<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);">We would like to send out a final reminder and reassurances about the <font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><span class="">4th international Conference on Image Analysis in Three-dimensional Cryo-EM, still scheduled for March 9-12, 2022. </span></font>This meeting will be in-person only, and is expected to proceed as planned. We have roughly 100 registrants for the meeting, and the site can accommodate another 30 without compromising COVID safety. </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> * For those who have not registered, but are still considering attending the meeting, the registration site is still open at:</span></div><div class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"><a href="https://cryoem.bcm.edu/events/view_workshop/15" class="">https://cryoem.bcm.edu/events/view_workshop/15</a></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"> * If you have registered at the site above, but not yet reserved your room at the resort, please </span></font><font face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);" class="">follow the instructions emailed to you after initial registration at the meeting web site. The Granlibakken resort just released our block of rooms for general purchase, so it is urgent that you make your reservation ASAP.</span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* If you completed the first stage of registration, but no longer plan to attend, please email Snekalatha Raveendran <<a href="mailto:sraveend@bcm.edu" class="">sraveend@bcm.edu</a>> as soon as possible.</div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br class=""></span></div><div class="">We recognize ongoing concerns about COVID for upcoming meetings, particularly for those traveling internationally or in higher risk categories. We plan to follow the following protocols:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- all participants are expected to be fully vaccinated/boosted prior to the meeting</div><div class="">- we request that domestic participants test themselves immediately before traveling to the meeting (this is already required of many international participants prior to entry to the USA) </div><div class="">- masking will be required on site when not eating/drinking</div><div class="">- meals will be available for take-out for those concerned about eating together in the dining room</div><div class="">- for those needing a verified negative test before returning home, the site has access to a virtual testing confirmation service accepted by the airlines</div><div class="">- we are aided by the relatively short duration of the meeting, and the large size of the single lecture hall</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are looking forward to seeing everyone in person again!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dorit Hanein, CHAIR & Steven Ludtke, Co-CHAIR<br class=""><br class="">ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br class=""><br class="">Masahide Kikkawa, Jose Maria Carazo, Scott Stagg, Niels Volkmann, Ed Egelman</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>