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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b>DOE Independent Project Review of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) Project</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;">DATES: April 28<sup>th</sup> -May 1<sup>st</sup>, 2026</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;">TO: EIC Project Team</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;">LOCATION: TBD - Brookhaven Nation Laboratory/ZOOM</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;">POCs: Jim Yeck, EIC Project Director</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;"> Alyssa Petrone, EIC Chief of Staff (Review Coordinator)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: black;"> Caitlin Hoffman, EIC Executive Assistant (Review Admin Support)</span></p>
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