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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Exciting changes are here for submissions to the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2020 meeting!</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">We know that submitting figures that could have been used later in a paper, and writing a 2-page submission, have been a problem. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">NOW, there is the option of submitting 2000 characters (including spaces) with no figures. That corresponds to about 300 words. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">The maximum submission is 6000 characters and 2 figures.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Do note that for a student travel award 2 figures are required, for proper evaluation.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Students and post-docs who submit abstracts without the 2 required figures are still eligible for on-site poster awards!</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Child-care will be available, too.</div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">The M&M 2020 Submission Site is now open!</b> Visit the
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">Submission deadline is Friday, February 21, 11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Time</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Please note: MSA is using a new submission site and data collections vendor this year, so don't be alarmed if everything looks a little different!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class="">M&M 2020 is excited to offer Childcare services for children ages 6 months - 12 years. Services will be available Monday through Thursday, August 3-6 for full days, half-days, or by the hour.
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