<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5c0f2af2-7fff-0c41-b0e4-c7a66c832cbc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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 remind you that applications are open for this year’s 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">Jordan Hotel at Sunday River 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">Newry, Maine </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 October 30-31, 2021. For more information and to apply, please go to the event web page:</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"><br></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.grc.org/three-dimensional-electron-microscopy-grs-conference/2021/__;!!Mih3wA!WR6FrzdfbpzNT9FTSq19VZvPbTwlj4JMFEdE0GsEOe2yarRDFtUvoQMHGymWCNI-lA$" 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/2021/</span></a><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"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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 begin selecting speakers, discussion leaders and attendees from 31 May. We will give equal consideration to all applications submitted before that date, though with the uncertainty of global travel restrictions this year, the acceptance process will take longer than usual and we expect to use a waiting list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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 meeting is already heavily oversubscribed. To maximise your chances of selection, please be sure to include a poster abstract, give the name of your PI and explain your relevant activities in your application. If you would like to serve as a discussion leader, please tell us what you would bring to that role. If you have already applied and would like to update this information, you can add it to your poster abstract. Finally, please let us know if you will need to apply for a visa to travel to the USA and we will consider your application quickly to give time for the visa application process.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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. Please 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 speakers for selected poster talks at the GRC.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;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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