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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">Thank you all those who have already submitted abstracts for
<a href="https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/">PNCMI 2022</a>. <b>The deadline for abstract submission has been <span data-markjs="true" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb=""><span class="markyiepfbrl1"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">extend</span></span></span>ed
to this Friday, May 6, 2022.</b><span> If you intend to attend PNCMI 2022 and have not yet submitted an abstract, please
</span><span style="mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/abstract-submission/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Click
here to submit your abstract</span></b></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">.</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">If you have not registered
for the conference, please <a href="https://app.certain.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x3147446abcd">
click here to register</a>. Please be aware that it is the height of tourist season, and it is recommended to book the hotel early if you intend to book extra nights outside the conference dates.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;background:white">The conference is intended to be held in-person from<span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span></span><b>July
25 to 29, 2022</b><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span></span>at the Graduate Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, and is organized by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research in concert with the University of Maryland. The meeting will feature invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, and a tour of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron
Research</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">PNCMI is the most comprehensive
conference on the latest scientific research using polarized neutrons and on related instrumentation development.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">The
topics will include:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#262626"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Multiferroics
and chirality</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Strongly
correlated electron systems</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Frustrated
and disordered systems</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Quantum
materials</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Magnetic
nanomaterials</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Thin
films and multilayers</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Soft
matter</span></b></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 38, 38)"><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Imaging</span></b></li><li><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Polarized
neutron instrumentation</span></b></li><li><b style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">Polarized
neutron techniques and methods</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);"> </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">For
more information, please visit the PNCMI 2022 website: </span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/</span></a></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">or
email<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="mailto:pncmi2022@nist.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">pncmi2022@nist.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black"><br>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">We look forward to receiving your abstract(s) and meeting you in Annapolis</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Kind regards, </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Wangchun Chen </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">On behalf of the PNCMI 2022 organizing
committee</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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