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    <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;
        font-size: 12px;">Dear
        Colleague,</span><span class="Apple-style-span"
        style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></div>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">We
              are pleased to invite you to participate in the workshop <b
                style="">Partons in Nucleons and Nuclei</b>:</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
            align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family:
              Arial; font-variant: normal ! important;">PINAN11</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
            align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
            align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">to be held in</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
            align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family:
              Arial; font-variant: normal ! important;">Marrakech
              Morocco, September 26-30, 2011</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
            align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family:
              Times; font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">PINAN11
              is the second workshop following the first one held in
              Yerevan, Armenia in 2010
              entitled<span style="">&nbsp; </span>&#8220;Transverse Partonic
              Structure of Nucleons&#8221;. This new meeting expands on the
              previous one as it focuses
              on the experimental program planned for Jefferson Lab 12
              GeV Upgrade, outlining
              the necessary experimental, theoretical as well as
              computational support to
              enhance our understanding of transverse momentum, spin and
              spatial structure of
              hadrons and nuclei in terms of their basic constituents
              namely quarks and
              gluons. </span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
              style="font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">The meeting to be held in Morocco is organized
              by Argonne National Lab with the goal of having extensive
              discussions on the
              present experimental results from worldwide laboratories
              active in the field of
              QCD through hadronic and nuclear physics studies. In
              addition to what the JLab 12
              GeV upgrade approved experiments can offer to advance our
              understanding of QCD
              using hadrons and nuclei as a laboratory.<span style="">&nbsp;
              </span>Discussion of the theoretical guidance and
              challenges in this endeavor will
              be explored widely to offer a clear path for relevant and
              novel studies in the JLab
              12 GeV era and beyond with a possible Electron-Ion
              Collider.</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;"></span>&nbsp;</p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">The
              scientific program will include the following topics:</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Nucleon
              electromagnetic structure</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Parton distributions
              in nucleons and nuclei</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Tomography of nucleons
              and nuclei</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Nucleon spin and quarks
              angular momentum</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Quark-quark and
              quark-gluon correlations in nucleons and nuclei</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Hadronization, color
              transparency and short range correlations</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">The
              format of this week-long meeting is similar to that of a
              workshop with only
              plenary sessions. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>A website with
              further details including registration, abstracts
              submission, lodging, travel,
              visa requirements will soon be available. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>In
              the mean time urgent questions could be addressed by
              emailing Debbie Morrison (<a
                href="mailto:Morrison@anl.gov">Morrison@anl.gov</a>). </span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">With
              a view towards the future activities in this field,
              Principal Investigators are
              strongly encouraged to consider supporting their students&#8217;
              participation. </span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span><span
              class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:
                Arial; font-variant: normal ! important;">International
                Advisory
                Committee:</span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">M. Anselmino (<i style="">Torino University
                &amp;INFN, Italy</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">S. Brodsky (<i style="">SLAC, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">L. Cardman (<i style="">JLab, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">H. Gao <i style="">(Duke University, USA)</i></span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">M. Gar&ccedil;on (<i style="">Saclay, France</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">D. Geesaman (<i style="">ANL, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">N. Makins (<i style="">University of Illinois,
                USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">Z. Meziani (<i style="">Temple University, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">G. Miller (<i style="">University of
                Washington, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">P. Mulders (<i style="">VU University,
                Amsterdam, Netherland</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">A. Thomas (<i style="">University of Adelaide,
                Australia</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">M. Vanderhaeghen (<i style="">University of
                Mainz</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:
                Arial; font-variant: normal ! important;">Local
                Organizing Committee:</span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">R. Cherkaoui-Moursli (<i style="">Mohammed V
                University, Morocco</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">O. El Kettani (<i style="">Mohammed V
                University, Morocco</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">N. El Khayati (Mohammed
              V University, Morocco)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">R. Gilman (<i style="">Rutgers University, USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">D. Goujdami (<i style="">Cadi Ayyad
                University, Morocco</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:
            -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-variant:
              normal ! important;"><span style="">&middot;<span style="font:
                  7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span><span
              style="font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal !
              important;">K. Hafidi (<i style="">Argonne National Lab,
                USA</i>)</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">&nbsp;</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;
              font-variant: normal ! important;">This
              meeting is sponsored by Argonne National Lab, Duke
              University, Jefferson Lab,
              Jefferson Science Associates, Massachusetts Institute of
              Technology, Mississippi
              State University, Rutgers University, University of
              Valparaiso (Chile) and
              Temple University.</span></p>
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