportunity to the attention of your grad students and postdocs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You can find more information on the 2020 3DEM GRS at the following link: </span><a href="https://www.grc.org/three-dimensional-electron-microscopy-grs-conference/2020/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.grc.org/three-dimensional-electron-microscopy-grs-conference/2020/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The GRS is held in conjunction with the 3DEM GRC. Applicants for the GRS are strongly encouraged to apply for the GRC as well. Note that you must apply for BOTH meetings if you would like to attend both the GRS and GRC, and acceptance to one does not guarantee acceptance to the other. Also note that selection as a speaker or discussion leader for the GRS will have no influence on the choice of posters for selected poster talks at the GRC.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Applications for the GRS are open now but we will not start to select speakers and attendees until early 2020.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-ali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