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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NEST Initiative is excited to invite everyone interested in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Neural Simulation Technology and the NEST Simulator
to the NEST<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Conference 2023.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The NEST Conference provides an opportunity<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories,
swap<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>spiking network simulation and its application. We particularly<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>encourage
young scientists to participate in the conference!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>year's conference will take place as a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>virtual<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>event<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>15-16<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>June
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Register<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>now!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>more information please visit the conference website</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are looking forward to seeing you all in June!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hans<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Ekkehard<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Plesser<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and colleagues</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Norwegian University of Life Sciences</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Home </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser" title="http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser"><span lang="EN-GB">http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser</span></a></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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