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Colleagues,<span></span></span></p>
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XXXVIII International Symposium on Physics in Collision
(PIC2018)
will be held in Bogota, on 11th-15th September 2018. This is a
conference whose
focus is to update key topics in elementary particle physics in
which recent
results have been presented.<span></span></span></p>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Invited
speakers will give plenary reviews on current topics in
elementary particle physics and astrophysics with the aim of
encouraging
informal discussions of new experimental results and their
implications. <span></span></span></p>
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invite the particle and astroparticle physics community and
experiments to submit abstracts for poster presentations. The
deadline for
abstract submission is 1st June, 2018. In the conference
webpage, </span><a
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__indico.cern.ch_event_pic2018&d=DwMFaQ&c=lz9TcOasaINaaC3U7FbMev2lsutwpI4--09aP8Lu18s&r=t3C4LgVZHl4_M2AA6hfDhOk5mt2DuqlvoMnvsaPwGis&m=hPeN4p9zThrxGsxmBj1waSpJDAV5ldGdfYzYLdINtJg&s=dXnMc5i_UUpMglEif1wKX2pKr9Q3K9Hm6ilXtrANDbc&e="
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<span> </span>you can find information about important dates
and fees, as well as other constantly updated information on the
symposium.<span></span></span></p>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">A
reduced fee will be charged to participants from Latin American
institutes in an attempt to boost participation from nearby
countries and in
such a way to promote particle physics in the region.<span></span></span></p>
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are looking forward to seeing you in Bogota.<span></span></span></p>
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Organizing Committee<span></span></span></p>
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