<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div><br></div><style><!--<br><div><br></div>@font-face<br> {font-family:Helvetica;<br> panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:"Cambria Math";<br> panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:Calibri;<br> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:Tahoma;<br> panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:"Microsoft YaHei";<br> panose-1:2 11 5 3 2 2 4 2 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:"\@Microsoft YaHei";<br> panose-1:2 11 5 3 2 2 4 2 2 4;}<br><div><br></div>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal<br> {margin:0cm;<br> margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br> font-size:12.0pt;<br> font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";<br> mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}<br>a:link, span.MsoHyperlink<br> {mso-style-priority:99;<br> color:blue;<br> text-decoration:underline;}<br>a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed<br> {mso-style-priority:99;<br> color:purple;<br> text-decoration:underline;}<br>p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate<br> {mso-style-priority:99;<br> mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";<br> margin:0cm;<br> margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br> font-size:8.0pt;<br> font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";<br> mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}<br>span.EmailStyle17<br> {mso-style-type:personal-compose;<br> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";<br> color:windowtext;}<br>span.BalloonTextChar<br> {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";<br> mso-style-priority:99;<br> mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";<br> font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}<br>.MsoChpDefault<br> {mso-style-type:export-only;<br> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";<br> mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}<br>@page WordSection1<br> {size:612.0pt 792.0pt;<br> margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm;}<br>div.WordSection1<br> {page:WordSection1;}<br>--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">IACM WCCM 2018</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">MINISYMPOSIA PROPOSALS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"><a href="http://www.wccm2018.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.wccm2018.org/">13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 2nd Pan American Congress on Applied Mechanics- WCCM 2018/PANACM 2018</a></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">July 22-27/ New York City, USA</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.wccm2018.org/minisymposia-proposal-submissions" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.wccm2018.org/minisymposia-proposal-submissions"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Minisymposia proposals</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> are now being accepted .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:secretariat@wccm2018.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:secretariat@wccm2018.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">IACM FEF CONFERENCE 2017</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">DEADLINE EXTENSION</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="http://congress.cimne.com/FEF2017/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://congress.cimne.com/FEF2017/"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">19<sup>th</sup> IACM International Conference on Finite Elements in Flow Problems - FEF 2017</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">April 5 - 7, 2017 / Rome, Italy</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The deadline for presenting a one page abstract has been extended to December 11, 2016</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:FEF2017_Sec@cimne.upc.edu" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:FEF2017_Sec@cimne.upc.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-fareast-language: ES;">-----------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">IACM SPECIAL INTEREST CONFERENCES 2017</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">UPCOMING DEADLINES</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"><a href="http://congress.cimne.com/particles2017/frontal/default.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://congress.cimne.com/particles2017/frontal/default.asp">V International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2017)</a></span></span></b><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">September 26-28, 2017 / Hannover, Germany</span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The deadline for presenting a one page abstract is February 10, 2017</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:particle-basedmethod@cimne.upc.edu" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:particle-basedmethod@cimne.upc.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">-------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="http://congress.cimne.com/admos2017/frontal/default.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://congress.cimne.com/admos2017/frontal/default.asp">International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation (ADMOS 2017)</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">June 26-28, 2017 / Verbania, Italy</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The deadline for presenting a one page abstract has been extended to February 13, 2017</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:admos@cimne.upc.edu" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:admos@cimne.upc.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.<span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">---------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" data-mce-style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="http://compsafe2017.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://compsafe2017.org/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Computational Engineering and Science for Safety and Environmental Problems (Compsafe 2017)</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">October 15 – 18, 2017 /Chengdu, China.</span></i><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br></span></i></b></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span lang="EN-GB">Call to organize a Mini Symposium (MS).</span></b></em><em><span lang="EN-GB"> A minisymposium consists of one or more technical sessions that focus on a specific topic </span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-GB">or research area in the scope of COMPSAFE. The technical sessions provide a flexible format that accommodates keynote lectures, </span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-GB">invited, and contributed papers. On line submission of the proposals is available now. There should be at least two organizers for </span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-GB">each minisymposium, and it is desirable that they represent more than one institution.</span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">Deadline </span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">for Proposals Submission:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1 March2017</span></strong></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Please visit </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="http://compsafe2017.org/call-for-ms/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://compsafe2017.org/call-for-ms/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Compsafe2017's website</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> for more details.</span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">----------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"><a href="mailto:http://congress.cimne.com/membranes2017/frontal/default.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:http://congress.cimne.com/membranes2017/frontal/default.asp">VIII International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures<br>(Membranes 2017)</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">October 9-11, 2017 / Munich, Germany</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The deadline for presenting a one page abstract is March 10, 2017</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:membranes@cimne.upc.edu" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:membranes@cimne.upc.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">.<span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Abstract submission open for USNCCM14</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">July 17-20, 2017- Montreal, Canada</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The 14th U.S. National Congress for Computational Mechanics will be held in Montreal, Canada, July 17-20, 2017 (see </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://14.usnccm.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://14.usnccm.org/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: windowtext;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: windowtext;">http://14.usnccm.org/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Abstract submission</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> is now open. Go to </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://14.usnccm.org/abstract_instructions" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://14.usnccm.org/abstract_instructions"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: windowtext;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: windowtext;">http://14.usnccm.org/abstract_instructions</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> to submit your abstract. <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">The deadline is February 28, 2017.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For further information, please contact the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="mailto:usnccm14@usacm.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:usnccm14@usacm.org"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #376092; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">------------------------------------------------------------------</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;">CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 21.3pt;" data-mce-style="text-indent: 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"><a href="http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc; position: relative; top: .5pt; mso-text-raise: -.5pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc; position: relative; top: .5pt; mso-text-raise: -.5pt;">18th U.S. National Congress<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span>of</span></b><span style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;"></span><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;">Theoretical<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">a</span>nd<span style="letter-spacing: -.95pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.95pt;"></span>Applied Mechanics</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 171.15pt;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 171.15pt;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">June 5 - 9, 2018</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB"> - </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Chicago,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"></span>Illinois,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"></span>USA</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;" data-mce-style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The US National Congress of<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"></span>Theoretical and<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"></span>Applied Mechanics <span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">i</span>s held every four<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">y</span>ears under the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>auspices<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>of<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>U.S. National Committee</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">on<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"></span>Theoretical and<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"></span>Applied Mechanics (USNC/<span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;">T</span>AM) to foster<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span>and promote<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>exchange of<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>ideas and information<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span>among the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>various disciplines </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">of the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;">T</span>AM community around<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>the world,<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">and </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">c</span>hart<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>future<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">p</span>riorities in mechanics<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>related<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>research,<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>appl<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">i</span>cations and education. Following<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>the</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">successful<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>17th<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>USNC/<span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;">T</span>AM at Michigan State<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>University<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>in<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>East Lansing, Michigan, the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>18th USNC/<span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;">T</span>AM will be hosted by Northwestern Universit<span style="letter-spacing: -1.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.15pt;">y</span>,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;" data-mce-style="margin-right: 1.75pt; line-height: 103%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 103%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">at<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>Hyatt Regency<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>O’Hare from<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">J</span>une 5 to<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">J</span>une 9,<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>2018.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;" data-mce-style="line-height: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>first<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span>time,<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"></span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #0033cc;"><a href="http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/"><span style="color: #0033cc;" data-mce-style="color: #0033cc;">Congress</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> will be jointly organized with the <b>Chinese<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>Society of<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"></span>Theoretical and<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"></span>Applied<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"></span>Mechanics (CS<span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;">T</span>AM).</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;" data-mce-style="line-height: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;" data-mce-style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For more information, please contact the congress chairpersons:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;" data-mce-style="line-height: 10.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Jianmin Qu (jianmin.qu@tufts.edu), <span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;">T</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;" data-mce-style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">u</span>fts University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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