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Dear SBP-BRiMS community,</p>
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I am sure you are all wondering if SBP-BRiMS 2020 (<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;">http://sbp-brims.org/</span>) will still occur or be changed in some way given the COVID-19 pandemic.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>At this point, we still plan to hold an in person meeting in July.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
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However, the organizing committee is monitoring the situation closely.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>We are also in consultation with organizers of other conferences to make sure we are considering all of the relevant issues.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>More information is coming out from the CDC and WHO regularly, that we are also considering.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Should we decide that it is in the community’s best health interest to cancel, or go to an on-line meeting, we will let you know.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>We will send out regular updates.</p>
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Sincerely and with all due respect,</p>
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Kathleen M. Carley</p>
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Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA</p>
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