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Conference dates still remain the same.</div>
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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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For details, see the CFP at the conference website:</div>
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Conference Format: </div>
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The conference will now be held as an online/virtual conference. </div>
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More details on this will be forthcoming. </div>
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