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New Conference Dates:</div>
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2020 SBP-BRiMS conference: October 18 - 21, 2020</div>
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October 18: Tutorials</div>
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October 19 - 21: Main conference.</div>
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No change. Still at George Washington University, Washington DC, USA</div>
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For details, see the CFP at the conference website:</div>
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COVID-19 Pandemic Track:</div>
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For details, see the CFP at the conference website:</div>
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Conference Format: The conference is still being planned as an in-person meeting. <br>
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<div>COVID-19 contingency plan: If, for whatever reason, we are unable to hold a live meeting in Washington DC, we will hold a virtual meeting on the indicated dates via ZOOM.<br>
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<div>We look forward to seeing you all in October.<br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Don Adjeroh</span><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> SBP-BRiMS'2020: Message from Conference Chair on the Coronavirus </font>
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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="">
</span>At this point, we still plan to hold an in person meeting in July.<span style="">
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However, the organizing committee is monitoring the situation closely.<span style="">
</span>We are also in consultation with organizers of other conferences to make sure we are considering all of the relevant issues.<span style="">
</span>More information is coming out from the CDC and WHO regularly, that we are also considering.<span style="">
</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="">
</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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